Brief Answer: Seems like a soft tissue injury Detailed Answer: Hello XXXXXXX Thanks for posting your query, I am sorry for your recent health problems and you are right to be worried as chest pain is always a cause for concern. Right-sided chest pain is often related to lung diseases and also digestive organ problems such as liver, bladder, stomach etc and to a lesser extend kidney. Your symptoms are unspecific but I will try to elaborate on a few most likely causes. In your situation, you might be suffering from - Costochondritis: an inflammation of a rib or the cartilage connecting a rib. It is a common cause of chest pain. Treatment requires only antiinflammatory analgesics such as ibuprofen or diclofenac or acetaminophen. - Pneumothorax: an abnormal collection of air or gas in the pleural space that separates the lung from the chest wall and which may interfere with normal breathing. You will require consultation with a lung specialist - Pneumopathy: Lung diseases such as pneumonia, lung tumor, pleuritis/pleurisy etc are potential diseases conditions that need to be investigated. - Organs such as gallbladder, liver and kidney need to be investigated. You will likely require a chest x-ray or CT or MRI of chest in order to rule out different possible diseases. I suggest you book an appointment to see a primary care physician who may then refer you to a specific specialist depending on initial findings after evaluating you. At this point, it will be wise of you not to ignore this and make sure you see a doctor as soon as you can. I wish you the best and hope you recover and stay strong. Dr. Nsah

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