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What Causes Tightness In Upper Left Chest, Swelling Under Collar Bone?

hi iv been experiencing a tight upper leftchest, ther is a slight swell under he collar bone also and i get a dull ache in my left arm, often i get aches around the body also, and experiance slight vision problems in left eye, its been going on for over a month, at times ill get a sharp pain in the chest area also
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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thanks for your question
if i would be your treating doctor i would ask your smoking history first

if you are a smoker first thing is quit smoking

now in my opinion possibilities can be
- lymphnode enlargement
-malignancy/ growth
-infective pathology like pneumonitis
- cardiac disease

to rule out these causes i would request for a chest xray , ecg , cect thorax if needed

consider visiting a pulmonologist and disscuss all these modalities and causes so that he can help you better

dont panic, its a matter of concern not that much worrying

thanks
feel free to ask more questions
may god bless you with good health

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What Causes Tightness In Upper Left Chest, Swelling Under Collar Bone?

thanks for your question if i would be your treating doctor i would ask your smoking history first if you are a smoker first thing is quit smoking now in my opinion possibilities can be - lymphnode enlargement -malignancy/ growth -infective pathology like pneumonitis - cardiac disease to rule out these causes i would request for a chest xray , ecg , cect thorax if needed consider visiting a pulmonologist and disscuss all these modalities and causes so that he can help you better dont panic, its a matter of concern not that much worrying thanks feel free to ask more questions may god bless you with good health