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Can Collapsed Lung And Adhesions Cause Sharp Pain?
hello i m 5 ft 4 128 lbs.. 60 year old female.. I had a car accident back in 2006.. and I was T Boned on the left side of my vehicle. the door was crushed into my left side of the ribcage. my elbow went in my side really hard from air bag.. I was taken to the were .. then later on in the hospital from pain in the same area since then . I have had a pain in my left lower side and this past 3 months has gotten worse.. I ve had several exrays but, nothing showed up unitl this am.. I have never had an exray ever where the tech ahd me blow out my breath instead of..... take a deep breath and hold it!! to me that was how he found my problem after all these years.. and several tests.. the exray tech told me he saw a broken rib floating in there. I freaked out and said to myself maybe this is why my pain is getting worse.. it feels like stabbing pain in my left side. can a rib move/floating .. Iv e also had a collapsed lung in that same area. cold the pain be adhesions? old scar tissue? I hope you can help me ...and what is my next step..my dr s the hospital surgery????? help me Rose Mattoon
Fri, 15 May 2020
Hello,
Since your injury is 10 yrs old so it is very unlikely to still have a broken rib, floating ribs are the last two ribs which doesnt have sternal attachments,thats normal anatomy and not a pathology.
A collapsed lung in itself is not painful until and unless there is pleural involvement,though adhsions that cause adherence of pleura to surrounding chest wall may well be a cause for the pain. Pain may be because of fibrosos in intercostal muscles.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari
Since your injury is 10 yrs old so it is very unlikely to still have a broken rib, floating ribs are the last two ribs which doesnt have sternal attachments,thats normal anatomy and not a pathology.
A collapsed lung in itself is not painful until and unless there is pleural involvement,though adhsions that cause adherence of pleura to surrounding chest wall may well be a cause for the pain. Pain may be because of fibrosos in intercostal muscles.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari
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