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Pain In Ribs, Pain Between Collarbone, Shoulder. Prescribed Painkillers. Smoker. What Could It Be?
For the past couple of months I have had a pain in my ribs, sometimes I can feel it behind my left breast and also above my breast and between my collar bone and shoulder, In the last couple of weeks I have awful pain between my shoulder and ribs on my back, I have been to my gp twice and have been prescribed diphene and also told to take painkillers such as solpadeine , sometimes the pain eases a bit, I also have a diphene cream to use if I'm not getting any relief, I am a smoker and I have cut down to 10 cigs a day from 30 day, I have noticed that I'm coughing a lot more in the past couple of weeks, I'm really starting to worry now, I'm 45 years of age
Mon, 8 Jul 2013
Hi,
You are a smoaker. chest problems are common in smoakers . Smoak causes irritation of lung tissues creating blood changes in blood (Eosinophillia), chronic cough, bronchitis, &asthamatic tendency.
The chest painj wont go only with pain killers. you need compleate blood count, probably an Xray, & a chest specilist doctors consultation. The medicines will be decided as per clinical/pathological test reports.( antibiotics, diethylcarbamazine citrate preparation, cough syrup,& salbutamol inhailers are usually given too the patients according the seviarity of symyoms.)
Till then you should tyr to stop smoaking as early as possible, Starting breathing exersises, avoid oily,spicy,sour &cold food items.
Thank you.
You are a smoaker. chest problems are common in smoakers . Smoak causes irritation of lung tissues creating blood changes in blood (Eosinophillia), chronic cough, bronchitis, &asthamatic tendency.
The chest painj wont go only with pain killers. you need compleate blood count, probably an Xray, & a chest specilist doctors consultation. The medicines will be decided as per clinical/pathological test reports.( antibiotics, diethylcarbamazine citrate preparation, cough syrup,& salbutamol inhailers are usually given too the patients according the seviarity of symyoms.)
Till then you should tyr to stop smoaking as early as possible, Starting breathing exersises, avoid oily,spicy,sour &cold food items.
Thank you.
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