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pain on my left side chest area
This question is for my husband. He's 33 and has not been seen on a regular basis my a doctor for years.
He woke up on the 2nd of November 2009 with horrible chest pain. He had the pain down his left arm with numbness and cold sweats also a feeling like he was going to throw up and some dizziness. We went to the ER and they kept him over night. All the tests they performed came back normal and they sent us on our way! Now he still complains of a tightness and pain in his left side by his chest its been almost 4 months and the pain has not gone away. He doesnt have insurance and around where we live its hard to get seen by a doctor if you dont have insurance so we havent followed up with anyone. He also complains of a weekness on the left side and he doesnt know what to think about the pain. Does anyone have any suggestions???? anything at this point would be appreciated.
He woke up on the 2nd of November 2009 with horrible chest pain. He had the pain down his left arm with numbness and cold sweats also a feeling like he was going to throw up and some dizziness. We went to the ER and they kept him over night. All the tests they performed came back normal and they sent us on our way! Now he still complains of a tightness and pain in his left side by his chest its been almost 4 months and the pain has not gone away. He doesnt have insurance and around where we live its hard to get seen by a doctor if you dont have insurance so we havent followed up with anyone. He also complains of a weekness on the left side and he doesnt know what to think about the pain. Does anyone have any suggestions???? anything at this point would be appreciated.
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If the chest pain is still persisting it can be due to pericarditis of autoimmune origin like in SLE, rheumatoid arthritis etc. It can also be pinched spinal nerve at thoracic spine level. Chest pain aggravated by laughing yawning and deep breathing goes more in favor of costochondritis, which causes pain and tenderness at points where your ribs attach to your breastbone. The inflammation around the joint area gives sharp pain on taking a breath. This can also cause tenderness on pressing the area which pains. Please co-relate this information with the tests done. You will need to consult a doctor to eliminate the causes. Hope this helps. Do let me know if there is any thing else and keep me posted. Take care!
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
If the chest pain is still persisting it can be due to pericarditis of autoimmune origin like in SLE, rheumatoid arthritis etc. It can also be pinched spinal nerve at thoracic spine level. Chest pain aggravated by laughing yawning and deep breathing goes more in favor of costochondritis, which causes pain and tenderness at points where your ribs attach to your breastbone. The inflammation around the joint area gives sharp pain on taking a breath. This can also cause tenderness on pressing the area which pains. Please co-relate this information with the tests done. You will need to consult a doctor to eliminate the causes. Hope this helps. Do let me know if there is any thing else and keep me posted. Take care!
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