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Deep breathing causing back pain????????
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Deep breathing causing back pain????????
by paxilbaby, Mar 13, 2003 12:00AM
I am a 32 year old woman, a smoker, and not as active as I should be. Recently, I have been getting sharp pains in the left side of my back, just below the shoulder blade, when breathing deeply or lying flat on my back. It began about 2 months ago. At that time, the pain was at its worse and lasted about 4 days straight. Since then, it comes and goes. I have also had significant changes in my fingernails. Every fingernail, except the two pinky's developed horizontal indentations and all have dents and slight vertical ridges. My toenails have not changed. Any idea's?
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish, Mar 31, 2003 12:00AM
, Mar 31, 2003 12:00AM
You will need to be evaluated further by your doctor to learn the cause of your back pain. It could be related to your lungs or the muscles of your back. A chest x-ray would be a good test to begin to figure out the cause of your back pain.
The change that you have described in your fingernails sounds like Beau’s lines. However Beau’s lines are not associated with a particular health problem. You will need to be evaluated further by your doctor to figure out if there is some other health problem causing the changes in your fingernails. Then your doctor could recommend treatment for that health problem. If there are no other health problems, then a dermatologist would be the type of specialist to help with the changes in your fingernails.
To help you to quit smoking, you may want to look at our Just Quit Online program at http://www.nationaljewish.org. Also check with your doctor for other quit smoking resources in your area.
The change that you have described in your fingernails sounds like Beau’s lines. However Beau’s lines are not associated with a particular health problem. You will need to be evaluated further by your doctor to figure out if there is some other health problem causing the changes in your fingernails. Then your doctor could recommend treatment for that health problem. If there are no other health problems, then a dermatologist would be the type of specialist to help with the changes in your fingernails.
To help you to quit smoking, you may want to look at our Just Quit Online program at http://www.nationaljewish.org. Also check with your doctor for other quit smoking resources in your area.
