Ribs Check Pain And Pressure Posted: 08-19-06 23:03pm
I am male 44 years old. About 15 years
ago I fractured several ribs in an
automobile accident.
Recently on vacation while boogie boarding
in the ocean I had a hard landing on my
chest against a hard foam board as it
dropped a few feet from a wave to the
sand/shallow water below. At the time I
remember a twing of pain and a wierd
feeling as I took a breath but it quickly
went away.
3 days later after some vigorous swimming
in a pool I went to bed with some pain and
difficulty taking a deep breath.
It is a difficult feeling to describe.
When I take a deep breath I feel a pain in
the upper chest, although I don't seem to
have any rib tenderness. I also feel an
odd pressure in my chest/neck area that is
further aggravated if I bend over or exert
myself like walking stairs.
On the 2nd day I swam again and felt fine
but went to bed with pain. Sometime
overnight last night I remember feeling
something shift as I adjusted myself in
bed. I woke up with no pain or
difficulty breating.
Tonight out of nowhere the
pain/pressure/difficulty breathing
returned but went away after a hot shower
(although a hot tub did not have any
effect on I tthe previous night).
My question is what could this be?
Fractured ribs or inflamed cartlidge?
Pulled muscles? I'd believe either or
but the wierd pressure feeling I get when
bending over makes me wonder. Also the
fact that it comes and goes makes me
wonder. Could it be fractured rib
pain/pressure that comes and goes as the
ribs/cartlidge shifts? Why do I feel no
tender spots in my ribs.
I hope i'm over-reacting and it goes away
but it is fairly debilitating when it
occurs. Any ideas out there??
I've tried ibuprofin
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2fficenti
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Please let me know........ Posted: 07-09-08 12:35pm
Hi; I'm dying to find out what this ended
up being, because I have identical
symptoms. This started (I believe) when I
was lifting weights in early May. I have
had the same "on and off" strange upper
chest feelings difficult to describe,
although at first it felt like I had
aspirated fluid and needed to cough it up.
I went through a week where I had very
debilitating fatigue and then periods
where I felt great for short periods of
time. Presently it remains inconsistent,
and I can often feel an upper chest/neck
fullness when I bend over to tie my shoes
etc. I have not yet been to the doctor,
but will relent at some point. Iam curious
to see what you found out. If you wouldn't
mind sharing your results
