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I have a pressure feeling in my left shoulder, sometimes coming down to my chest. i feel it a bit more when i take a deep breath.it kind of has the same"restless leg" feeling. should i be concerned?

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Dr. John Fung answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Get it checked out: Given your age, this is likely not to be serious, however depending on other medical conditions, nature of the pressure, length of time, associated symptoms, such as shortness of breath, radiation of pain, association with eating, cough, etc., may necessitate further testing. This could be heart, lung, esophagus, stomach or musculoskeletal in nature, not possible to distinguish without more info.

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Chest Pain: The easy answer to your question is yes. Women can have atypical symptoms that can be cardiac in origin. If you have exertional worsening, a family history of heart problems, or a medical problem like hypertension or diabetes or hyperlipidemia the. I would be even more worried. If all this is negative you should still get checked asap. Of course musculoskeletal-skeletal and pleurisy possible 2.

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