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Costochrondiritis On Left Side Near Sternal Area. Difficulty Swallowing, Belching, Shaking All Over. History Of Borderline Diabetes And High BP. Advice

My son had a onset while eating,he had costal chrondritis pain on his left side near the sternal area. He had difficulty swallowing, continued belching and began having shakes all overThis begins when he eats, he is a borderline diabetic, does not take insulin, has hbp but is on medicine and is under care of a cardiologist and family doctor. This really frightened me but he gradually got better What do you think happened.
Mon, 6 May 2013
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A costochondritis is caused by the irritation of the costal nerve which leads to mild pain, but also taking into account he has High Blood Pressure and a Borderline Diabetic increases his sensitivity to pain, therefore it's important to make sure his blood pressure and sugar levels are withing normal control ranges, a slight increase in either of them might have cause the episode, usually a pain reliever it's enough for costal pain, but if this sort of symptoms continue to developed it should be necessary a physical examination and maybe an adjustment of his medications.
If you have any more questions please dont hesitate to ask.

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Dr. Aguilera
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Costochrondiritis On Left Side Near Sternal Area. Difficulty Swallowing, Belching, Shaking All Over. History Of Borderline Diabetes And High BP. Advice

Thank you for stating your concern A costochondritis is caused by the irritation of the costal nerve which leads to mild pain, but also taking into account he has High Blood Pressure and a Borderline Diabetic increases his sensitivity to pain, therefore it s important to make sure his blood pressure and sugar levels are withing normal control ranges, a slight increase in either of them might have cause the episode, usually a pain reliever it s enough for costal pain, but if this sort of symptoms continue to developed it should be necessary a physical examination and maybe an adjustment of his medications. If you have any more questions please dont hesitate to ask. Best Regards Dr. Aguilera