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Punched Hard In Left Breast, Hurts To Breathe Or Cough, Pain On Left Shoulder And Armpit. Solution ?
I was punched hard in my left breast , It hurt so bad, it knocked the wind out of me, that was 3 days ago, it hurts, to breathe or cough , and the pain has started to go to my left shoulder and underarm pit, it was sort of bruised, on the outside, what is underneath my breast, that hurts so much, it feels like bruised ribs or what bones are there?
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Fri, 22 Feb 2013
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Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
Based on your symptoms, you could have possibly suffered a rib fracture or contusion of the intercostal muscles.
An xray is necessary to rule out a fracture. The general treatment guidelines are as follows -
* avoid lying on the affected side which produces pain
* Use ice packing on the injured area once in 2 hours
* Gentle massaging with a painkiller gel
* Moist heat fomentation to relax the tense soft tissues
* Use analgesic antiinflammatory medicines like Advil or Aleve as needed
Your symptoms may take around 2 weeks to settle down.
If you are concerned, approach an orthopedic surgeon for further management.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
Based on your symptoms, you could have possibly suffered a rib fracture or contusion of the intercostal muscles.
An xray is necessary to rule out a fracture. The general treatment guidelines are as follows -
* avoid lying on the affected side which produces pain
* Use ice packing on the injured area once in 2 hours
* Gentle massaging with a painkiller gel
* Moist heat fomentation to relax the tense soft tissues
* Use analgesic antiinflammatory medicines like Advil or Aleve as needed
Your symptoms may take around 2 weeks to settle down.
If you are concerned, approach an orthopedic surgeon for further management.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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thanks for posting your problem.
as there is difficulty in breathing or couhing, there can be rib fracture.get x-ray chest done.meanwhile take analgesic,have bed-rest.
as there is difficulty in breathing or couhing, there can be rib fracture.get x-ray chest done.meanwhile take analgesic,have bed-rest.
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