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Tight Chest, Congested Feeling no Cough, Discomfort Taking Deep Breath
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Hi there
Your description of your symptoms is exactly the same as mine
Im relieved to finally discover there are others out there with same condition
Mine started over three weeks ago
Tightness in right lung when deep breathing
Moderate pain
No cough
I also sometimes feel a radiation up to my neck when deep breathing.
It’s worse at night when I lie down in bed
I sleep on my left side and I felt it
Turned to my right dude and had some relief
Otherwise no pain or tightness with shallow breathes
I’ve tried pain killers NSAID
I’ve tried inhaler but no effect
I wondered if something happened at the time of the onset
These are the things I noted:
I had been playing pickleball regularly maybe a little too much, but never breathlessness during that matches
I had to stop PB abruptly because I hurt my lower back, over extending
Another thing I changed before onset was I quit drinking alcohol. I didn’t drink large volumes in one sitting but I did have a few drinks every day
I see my doctor tomorrow for annual physical so will discuss with her
I feel I’m going to have a similar run around which no diagnosis
I just can’t afford to pay for all those tests I have terrible insurance
It now leaves me wondering if it has something to do with a COVID variant 🤷♀️
Anyway I wanted to share my experience to see if perhaps any others had similar life changes before onset
Welcome comments and advice
Thank you
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@trishia67, Your mention of “ I also sometimes feel a radiation up to my neck when deep breathing” caught my attention. I’m chasing a different issue unrelated to the discussion here, but I have recently learned there is a nerve called the ‘phrenic nerve’ which stems from the cervical spine, C3 C5…and this nerve has something to do with the function of the diaphragm, which of course is part of breathing. My shortness of breath gets better when I lay down (so it is positional) and I do have known issues in my cervical spine. No answers for me yet but I felt better just after finding the connection between these 2 dots. Best to all who read this…I hope it helps someone!
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Hi, have you looked into a diagnosis of costochondritis. This is a severe inflammation of the
chest wall. I have had it to to three times over the years due to lifting something heavy or can come from severe coughing. It's very painful and can last for weeks, even months. Best wishes to you.