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What Causes Pain In The Chest?
I did a lot of yard work this morning. Its hot in Arkansas. I came in the house I ve stayed hydrated. I spoke on the phone for some time lying on my Right side. It became difficult to get a breath due to pain in my right chest. I rolled over onto my back it continued. I got up took a baby aspirin and I caught my breath and the pain is 99% gone. What caused the pain?
Fri, 26 Dec 2014
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well its clear from what you have described that the pain you had was MUSCULOSKELETAL in origin as you must have pulled a muscle of the rib cage while working in the yard so no need to worry at all....just avoid any work which involves heavy physical exertion specially on your upper half of the body,lie down on the left side while sleeping and take a simple pain killer like aspirin or ibuprofen if the pain appears again and everything will be fine
regards
dr rahul rathee
welcome to hcm
well its clear from what you have described that the pain you had was MUSCULOSKELETAL in origin as you must have pulled a muscle of the rib cage while working in the yard so no need to worry at all....just avoid any work which involves heavy physical exertion specially on your upper half of the body,lie down on the left side while sleeping and take a simple pain killer like aspirin or ibuprofen if the pain appears again and everything will be fine
regards
dr rahul rathee
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