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What to do if your chest feels tight, like there is a lot pressure?

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Dr. Stevan Cordas answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Chest pressure: Make sure it is not your heart expressing itself first. See you doctor asap. If it is not your heart, send in another question.

Answered 8/3/2012

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The past few weeks when i lay on my side my chest feels extremely tight & feel pressure on my sternum as well. Had a c section3 weeks ago.Related?

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The somewhat dull pain is right in the middle of my chest. Pain worsens when I stretch up. It used to crack and feel relief when I stretched, but now the pain just remains when I stretch and feels like a tight pulling kind of pressure pain?

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My blood pressure is 105 over 70 is that normal for me? Im 29yrs old male 150lbs and i keep having tightness from the center and above my chest.

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