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What Causes Persistent Pain Below The Right Breast Bone Wrapping Around The Back?

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Posted on Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Question: Hi My name is XXXX. I have been having pain right under the right breast bone wrapping around to the back for about 2 weeks. It does not feel like a pulled muscle but is very painful with some movements. I have already had my galbladder removed so I know it is not that.
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Clinical evaluation and investigations as needed.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
To recapitulate: Female/68 - not seen the Doctor - applied heat and tylenol - 2 weeks h/o pain under the right breast bone wrapping around the back - is not like pulled muscle - painful with some movements - Cholecystectomy in past ...

My thoughts and advise:
''wrapping around the back'' means there is a nerve involvement.
Please see if there was/is any skin rash suggestive of Herpes zoster.
Can be costo-chondritis causing affection of the inter-costal nerve.
Compression on the cord or the nerve root by a mass or disc can cause such a pain hence the necessity of MRI of the spine.

Please get a clinical evaluation, examination and investigations as needed to get a proper diagnosis to get a proper treatment.
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What Causes Persistent Pain Below The Right Breast Bone Wrapping Around The Back?

Brief Answer: Clinical evaluation and investigations as needed. Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidate history. To recapitulate: Female/68 - not seen the Doctor - applied heat and tylenol - 2 weeks h/o pain under the right breast bone wrapping around the back - is not like pulled muscle - painful with some movements - Cholecystectomy in past ... My thoughts and advise: ''wrapping around the back'' means there is a nerve involvement. Please see if there was/is any skin rash suggestive of Herpes zoster. Can be costo-chondritis causing affection of the inter-costal nerve. Compression on the cord or the nerve root by a mass or disc can cause such a pain hence the necessity of MRI of the spine. Please get a clinical evaluation, examination and investigations as needed to get a proper diagnosis to get a proper treatment.