Hello,
I read your message carefully and I understood your medical problem.
You report to have
chest pain on the right side on and off, in a regular pattern (20-25 seconds, then stops for several minutes, then occurs again for 20-25 seconds).
Pain in right side of the chest is not something to panic about because it is not related to heart troubles.
It is important to determine the cause and treat it.
If you have stomach problems like reflux,
indigestion or
heartburn you may have this kind of pain. Also,
gallbladder troubles, liver and pancreas inflammations, pleuritis and other pulmonary diseases may cause you chest pain.
If the pain does not go away after a few days or it gets worse you must definitely see a doctor because you need further diagnostic investigations like:
- good clinical examination
- chest X-ray
- pulmonary function test
- abdominal ultrasound
- Doppler ultrasound of blood vessels in the chest to exclude aorta issues
For the moment, I advise to take an oral pain killer like
paracetamol or ibuprofen. If the pain is not subsided and if associated with difficulty in breathing or heart palpitations, should go to ER.
I hope this was useful for you.
Dr.Albana