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@picartist "Chest pain" is a pretty generic description. I have had chest pain caused by coughing, costochondritis, pleurisy, shortness of breath, arthritis, and undiagnosed coronary artery disease. They were all quite different.

Can you describe your pain? Local or generalized; front of chest, upper back or ribs; aching or sharp pain; what activities make it worse; better or worse in certain positions or at certain times of day? Once you are able to articulate this, it will be easier to find a doctor who can help.

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@sueinmn My pain hits on the right side or the left side and it is very painful. If I didn't know better I would be in an ambulance three or four days a week. My thought is the pain comes from coughing too much doing Huffs, etc.