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I was sick with a headcold for two weeks that moved down to my chest. While getting over a severe, hacking cough, I woke up one morning with a painful area that hurts when I press on a certain rib near my sternum. It is about halfway up my ribcage and is bilateral, although, it hurt twice as much on my left as my right. It hurt to actually breathe and especially when I sneezed or coughing. It hurt to sit up and it was too painful to sleep on my stomach. I am also short of breath.
After three weeks, it is getting better but still hurts. I have been trying to expand my lungs and the only thing that is helping is swimming.
I was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience or knows what this sounds like? I don't know what it feels like to fracture a rib or have lung scarring. I thought if I pulled a muscle, it would have gone away by now.
Please help!!
Sounds like pleurisy.
Go in and ask the doc for some steroids to help you breathe and relieve the pain.
