I had neck surgery 10/25/06. I was given too much Morphine (40mg in 2 hrs) and I stopped breathing. My heart didn't stop but they still did chest compressions to get me breathing again. I now have really bad pains in my chest and sternum. It hurts really bad when I move or bend. I moved my arm the wrong way this morning and it felt like a knife going through me. It brought tears. I can handle pain so this is really bothering me. I am waiting now on my nurse to return my call. Any comments??
About six months, I was in a seriously painful car accident and my car was completely totalled. My sternum was very sore afterwards but got better, but now I find that it feels as if the accident just happened yesterday. It hurts all the time, and I get no sleep. Any ideas?
I'm having a problem with my sternum as well. Today someone was messing around with me, and gave me a really strong bear hug from behind. He put his arms around me and pulled with his fists right in the middle of my chest. I think i felt/heard something pop, and immediately afterwards, i had a sharp pain in the middle of my chest. I can't laugh, cough, put clothes on or off, and sneezing really really hurts. I also just got over a nasty cold, so i still have a terrible cough. When i do any of those things, the pain in my chest is really really sharp and makes me feel like I'm going to puke. Did i do something to break/fracture my sternum? because the other stories seem to sound just like mine. and i have the same simptoms.
Same thing with me I was wrestling and got hit really hard in my sternum at first I couldn't even breath or get out of bed but by the third day I could barley do a pushup now it's a week and 1 day and it doesn't hurt if I'm not doing anything although I can't do pushups well the only times it hurts is when I'm playing sports or coughing, even laughing but the worst is sneezing wich for some reason I have been doing a lot lately
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