I'm having chest pain! What can it be?!
Question: I'm having chest pain! What can it be.?
When I breathe in and out my chest start hurting. It feel like I've been running in cold wheather for a long time. I went to the hospital, they said my heart, and lungs are fine. BUt what can it be.? 10 pts. for the best anwserHealth Question & Answer
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You may have strained an intercostal muscle (muscle between the ribs) or two or you could have either pleuritis or pleurisy which is inflammation of one or both pleural membranes. In either case rest is indicated. Many times doctors miss what us respiratory experts don't on a X-ray film. But, since you went in with chest pain, I'm supposing around the cardiac region, I'm guessing that your pain is muscular. Heat the area for twenty minutes on low with a heating pad, or warm a towel up. Heat relaxes the muscles, whereas cold will reduce swelling and aid in diminishing the pain. So, you might go twenty minutes cold, then twenty minutes heat.Health Question & Answer
Anxiety/stress possibly. It could also be costracondritis; its inflammation of the connective tissue along the rib cage. Take some motrin and take it easy for a couple days; if it gets worse then go back to the hospitalHealth Question & Answer
If the hospital did an x-ray and said you're fine, then it's probably muscular pain or pleuritic pain. You might have a virus coming on. Maybe the flu.Health Question & Answer