Hello,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
I understand your concern.
You are suffering from what is known as atypical chest pain, which could be muscular in origin or could also be due to costochondritis, where there is inflammation of the cartilage that connects all the ribs together. It does not seem to be due to any cardiac cause considering your age, neither it seems to be related to the lungs. I can rule out GERD too, which is also one of the reasons of reflux disorder, as you have not mentioned any reflux symptoms. Still to be on the safer side, I will advise you a Chest X-Ray and ECG.
As of now, I will advise you to try a mild analgesic for a week. You can try Advil or Aleve twice daily after food for a week. You can update me is there is any improvement on taking the medicine. Also, if you do get the investigations done, kindly share the results.
Regards.
Patient replied :
Could the inflammation of the cartilage have persisted even for almost 4 years? What kind of Chest X ray should I ask to be done?
Hello,
If medicines are not taken the inflammation can be chronic, and keeps showing up intermittently.
I will advise Chest X-RAY both AP view and Laterl view.
Regards.
Patient replied :
Hello,
If medicines are not taken the inflammation can be chronic, and keeps showing up intermittently.
I will advise Chest X-RAY both AP view and Lateral view.
Regards.
Hello,
Since the pain disappeared on taking Aleve it confirms the diagnosis of muscle related pain or costochondritis and rules out something sinister.
I will advise you a CT chest and share the reports with me.
Regards.