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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
PAIN ON LEFT SIDE BELOW BREAST @ RIB CAGE
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PAIN ON LEFT SIDE BELOW BREAST @ RIB CAGE
by NAY NAY, Feb 20, 2003 12:00AM
I have had this discomfort for several years...about a month ago I had a Viral infection with a terrible cough...the side pain is sore to touch now...My doctor seems to think I just pulled a muscle. I had a CT Scan done in 2000.
According to my Family Doctor-there is nothing in the area that I have this Pain and discomfort...I call it my Worms Head because several (5-7 years ago) I had discomfort in my back---that is gone now and my side hurts...
what is located on the left side below my Breast under my rib cage. My Sister in Law thinks that is where my Heart is....
According to my Family Doctor-there is nothing in the area that I have this Pain and discomfort...I call it my Worms Head because several (5-7 years ago) I had discomfort in my back---that is gone now and my side hurts...
what is located on the left side below my Breast under my rib cage. My Sister in Law thinks that is where my Heart is....
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-M.D.-KE, Feb 20, 2003 12:00AM
Dear Nay Nay,
The heart is located to the left of the center of the chest. If the pain is worsened by cough or palpation then it is unlikely to be your heart. However, since I have not spoken with you personally or examined you, I would recommend seeing a physician.
Thanks for your question,
CCF-MD-KE
The heart is located to the left of the center of the chest. If the pain is worsened by cough or palpation then it is unlikely to be your heart. However, since I have not spoken with you personally or examined you, I would recommend seeing a physician.
Thanks for your question,
CCF-MD-KE
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no like i said i have a heart condition and suffer from angina and thought right away it was my heart but the pain was so different there was something that told me it was not my heart.
but iam no dr. so..............make sure you check it out with your dr. but you either pulled a muscle or fractured a rib. the worse is lying down getting up or pressing on it.
good luck!
Lynn
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Get Google search-engine to look for Tietze's Syndrome-Costochondritis.
- It's a rib-muscle-thing probably..., due to coughing etc.
I have the same problem.
Nothing serious, but painful!
Takes a while to heal too, and then can return suddenly.
Often feels like a heart-problem: it's not.
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Stay healthy, ***Ianna***