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I woke up and it felt like my heart was stuck. it felt like someone was stabbing my lungs. slept on my left side. it really hurts?
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Chest pain: At your age it is very unlikely to be heart related. however, more information is needed about the characteristic of the pain, location, associated modifier factors, and and so on to give you a possible cause. At your age , muscleskeletal pain is the most likely explanation but you should go a visit your physician if no improvement.
Answered 8/15/2017
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