Pain under ribs and in back

[1Bar]

I am having sharp pains just under my left center rib cage.  It is also in my back under my ribs.  It seems to be straight across from the front. The pain spreads to under my left arm and all the way around my rib cage like someone poured hot liquid over it.  Goes down as far as my hip.  Hard to take deep breaths sometimes due to pain.  It has been going on for about two weeks and has gotten more intense.  Last week I thought I had a cold.  I was getting chills and ran a fever of 101.  Lasted about two days.  Slept a lot for those two days.  Didn't have any real cold symptoms other then sinus congestion.


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[kittyhorse]

Sounds to me like you have Shingles. Sometimes it takes a while for a rash to appear. The rash can be on the 'inside' of your skin which why some Doctors do not diagnose it early enough.
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I have had two severe attacks of Shingles. The first one I had a nasty rash that was extremely painful. The second attack I was misdiagnosed as there was no rash to alert the Doctor what was going on.

The Anti Viral meds must be taken within the first 72 hours to minimize symptoms. Without the Anti Viral Shingles is extremely painful and causes postherpetic nerve damage. Not nice. I hope I am wrong because Shingles is awful. Best wishes for recovery. :)

[1Bar]

Thanks for your suggestion flipper336.  That thought sure did cross my mind when I went to the dr.  She does not seem to concerned it is something serious.

[1Bar]

In the past 48 hours I have been to the dr. 2xs and had a ct scan & chest X-ray and blood work done.  My bp has been 120/70.  My dr. just can't seem to find out the problem, yet I am still fighting off the pain with IBprofen the best I can.  My ct scan was done Friday and I have heard nothing back from that.  Chances are now I won't until Monday. I was hoping someone could shed some light on what is happening.  Dr. isn't much help!  May have to go to the ER just to get some answers!

[flipper336]

Go to the ER and tell them your symptoms, to me it sounds like you are suffering a heart attack. A simple EKG will be able to rule it out.

The sooner the better and please do not just blow it off.