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Pain in chest , hard to breathe

Sent to Health Experts August 21, 2005 1:53 p.m.

My husband has a sharp pain just under his rib cage, its affecting his breathing, he says it hurts to breath in but not out. What could this be?

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August 21, 2005 1:55 p.m. (2 minutes and 12 seconds later)

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It could be a heart attack. It could also be a lung infection. Either way, better to be safe than sorry. Give the doctor a call, or head to the ER.

Kerry

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Sent August 21, 2005 4:22 p.m. (2 hours and 12 minutes later)

Hi Kerry, thanks for the answer, one nurse says pericarditis, are you familiar with this? His pain is lower than his heart, right by his last rib on the left side. Now i am just wondering, we have been painting in the house for the last few days, he did the ceilings, could this maybe strain a muscle? Trying to figure this out, we unfortunatly lost our insurance due to a longer then expected layoff. Thanks again for any answers you might have.

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August 21, 2005 4:36 p.m. (13 minutes and 49 seconds later)

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