Chest wall pain with no answers

[hloehr03]

I am a 35 year old female and abuot a month ago it felt as if I had pulled a muscle in my chest. But to my knowledge I hadn't done anything that would of caused a pulled muscle. I put ice and heat on it for a week which did not help at all. I finally went to my chiropractor and he did an adjustment and told me I would feel better in a couple of days. Well a couple of days went by and it hurt even worse. It was to the point that it hurt to move or breath. So I went to the after hours clinic and they did a chest x-ray and found nothing. She sent me home and told me I would feel better in a couple of days. Again it did not get better. So I went to my regular doctor and he did x-rays and an ekg and found nothing. He then treated me for what he thought was pleurisy. Put me on a high dose anti inflammatory and said that if I was not better in a week to come back. Well it was over a week and the pain was getting worse. He repeated the chest x-ray and sent me for a ct scan both of which came back normal. The pain is unbearable at times and seems to move to my sternum at times as well. Here are the list of symptoms and location. Any suggestions and/or comments are appreciated.

SYMPTOMS
1. Chest wall pain.
2. Hurts when I take deep breaths, cough, sneeze.
3. Severe pain when I lay on my back and hard to breath
4. Get short of breath easily

LOCATION
1. Left side
2. radiates to sternum at times

TESTS DONE
1. 3 X-Rays
2. blood work
3. EKG
4. Ct scan
     all came back normal



This discussion is related to non cardiac chest wall pain.

[kirb_dude1]

this is most likely costo-chondritis or pre-cardial catch syndrome(texidors twinge) i would say it could also be a severe spinal subluxation(out of place and pressing on nerves) also a  chiropractic adjustment can make this worse at times seeing asa the chiropractor is actually making your body allign itself how it should be...if i were your physician...and depending on your insurance i would order a spinal X-ray and if inconclusive i would order a thoracic spine MRI to check for compressed nerves causing refferd pain and give you a perscription of 500mg hydrocodone...but i would recommend an NSAID(non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) tylenol, advil etc. try finding a D.O. (doctor of osteopathic medicine) basically a chiro and an M.D. mixed together...this is the perfect specialist that will help you on your way to feeling better faster...if you have any questions feel free to ask and keep me posted