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Left Sided Chest Pain, Shooting Pain From Chest To Thumb, Causes ?

I have pain on the left side of my chest . It hurts when I lay on my left side and sometimes when I lay on my back. I also occassionally have sharp shooting pains from my left chest to my thumb . I do cardio and it doesnt make me short of breath but the pain wakes me up during the night.
Sun, 6 May 2012
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hello and welcome...
it looks like a MUSCULAR pain. no relation with heart.
so visit ur physician for the same.
good luck
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Left Sided Chest Pain, Shooting Pain From Chest To Thumb, Causes ?

hello and welcome... it looks like a MUSCULAR pain. no relation with heart. so visit ur physician for the same. good luck