Originally Posted by
pepperutchie
hi i had that same thing for months on and off,it feels like you cannot take in a deep breath and ive had pain in my sternum as well as upper back and shoulders and the one that really frightens me is breast pain mostly on the left.ive had mammo and ultrasound last march and everything is fine and been diagnosed with costochondritiis so it think all this pain and chest tightening comes from it and muscle spasm.it may be resulting from muscle tension for i have this anxiety for 7 years now.As a physiotherapist i do some stretching for the upper extremities as well as chest and back muscles.