Concerned about rib pain - muscle pain or something else?
I noticed today on and off I had been getting some pain in the right side rib and a bit around the back. The pain is worse when I am lifting, moving, twisting, breathing in deeply and feels sharp and sometimes almost like an electric shock.
Me being me, I think holy moly it's a blood clot or a serious lung problem. Should I go to my GP or A&E? I am panicking and I know that won't be helping and is making my chest feel even tighter. It doesn't feel sore or tender to touch but sore when I move or breathe in deeply but especially when I move.
To be fair, I did sleep on a pulled out futon last night and my pillow was quite a distance from the mattress so my side would have been on the floor pretty much and I don't know if maybe that has something to do with it
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