Chest Pain?

Question:

Hey, I'm 18 (almost 19) and sometimes my chest will start to hurt. The pain doesn't go beneath my sternum or above my neck. It's all inside my body too, like there's no muscle or skin pain at all. Nowhere else in my body hurts when this pain comes. It starts hurting at completely random times. I can't figure out ANY common factors between when it hurts one time and then when it happens the next time.

It starts very mildly and sometimes I don't even notice it, but if I don't do anything about it the pain can get really bad. One time I couldn't focus on anything but the pain it was so bad. If I lower my upper body towards my legs or lay down the pain lessens and goes away within minutes.

When I was a kid I had a temporary form of Asthma, so at first I thought that maybe I developed a full case of asthma. However, I don't have a problem breathing. Taking deep breaths does hurt a little though. Usually if the pain gets bad I'll breath shallow, but not because my breathing is constricted.

Answers:
If the pain is primarily provoked by breathing, I'd tend to lead to plurecy. This isn't too horrible, just extremely painfull. Plurecy is when the plura (outside lining of the lungs) separates or dries out. the plura and the lungs then rub on each other causing pain. Upon inspiration (breathing in) pain can be moderate to severe, depending on the severity of the condition. Either way consult your doctor, they may have treatments for you, or something to help with the pain.

wow!

that's pretty extreme for an 18 year old!!!

did you have any big blows in the chest lately??

or maybe you have had a mild case of the flu??

i really really think that you should see a doctor before anything more serious happens!!

promise me you will!!

i'm a bit of a hypochondriach and if i were you i would've got it checked out ages ago!!!

anyways cheers!!

btw- check this out

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

cheers!!

EDIT- maybe you've developed some sort of tumor there!!
GET IT CHECKED OUT!!

or maybe your 'guy' problem has something to do with it!

instead of asking complete strangers about it, ask your doctor, a professional who'll know your medical history and and actually be able to SEE what's going on!

i really do hope you get better soon, and that it isn't anything serious!! and don't let the whole 'tumor' thing worry you, i was just playin.

ps- thanx for answering my question!

cheers!!

ta ta!!

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