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Sir, please remove your knife from my lung.
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Medical question ahoy!
I've had this problem for as long as I can remember, a long time, so I bank on if it were fatal, I probably would be dead
It's more of a nuisance than anything, because it rarely happens. I don't think its happened in the last couple months, then just happened now, and before that last couple months, probably a few months before that.
But basically it'll feel like my lung is being stabbed if I try to move. If I sit still, I'm fine, and I can breathe normally. However if I try to take a real deep breath, theres a pain in my lung (this time it's the right lung, at the top a little above my nipple, sometimes the left does it too). Random places. It usually passes after about 5-10 minutes, but if I try to stand up during the beginning of it, it hurts even more...if I try to straighten my back, it hurts.
But if I just sit still, breathe normal, I can continue like normal whatever im doin. Just can't move without it hurting some. After bout 5-10 minutes, it passes and I'm hunky dorey, no problem. As the pain subsides and more time passes, I can do more with it hurting less. I can take deeper breathes, I can stand, I can stretch better.
Any ideas? I'm 6' 2", 245lbs, don't smoke, don't hang around anyone who does, extremely rare on the alcohol, no drugs.
Also, "in b4 go 2 doctor". I havn't been to the doctor in many moons, and if I felt my life were in danger i might, but considering I've had this for years and years, I think it's more of a chronic thingy just to deal with. But... we'll see what general thread input is
I've had this problem for as long as I can remember, a long time, so I bank on if it were fatal, I probably would be dead
It's more of a nuisance than anything, because it rarely happens. I don't think its happened in the last couple months, then just happened now, and before that last couple months, probably a few months before that.
But basically it'll feel like my lung is being stabbed if I try to move. If I sit still, I'm fine, and I can breathe normally. However if I try to take a real deep breath, theres a pain in my lung (this time it's the right lung, at the top a little above my nipple, sometimes the left does it too). Random places. It usually passes after about 5-10 minutes, but if I try to stand up during the beginning of it, it hurts even more...if I try to straighten my back, it hurts.
But if I just sit still, breathe normal, I can continue like normal whatever im doin. Just can't move without it hurting some. After bout 5-10 minutes, it passes and I'm hunky dorey, no problem. As the pain subsides and more time passes, I can do more with it hurting less. I can take deeper breathes, I can stand, I can stretch better.
Any ideas? I'm 6' 2", 245lbs, don't smoke, don't hang around anyone who does, extremely rare on the alcohol, no drugs.
Also, "in b4 go 2 doctor". I havn't been to the doctor in many moons, and if I felt my life were in danger i might, but considering I've had this for years and years, I think it's more of a chronic thingy just to deal with. But... we'll see what general thread input is
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Let's see... random, unexplained, chronic chest pain? Go to the doctor. Seriously, it's the only way you'll get anything other than wild speculation.
My general input is: Go to a doctor. Seriously.
Thinking "Well, it won't kill me, so it's not worth looking at", is bound to cause trouble sooner or later, especially if it's something that's causing cumulative damage or otherwise making permanent negative changes happen somewhere.
Even if whatever it is can't be gotten rid of completely, they could very well be able to something to damp it down - if it's possibly pleurisy as the above poster says, take the article's advice and (again) get to a doctor ASAP to find out what underlying problem is causing it.
Unless you're past middle age and in your "twilight years", chronic little pains that you don't know the cause of are usually warning signs. Maybe you're not dying, but there's all sorts of bad things that could be building up because you're not bothering to consult a doctor.
Any inexplicable pain that lasts more than one week should be investigated.
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That said, the OP should still go to the doc to get their own discouraging news.
Either way, uh dude - random spats of chronic chest pain is really not something to dick around with. I don't know how old you are - but this isn't something I'd recommend any of my patients to ignore.
if they hurt, especially stabbings, that can't be good.
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This doesn't mean you shouldn't see a doctor, though, just to be sure.
Seriously guys, something that happens for 30 seconds once every few months is not "chronic pain."
Felt like a sharp pain whenever I inhaled deeply on my right midsection along my lower ribs, so I had to basically lay down and breathe very shallow until It passed. Went to a doctor once and I think he called it "slipping rib syndrome", although it does sound very similar to the linked description of PCS.
I still think you should see a doctor, because as has been said your chest is where most of your vital organs live and chronic pain there should be taken very seriously.
Okay... repetitive pain. It's happened for a while, even if infrequently. It still requires a checkup to figure out what's wrong, even if it's not chronic.
Edit: I guess wikipedia might be confirming my solution (sort of):
If your doctor thinks that coming in with chest pain is a "waste of their time", you need to find a new doctor. Preferably one who still remembers they're a doctor.
Granted, yes - it's quite likely PCS. I was properly diagnosed with the same thing, but the key is I saw a doctor about it. It's good to know that it's nothing else serious, and since there's a possibility the "attacks" are brought on by stress, knowing that it's nothing serious actually helps. As an added bonus, I've noticed the frequency has dropped significantly as I've gotten older.
But go schedule a quick, non-emergency checkup, get it looked at, and live comfortably knowing it's not serious.
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In my case the pain is caused by my ribs pinching the outer layer of my lungs. Perhaps this is what is happening to you.
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it's nice to know what they are - i had it happen to me last friday and my buddy was like, "dude, that's where your heart is." all serious, thinking i was going to die or something.
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I saw a doctor, and got the ol' "muscle cramp" diagnosis. It's a scary area to get pain in, so (like others here) go see a doctor. It's worth doing, really.
If you can't afford it immediately, put it on the 'todo' list.
And you want to know what it is? Its only indigestion. My mum and sister get it to, and thats seriously all it is. Believe me, Ive had it checked out myself, and its not that uncommon.
Its nice when I see other people have it to though, because when it happens it really freaking hurts, I have to work myself up to take a deep breath.
Ooh. That fits exactly what I have. It's kinda worried me since the pain is around the heart, and I'm also funnel-chested, so a nerve being pinched is pretty likely.
I am a total wuss.
Anyway, the ER doc called it (if I remember right) costilcongitis. Kind of like what casper_27d mentioned. Something about the bits that connect the ribs getting inflamed and swelling up. He gave me some NSAIDs and a shit-ton of Vicodin, both of which helped considerably. I've had a few (albeit minor) surgeries in my life, but NOTHING compared to this. Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. If I had one anyway.
I just want to say that you shouldn't ignore your doctor completely if you don't feel your life is in danger. You should have a scheduled check up because shit can go wrong that you won't even know about until it's too late. Get yourself to a doctor for a check up at least. Mention anything that's been giving you any sort of problems, anything weird with your body because shit for all you know you could be in life threatening danger.
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Thanks for the help
I understand perfectly well. I'm willing to grant that if this is in the US, if you don't have some way of the doctor's visit being paid for you, going in for something that is probably PCS and therefore benign is something you can go without. (Edit: which as it turns out, may be the OP's option, since he/she has little extra money and minimal insurance)
But you know what doctors hate much more than people who come in and turn out to be fine? People who self-diagnose themselves over the internet. Yes, sure - all his signs and symptoms point towards PCS. But if he's able to, why not schedule a quick appointment with a doctor for 5 minutes, and get his or her opinion? I stand by my previous statement; if your doctor is offended by patients who come in and turn out to be fine, you need to find an actual doctor who cares, not someone who's just in it for the money. Especially in a country like the US where you're actually paying them for their time.