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What Causes Sharp Pain In The Rib Cage Below The Right Breast?

I've been having a sharp pain to the right side of my upper rib cage right below my right breast. I went to the doctor yesterday and he said it may be inflammation around the lungs or an infection in them. He gave me multiple antibiotics to take at one time and it almost killed me so now i'm not so sure about anything he has to say. Do you have any ideas on what this might be ?
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hello,

I don't think this pain is related to lung disease because you are not having a cough, fever, breathlessness, expectoration etcetera. This kind of sharp pain in rib cage is commonly seen with costochondritis (inflammation of rib cartilage) or pulled muscle. So better to apply warm water pad on affected areas of the chest.
Avoid movements causing pain. Avoid sudden jerky movements of the chest.
Avoid heavyweight lifting and strenuous exercise.
Take painkiller and muscle relaxant drugs like ibuprofen and thiocolchicoside.
Don't worry you will be alright with all these.


Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar
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What Causes Sharp Pain In The Rib Cage Below The Right Breast?

Hello, I don t think this pain is related to lung disease because you are not having a cough, fever, breathlessness, expectoration etcetera. This kind of sharp pain in rib cage is commonly seen with costochondritis (inflammation of rib cartilage) or pulled muscle. So better to apply warm water pad on affected areas of the chest. Avoid movements causing pain. Avoid sudden jerky movements of the chest. Avoid heavyweight lifting and strenuous exercise. Take painkiller and muscle relaxant drugs like ibuprofen and thiocolchicoside. Don t worry you will be alright with all these. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar