A member asked:

I have dull pain/soreness upper left chest area over the breast. discomfort if i cough. had a bad viral cough for 1-1/2 weeks but it was better 3 days?

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Costochondritis: It's quite likely that you've sustained a 'musculoskeletal' injury from coughing. This could cause the symptoms you describe-and if you press on the area, I suspect it would hurt more. Any pain in the left chest of course raises the possibility of heart trouble -but it seems you are relatively young and female (2 things that count in your favor regarding heart disease). If the pain is bad, see MD.

Answered 7/11/2018

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