A member asked:

Doc, why did my right chest and right hand felt so uncomfortable after drink some coffee? is it dangerous? is it some kind of dermatomal pain? thanks

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Complex, dermatomes: refers to the usual distribution of sensory nerve fibers extending from the spinal cord out to the body. If sensations are c/w a particular dermatome distribution, yet basis for sensation is not apparent within this distribution, the inference is that the basis for sensation is not peripheral in the innervated area but instead near the nerve roots, spinal cord, sensory cells themselves.

Answered 9/5/2014

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Pain : I do not see any reTionship between the two sites of pain. However the chest pain could be irritation of the esophagus caused by the coffee so I would consider staying away from coffee

Answered 9/4/2014

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