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Every morning i wake up with a soreness in middle/upper chest area and it feels worse when i take a deep breath. wondering what this could be?

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Dr. James Burns answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

At your age: it is not likely a serious condition. Based on the information you have provided my guess is a chest wall condition especially if aggravated by chest wall movement. That being said, I would still recommend you discuss this with your primary care doctor for a more thorough evaluation,

Dr Christensen agreed

Answered 2/24/2018

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