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What Causes Chest Pain In The Left Side Near Sternum?

I am a 48 year old woman in great health except for chest pains (sternum and under left breast), abdominal pains for the past 2 weeks--not really sharp pains but constant and only go away once or twice a day. Recently, I have had back pain as well. I thought it could be costochondritis but that is supposed to go away in a few days. Have a dr appt next Thurs but just wanting to learn some possibilities. Had rotator cuff/slap repair on Feb 28 and all has gone well with recovery and PT. My email address is YYYY@YYYY Thanks!
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
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Thanks for your consultation at HCM !
I have gone through your entire history and being your physcian i fully understands your health concerns.. To begin with , you have got CHEST PAIN and ABDOMINAL PAIN as your major complaints...
As far as chest pain is concerned , it has got alot of differentials.. i can guide you about it so that you may reach a logical conclusion...
CHEST PAIN occurs in LUNG PROBLEMS , HEART PROBLEMS and CHEST WALL MUSCULAR PROBLEMS....you better consult your doctor so that proper workup has been done in order to reach a final diagnosis..
you are required to have an CHEST x ray , ECG , ECHO and FULL BLOOD COUNT...So consult your doctor because A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE ..
MOREOVER , the abdominal pains also have too many differentials. Thorough physical examination augmented with the investigations like ULTRASOUND will help your doctor to reach the final diagnosis..so dont be late in consulting your doctor..
hope your querries are adequately entertained if u still have any feel free to ask directly on my profile ..
Regards
Dr Saad Sultan


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What Causes Chest Pain In The Left Side Near Sternum?

Thanks for your consultation at HCM ! I have gone through your entire history and being your physcian i fully understands your health concerns.. To begin with , you have got CHEST PAIN and ABDOMINAL PAIN as your major complaints... As far as chest pain is concerned , it has got alot of differentials.. i can guide you about it so that you may reach a logical conclusion... CHEST PAIN occurs in LUNG PROBLEMS , HEART PROBLEMS and CHEST WALL MUSCULAR PROBLEMS....you better consult your doctor so that proper workup has been done in order to reach a final diagnosis.. you are required to have an CHEST x ray , ECG , ECHO and FULL BLOOD COUNT...So consult your doctor because A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE .. MOREOVER , the abdominal pains also have too many differentials. Thorough physical examination augmented with the investigations like ULTRASOUND will help your doctor to reach the final diagnosis..so dont be late in consulting your doctor.. hope your querries are adequately entertained if u still have any feel free to ask directly on my profile .. Regards Dr Saad Sultan