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What Causes Sharp Pain In The Upper Sternum Area?
Question: Hello
I am a 45 yr old women who is having like a sharp pain upper sturnum that comes and goes . To the right and the left of the sturnum is tender to touch
I have had the following tests done
Echo - may 2016
Loop-may 2016
Ecg - may 2016
Blood work -may 2016
Blood pressure - normal last month
Stress echo - dex 2016
Theses all came back normal
I do have issues with my neck and have fybro and costochondritis
I will not b able to see ny gp till Monday so u think this is cardiac related
I am not over weight and work out low impact 4 x a week
I am a 45 yr old women who is having like a sharp pain upper sturnum that comes and goes . To the right and the left of the sturnum is tender to touch
I have had the following tests done
Echo - may 2016
Loop-may 2016
Ecg - may 2016
Blood work -may 2016
Blood pressure - normal last month
Stress echo - dex 2016
Theses all came back normal
I do have issues with my neck and have fybro and costochondritis
I will not b able to see ny gp till Monday so u think this is cardiac related
I am not over weight and work out low impact 4 x a week
Brief Answer:
Does not look like cardiac
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome.
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
Cardiac pain is not localized (i.e. it is diffused), it increase on exertion & stress and decrease on rest, it has no effect of touch or respiration.
Considering all this your pain does not look like cardiac. Further your recent stress echo was also negative (which tells about future chances of getting a cardiac event).
So relax, it does not look cardiac pain.
It is most probably muscle pain. Take a pain killer & it will go(For your knowledge, cardiac pain does not decrease after taking simple pain killers).
Thanks & take care
Does not look like cardiac
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome.
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
Cardiac pain is not localized (i.e. it is diffused), it increase on exertion & stress and decrease on rest, it has no effect of touch or respiration.
Considering all this your pain does not look like cardiac. Further your recent stress echo was also negative (which tells about future chances of getting a cardiac event).
So relax, it does not look cardiac pain.
It is most probably muscle pain. Take a pain killer & it will go(For your knowledge, cardiac pain does not decrease after taking simple pain killers).
Thanks & take care
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Dr. Prasad
Hello
Thank you for your response so do u think this can be Costo pain I have had it before on and off
As long as it is not cardiac I will take pain killer and rest
Thank you
Thank you for your response so do u think this can be Costo pain I have had it before on and off
As long as it is not cardiac I will take pain killer and rest
Thank you
Brief Answer:
Yes it could be
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Yes it could be costo chondritis pain. Treatment for it is same as muscle pain i.e. pain killer.
So take that & you will be fine :)
If you have any more question, I'll be happy to answer.
Thanks & take care
Yes it could be
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Yes it could be costo chondritis pain. Treatment for it is same as muscle pain i.e. pain killer.
So take that & you will be fine :)
If you have any more question, I'll be happy to answer.
Thanks & take care
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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