Pain under left shoulder blade / rib pain - 01/24/09 04:12 PM
For the past few weeks I've been having pain under my left shoulder blade in my back. I've also been waking up at night with rib pain. (Stomach sleeper) The other night I tried to lay in bed and I had really sharp pain in my chest bone. It seemed to go away when I layed on my back with my head/chest elevated with pillows on the sofa.
I saw my family dr yesterday for a physical and I should of mentioned something to him, but being stubburn and thinking I'd be fine I let it slid, by mid afternoon yesterday I was wishing I would of spoke up.
I know my blood pressure was up yesterday 104/164, which in the past for me is an indicator that I'm usually in more pain then I realize. (Family dr said he was going to send my rhuemy a letter letting him know we need to keep an eye on my pain & blood pressure).
I'm just wondering if anyone else has had issues like this and what helps to releave the pain? (Been doing heat, muscle relaxers & pain pills) I don't see my rhuemy for a few more weeks.
This past summer I had issues like this and ended up in ER, the ER dr thought it was plurisy, but no real diagnoses was made. I had pain when breathing last time.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Kim
I saw my family dr yesterday for a physical and I should of mentioned something to him, but being stubburn and thinking I'd be fine I let it slid, by mid afternoon yesterday I was wishing I would of spoke up.
I know my blood pressure was up yesterday 104/164, which in the past for me is an indicator that I'm usually in more pain then I realize. (Family dr said he was going to send my rhuemy a letter letting him know we need to keep an eye on my pain & blood pressure).
I'm just wondering if anyone else has had issues like this and what helps to releave the pain? (Been doing heat, muscle relaxers & pain pills) I don't see my rhuemy for a few more weeks.
This past summer I had issues like this and ended up in ER, the ER dr thought it was plurisy, but no real diagnoses was made. I had pain when breathing last time.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Kim