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What Causes Strain On The Left Side Of Chest And Back?

I m a 44 year old women, I woke up yesterday feeling strain on my left side from my chest to my back. I can take short breathes but its painful to take a deep breath I thought I slept on my side wrong but its no going away. I can t lay on that side or my back and it hurts standing too. Should I be concerned?

posted on Mon, 20 Jul 2015

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Thu, 6 Aug 2015 Answered on

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General & Family Physician, Dr. Riyanka Chail's Response

Hi,
Thank you for writing in to HCM.

You need to get a chest X ray to rule out any respiratory system problems.
Also please consult a physician for an ECG to rule out cardiovascular causes.

Sometimes due to reflux oesophagitis also such problems occur so please take a over the counter drug Tablet omeprazole 20mg daily one tablet half an hour before breakfast for a week.

Application of topical analgesic creams containing diclofenac gel thrice a day for 5 days shall reduce the pain if it is due to sleeping in the wrong posture.

Hope this helped.
Regards,
Dr.Riyanka , MBBS, MD

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What Causes Strain On The Left Side Of Chest And Back?

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