Liz2010
17-11-15, 17:21
Hi before I write about the what I need help/advice on I just wanted to say that this forum is amazing. Spent ages reading through some of the posts and they have been so helpful for someone who suffers from great anxiety!!
For the past few days I have been feeling a weird sensation in my upper back shoulder area. I was getting a sharp/burning pain in my right shoulder area. The pain was coming If I took a deep breath or coughed deep. I have suffered from costochondritis before which is where you can get inflammation in the front of your chest. I thought it must be that again but at the back this time instead. But now I'm not so sure because the pain is also happening sometimes when I eat/swallow something. Not always but sometimes.
As its in the shoulder area I'm concerned it's coming from my lungs but I have no cough, wheezing etc. I did get a doctor to listen to my lungs she said they sounded clear and she said I had sprained a muscle in my shoulder/back area. But even she was not able to explain why the pain was happening occasionally when I swallowed food.
Also if it was coming from the lungs wouldn't I feel it at the from too? Also wouldn't it be constant every time I took a breath? It only happens intermittently. Sometimes I can take a deep breath with no issues!? Also if it was coming from the lungs why would swallowing make it worse?
For the past few days I have been feeling a weird sensation in my upper back shoulder area. I was getting a sharp/burning pain in my right shoulder area. The pain was coming If I took a deep breath or coughed deep. I have suffered from costochondritis before which is where you can get inflammation in the front of your chest. I thought it must be that again but at the back this time instead. But now I'm not so sure because the pain is also happening sometimes when I eat/swallow something. Not always but sometimes.
As its in the shoulder area I'm concerned it's coming from my lungs but I have no cough, wheezing etc. I did get a doctor to listen to my lungs she said they sounded clear and she said I had sprained a muscle in my shoulder/back area. But even she was not able to explain why the pain was happening occasionally when I swallowed food.
Also if it was coming from the lungs wouldn't I feel it at the from too? Also wouldn't it be constant every time I took a breath? It only happens intermittently. Sometimes I can take a deep breath with no issues!? Also if it was coming from the lungs why would swallowing make it worse?