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Left mid thoracic pain 24/7 for 3 months now.

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fiona66001
fiona66001

I wonder if anyone can relate to this ?  

I’ve had a pain VERY LOCALISED slightly to the left of my mid back.  It’s there all the time. Worse with deep inhaling. Nothing else really aggravates it. ?  Dr say s muscular, osteopath say stuck emotion.  (Haha google says pancreatic cancer).  I’ve no weight loss and no other real symptoms. Just this continued nag. Which I’ve had now for around 12 wks 

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  • Volleyballmom
    Volleyballmom fiona66001

    Posted

    Hi Fiona,

    What triggered your pain?

    I certainly can relate but my pain is on my right side upper side (Thorasic).

    In 2011 I was in a car accident (rear ended) I was at a stop sign, when a car rear ended me at 40 MPH. Imediatly I experience a mild pain (felt I got stung by a bee. Sorry getting off track.

    For month my Orthopedic told me the same muscular. Weeks and months whent by, symptoms worsening including with deep breaths, and finally after seeing other specialists, I finally got an MRI to reviled that I have a herniated disk. Buy this time the damage on my disc became permanently. Since 2011  I suffer with pain, specially with twisting, bending and occasionaly with breathing.

    After I saw a pain Specialist, I have had several procedures Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) is a procedure, chiropractic, massages and an implant spinal cord stimulus (what a joke).

    My recommendation is, is to see an Orthopedic(If you have not done so) and see a chiropractor. Since you have been dealing with this now for 12 weeks, you should get an MRI.

    I wish you the best and I hope you can find the right Doctor.

    Ana

  • amkoffee
    amkoffee fiona66001

    Posted

    My first guess is something that I experienced once. This was on my left side just around the last rib and wrapped around to my back. It was extremely painful not just a nagging pain but I believe it could just be a mild case with yours. I wonder if you pulled an intercoastel muscle. They are between each rib holding the rib cage together but allowing it to expand when you take a breath. If that is what your problem is you can expect it to take about a month to heal and stop hurting. There's really not much you can do about it but you might bring it up to a chiropractor and see if he has some techniques for helping muscle pulls. I was in so much pain that my doctor put me on Prednisone and Gabapentin to help deal with the pain and inflammation.

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