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Sever Back Pain, Painful Breathing, Cough, Tightness In Chest. Taking Aleve. What Else Can Help?
I'm a 38 year old female and I woke up two nights a ago suddenly with severe pain in right upper part of my back. I hurts to breathe deeply, cough, swallow, and even lay down. It also feels tight across the area of pain. I know the night this happened I had a shap pain in the middle of my chest and I passed it off as me needing to burp. I've tried taking Aleve for the pain and tums incase it was gas but it doesn't help. I'd really like to know what it could possibly be. Thank you.
Mon, 5 Aug 2013
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A pain which comes on exertion, is behind the breastbone and relives by rest is likely to be anginal or heart related. A pain which is not increasing or provoked by exercise, increases by certain posture, touch or pressing, can be localized to a finger tip, increases by deep breathing is not likely to be anginal.
If you have a persistent pain please see your doctor and proceed accordingly. It may not be related to heart but still needs evaluation.
Hope this helps you.
Regards.
Thanks for writing to us.
A pain which comes on exertion, is behind the breastbone and relives by rest is likely to be anginal or heart related. A pain which is not increasing or provoked by exercise, increases by certain posture, touch or pressing, can be localized to a finger tip, increases by deep breathing is not likely to be anginal.
If you have a persistent pain please see your doctor and proceed accordingly. It may not be related to heart but still needs evaluation.
Hope this helps you.
Regards.
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Hi,
A common cause of pain of this nature is indigestion but as you have had no relief from Tums then this may not be indigestion. Your description of the pain suggests to me that you should be assessed by a doctor and a more detailed history taken. There is a possibility this may be a pulled muscle in your chest but you didn't get any relief from Aleve. I think the doctor needs to rule out a clot in your lung which is very rare but can produce pain of this type.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger
MBChB FRCA
A common cause of pain of this nature is indigestion but as you have had no relief from Tums then this may not be indigestion. Your description of the pain suggests to me that you should be assessed by a doctor and a more detailed history taken. There is a possibility this may be a pulled muscle in your chest but you didn't get any relief from Aleve. I think the doctor needs to rule out a clot in your lung which is very rare but can produce pain of this type.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger
MBChB FRCA
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