I’m a 29 y.o. female. A few weeks ago I developed these symptoms very suddenly, while lying on my left side in bed:
* Heaviness in chest
* Sharp pain in stomach, right below sternum
* Upper back tightness, pain
* Shortness of breath.
Symptoms went away when upper back was massaged deeply. Massaging stopped, symptoms came back. Massaging restarted, symptoms went away. All in all, I was knocked down by this for about 20-30 minutes. When it went away, I felt like nothing had happened at all.
That same day I had started antibiotics for strep throat. Had taken first dose 10-15 minutes before symptoms started. Completed 10-day regiment of antibiotics, symptoms haven’t come back.
I suffer from PSVT, but never had anything like this happen before.
Other medication being taken at the moment: tylenol with codeine for the throat pain, Yaz contraceptive.
At first I thought I didn’t have enough water and the pills were stuck in the trachea, causing all that. Any ideas?
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Sudden Upper Back Pain, Chest Tightness? Never Felt This Before!?
September 21st, 2009Is Chest Pain Supposed To Be Felt 6 Months After Quitting Smoking?
September 20th, 2009I have been quit smoking now for 6 months and every now and again, I get sharp pains under my pectoral muscles on the left side of my chest. I keep tellin myself it is from smoking but I am beginning to second question that thought. Anyone got any input?
Have You Ever Felt A Short Of Breath Without A Chest Pain?
September 12th, 2009I had this weird feeling in my chest area when I was relaxing with my stomach full of Chinese food from a buffet. I was so full. I came home from eating out. I didnt have chest pain, but noticed something came out of my chest. Or is it from being full? I know Chinese food are junk. Im not over-weight. Im 37, 195lbs, non-smoker, eat small meals daily, excerise 4 times a week.
Thanks!
Arthritis In The Chest What Are The Symptoms Pain Etc Places Pain Is Felt?????
September 10th, 2009I don’t know whether or not it is possible to have arthritis in the chest, but in referrence to the ‘you have no joints there, so you can’t hav a joint disease there’ argument, you DO have joints there. A joint is any place where two or more bones meet. You even have joints in your skull, actually.
Arthirtis pain differs for everyone, but most often it is described as aching, burning, crushing, etc. (You should go to the Arthritis Foundation web site; they can give you a lot of information.)
There are other, similar conditions that can affect that part of the body and feel like arthritis. The first that comes to mind is fibromyalgia; one of the “tender point” pairs used for diagnosis is located in the chest near the collar bone.
If it is arthritis, your doctor can tell with a blood test; if it is something else, they’ll probably need a few more tests to know what it is.
