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What Causes Stomach Pain, Vomiting And Shortness Of Breath?
Hi there, I had an abortion on the 24th of May when i was 8 weeks along, as del as a mirena IUD put in at the same day. I felt like I was pretty recovered but the other day after eating a lot i got really bad heartburn/ stomach ache and threw up, and then I ve also been having pan on the right side of my body when i breathe especially. It feels like its in my ribs or my back or something, like i need to crack my back ors something when i breathe. Is this normal? Should i see a doctor? I called planned parenthood and they said that if I am having shortness of breath then it s something that doctors specialize in and not them and that I should just go to the emergency room. but it doesn t feel quite serious enough for the emergency room, i can breathe just not very deeply. I m a broke college student so I don t want to take a trip to the doctor unless it s absolutely necessary. What should I do? also I have only 2 dollars in my account so I can t go through with this if it costs money unfortunately!
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Sun, 22 Jun 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history and understood your concerns.
Since the pain is there in the chest and back with slight breathlessness after a history of any procedure it is imperative to have a clinical evaluation, examination and investigations as follows.
X-ray chest is mandatory to rule out any pulmonary embolism. Also needed are tests of blood.
So get all these things done and get a confirmed diagnosis whether serious or not and also get an ultrasound of the abdomen to see for uterus, any collection of blood and to act accordingly.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history and understood your concerns.
Since the pain is there in the chest and back with slight breathlessness after a history of any procedure it is imperative to have a clinical evaluation, examination and investigations as follows.
X-ray chest is mandatory to rule out any pulmonary embolism. Also needed are tests of blood.
So get all these things done and get a confirmed diagnosis whether serious or not and also get an ultrasound of the abdomen to see for uterus, any collection of blood and to act accordingly.
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