Left side and upper back pain and sharper when I take a deep

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 I HAVE PAIN IN MY UPPER LEFT BACK WHEN I MOVE OR BREATH . IT CAN BE VERY SHARP WHEN TRYING TO SLEEP .

THANKS KELLY

 

Most likely gas induced muscle pain.

I have the same pain and I am starting to worry, I am not a smoker nor have I ever been a smoker. I think I will get a mri, due to being very worried!!!!

I posted this on my Facebook wall  yesterday: "all of a sudden, i got this terrible upper back pain,running through my chest. no cough/colds,strenuous activities whatsoever. i remember experiencing a lower back pain in d past;maybe years ago. . . but,this is more severe. medical peep, could it be arthritis?"  

I kept on researching on the possible cause of this discomfort until I was led to this site... So far,  the only culprit I could think of are the oily foods I took the day before. Or overeating, perhaps... My upper back pain worsened this morning that I couldn't sit. To my surprise, after bed rest, the pain was partially relieved... But, when I was eating this morning, I felt some kind of (bearable) pain on my left chest every time I would swallow.  Could this be dyspepsia?  To all of you experiencing the same pain,how's your eating habits? Please check out this link  

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I recommend going to a doctor and doing a chest X-ray immediately. Not as a doctor, but as someone who already had those symptoms.

 

After a bit of looking into it the doctor found that I had a primary pneumothorax. It occurs when air escapes from the lungs to inside the chest cavity because of something like a hole in the lung tissue. The air trapped inside creates pressure mostly on the upper back of the lung that is damaged and is more painful when you breathe in because of the pressure. This happens more commonly with smokers. Treatment can be just rest or a small incision to remove the trapped air depending on the case.

 

Even if that is not your case, such unilateral pain should be investigated.

This could be asthma, do you feel weezy and does it happen early in the morning after sleeping? speak to your DR, I get this every morning as I have bad asthma

I got the same pain and breathing issues since starting an ace inhibitor if anybody is taking one please state so we can see if there is a pattern

I am a sophomore in high school and ever time I take a deep breathe I feel a sharp pain in the middle of my back near my spine I don't smoke but I do gymnastics it started hurting when I was just standing waiting for my turn and it has been hurting for about 2 days straight i don't know what this is, can someone please answer me my mom thinks that it will heal its self over time as long as I take it easy in practice and ice it when I can. But I'm worried that it's something more than that

My pain is under my left shoulder blade. I have had horrible bronchitis for 3 days now. Diagnosed by a doctor. Last night I started feeling the uncomfortable pain under my left shoulder blade. Anyone know if it's because I Have been coughing horribly due to the bronchitis? Help please. Other than this I am healthy.

Hey everyone, when I went to brush my teeth and bent over when got a pain on the left side that almost brought me to my knees. Like many people, I started thinking the worst… heart attack, lung collapses, smoker disease!?! Wow, I was going headed to the hospital when I read that someone mention acid reflex on this site. I thought, yes my stomach is very, very sensitive. I toke some Rolaids, and started feeling better. I don’t know if this is a fix for everyone, and I am not a doctor so I am not giving advice. Check with a doctor!

I had this same problem it hurt with every breath after 2 cat scans and 2 kidney stone checks they still could not figure out what was worng.  My mother who is not a doctor told them it sounds like plursey so they said lets give it a shot.  they gave me an anti-inflamitory and I was good to go withen 20min.  Followed up with 800mg of ibprofin 4xs a day 2 days.  I have never had a problem since.  :0)

I too have this pain it is a very deep muscle. They are doing a treatment that they use a botox injection, because steriod inj can't penetrate that deeply. Ice pack 20 minutes every hour ibuprofen 800mg every 8hrs and also a tens unit drs can prescribe this. Deep massage helps as well

Sounds like you popped a rib out (or maybe a couple) it has happened to me three times. Saturday morning being the third. Going for an xray tomorrow morning but I know this kind of pain. It's probably a rib that popped out of place.

Mine started today,had it all day now applying heat...hurts to move around in different positions and take a deep breath.....any thoughts????