I'm having chest pain near my heart?!
Question: I don't think it has anything to do with my heart, because if I take a deep, heavy breath in, it hurts very bad. The pain is only on the upper left side of my chest. It happened suddenly when I laughed at something earlier today, and just stopped me in my tracks. I don't think it was because I laughed, but because it was a sudden breath inward. My chest has felt somewhat tight in that area ever since. It hurts when I breathe in heavily, laugh, or cough. I have not been sick lately. No coughing or anything. Right now the pain is tolerable, but I don't know if I should just suck it up like I have been, or if I should do something about it.
If it helps, I'm a 19 year old male.
Also, I don't have health insurance right now (just left the job that I had it through), so please don't tell me to go to the doctor unless you feel it is very neccessary.
Answers: I don't think it has anything to do with my heart, because if I take a deep, heavy breath in, it hurts very bad. The pain is only on the upper left side of my chest. It happened suddenly when I laughed at something earlier today, and just stopped me in my tracks. I don't think it was because I laughed, but because it was a sudden breath inward. My chest has felt somewhat tight in that area ever since. It hurts when I breathe in heavily, laugh, or cough. I have not been sick lately. No coughing or anything. Right now the pain is tolerable, but I don't know if I should just suck it up like I have been, or if I should do something about it.
If it helps, I'm a 19 year old male.
Also, I don't have health insurance right now (just left the job that I had it through), so please don't tell me to go to the doctor unless you feel it is very neccessary.
anytime you have chest pain it is very frightening and difficult to decide if you should go to the doctor. while this is probably not your heart it could be a blood clot in your lung or something as benign as a pulled muscle. go to a clinic or the ER and explain your financial situation which is very common these days. you really should be seen. don't ever think your youth protects you from catastrophic medical events. also look at your family medical history. do the males in your family have a tendency to heart or lung disease? if you are at all short of breath go immediately. i know it is hard to do but maybe you could ask your parents to help pay your medical bill for an exam. i am sure they would rather spend a few dollars than lose you.
If it's what I think, I get this pain sometimes too. It only hits me when i breathe in heavily so i have to stop breathing for a couple seconds to let the pain subside. I told my human bio teacher about this last semester and she said I may have a problem with my lungs? So i'm assuming, if anything, you have something wrong with yours too. She didn't seem too concerned about it though, because a few other people in my class said they got it too. So unless it disrupts your life, I really don't think you have to much to worry about. Good luck.
That's Gas... TUMS will help....
Sounds like a muscle to me. I think you will find it getting in a couple of days.Most likely one of the muscle between the ribs.
- did you eating any medicine or drug? Some medicine have side effect which will cause pain like u mentioned.
- did you take heavy stuff recently?
- did you have a good sleep recently?