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Is Recurring Pain In Right Shoulder A Cause For Concern?

I have this pain in my right shoulder that is pretty persistant. I also keep having these attacks where the pain worsens, i have trouble breathing, my heart flutters, and i get severly nauseous. I have had blood tests, EKG, CT scan on head and everything is fine. I need to know if i should be worried. I have been to the ER three times and everything is fine. Please help me!!
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,

Yours is a right shoulder pain so its unlikely to be related to a heart condition.But on the other hand you have breathing difficulties,with palpitations and these should not be ignored as rarely even right shoulder pains may be from cardiac causes.

You may have had some tests which seems fine but you definitely must go to a more advanced center for determine the cause for this.

Meanwhile you can take pain medications combined with a skeletal muscle relaxant for pain relief,pain patch application.

Once you have ruled out a heart problem then you can proceed for further investigations like an MRI to check for tendon inflammation or injuries.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. George Verghese
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Is Recurring Pain In Right Shoulder A Cause For Concern?

Hi, Yours is a right shoulder pain so its unlikely to be related to a heart condition.But on the other hand you have breathing difficulties,with palpitations and these should not be ignored as rarely even right shoulder pains may be from cardiac causes. You may have had some tests which seems fine but you definitely must go to a more advanced center for determine the cause for this. Meanwhile you can take pain medications combined with a skeletal muscle relaxant for pain relief,pain patch application. Once you have ruled out a heart problem then you can proceed for further investigations like an MRI to check for tendon inflammation or injuries. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. George Verghese