Hello
I've been having problems with pain in my chest/back area. Over the past few months it has come and gone, but right now it is bothering me.
The pain is located in the left pec area, basically somewhere between my back and chest. It feels harder to breathe when running, and when I exhale it especially hurts. It doesn't hurt as much just sitting down. When walking it may hurt a bit, but when running it hurts a lot. It feels like something inside is bouncing up and down, that's the type of pain it is. I don't want to sound stupid, but if I hit my left pec it hurts.. it doesn't hurt to hit the right pec.
I went to see a doctor when this pain flared up around late winter. He said it was a lower respiratory infection, gave me some pills and sent me on my way. He also had me take a breathing test, where I basically inhaled from an inhaler. It seemed like the inhaler practically made the pain go away, and after taking all the pills it didn't come back for a couple months.
It has come back one other time since then. I remember the pain started one time after I bent my back over in the shower. The pain I'm feeling now started after I sat slouched in a recliner.
Sometimes it would help to do some push ups, sit ups, or bending my back over, but it doesn't seem to help much anymore.
I don't know what it is, but I'm not so sure the doctor was correct. I wonder if the pain is caused by something happening to a muscle, or maybe it is my lungs. I wouldn't think it's asthma, because the main problem is the pain, not the breathing difficulty. The difficulty breathing is really just caused by the pain. I hope it's not a heart attack or something D: lol
Oh yeah, and I'm only 16 years old, so I don't think I have back or heart problems.. I should be healthy as can be :
If you need more info, just ask. Thank you for reading, any help is greatly appreciated.
I've been having problems with pain in my chest/back area. Over the past few months it has come and gone, but right now it is bothering me.
The pain is located in the left pec area, basically somewhere between my back and chest. It feels harder to breathe when running, and when I exhale it especially hurts. It doesn't hurt as much just sitting down. When walking it may hurt a bit, but when running it hurts a lot. It feels like something inside is bouncing up and down, that's the type of pain it is. I don't want to sound stupid, but if I hit my left pec it hurts.. it doesn't hurt to hit the right pec.
I went to see a doctor when this pain flared up around late winter. He said it was a lower respiratory infection, gave me some pills and sent me on my way. He also had me take a breathing test, where I basically inhaled from an inhaler. It seemed like the inhaler practically made the pain go away, and after taking all the pills it didn't come back for a couple months.
It has come back one other time since then. I remember the pain started one time after I bent my back over in the shower. The pain I'm feeling now started after I sat slouched in a recliner.
Sometimes it would help to do some push ups, sit ups, or bending my back over, but it doesn't seem to help much anymore.
I don't know what it is, but I'm not so sure the doctor was correct. I wonder if the pain is caused by something happening to a muscle, or maybe it is my lungs. I wouldn't think it's asthma, because the main problem is the pain, not the breathing difficulty. The difficulty breathing is really just caused by the pain. I hope it's not a heart attack or something D: lol
Oh yeah, and I'm only 16 years old, so I don't think I have back or heart problems.. I should be healthy as can be :
If you need more info, just ask. Thank you for reading, any help is greatly appreciated.