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| janevanstrijp
- Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:24 pm |
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hi
i have a very strong pain that is coming from my right shoulder and shotting threw my chest , everytime i breath i feel short of air and then pain shots down to my right rib and across my chest. i have noticed lately that my heart will start beating very fast when im am just sitting down and i fell short of air. that has been happening for a few months now. i woke up in thye middle of the nite last night with the pain it was so bad it made me vomit.
please help.
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| John Kenyon, CNA
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:46 pm |
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 Hello -
What you describe sounds very much like pleurisy or at least pleuritic-like pain. This can be due to something as simple as inflammation of the chest wall muscles or the pleura (the lining that separates the lungs from the chest wall). It can be excruciatingly painful and usually is aggravated by deep breathing, which leads to a sense of not being able to draw a full, satisfying breath. It can lead to anxiety and it also can, sometimes, be caused by the deep, sighing respirations of people who are already anxious.
Of course there could be some other, equally benign reason for the pain, but it would still be described as "pleuritic" because of the way it is related to breathing and the pain pathway sounds like that of pleurisy or muscle inflammation.
Often all that's needed is an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory pain medication like ibuprofin or naprosyn. You probably would do well to bring this to the attention of a doctor if it doesn't improve with self-treatment, but it is, in all likelihood, not serious.
Hopefully this is helpful to you. Please follow up with us as needed.
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