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Chest wall tenderness
Chest wall tenderness is any pain or discomfort felt when touching or pressing on the chest wall.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 33-year old male asked:
I am experiencing chest wall tenderness, chest pain or discomfort (quality: feels sharp or stabbing) (better by: rest) (worsened by: applying pressure on the chest) (severity: moderate) (time frame: sudden) (side: right) and cough.
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A 39-year old female asked:
Can costrochondritis cause chest pressure for months? Had heart tests, lung tests, labs, all normal. Ex smoker. No diagnosis is made but still have symptom in chest 4 months now. Push on chest wall tender, giving a hug hurts, worse whenstanding?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I had some chest wall tenderness a few years ago. While palpated upper chest area, & some chest pressure, no pain. CXR done a 1.5y ago, normal. Now pain between my shoulder blades, acid reflux & that same tenderness upper chest. have a CXR redone?
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A 61-year old male asked:
I had quad bypass surgery April 1, 2010. Still today, I have occasional chest-wall pain. It's so tender, it pains me sometimes just to touch the skin.
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A 25-year old female asked:
Hi. I had a benign finding breast US. Birads 2. Now my chest wall has been tender and swollen to the touch. My back is in pain always and I have tingles in my left leg. Is this cancer? Could the us be wrong? Im 25 years old female. Im so worried?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have reoccurring lyphnodes swollen on my right neck, that come and go, and my right chest wall has lumps that are tender and warm. My chest has been swollen/lumpy for months, should I go see a doctor?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Muscle shoulder blade dull ache, tender breast and nipple and random ache in chest wall , it radiators round the left side, post menopausal, no other symptoms other than a dull on off ache inside my arm and muscle to chest can this be muscla?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Can side effects of taking Roaccutane 10mg only display 7 months later after starting meds? increased upper back pain, chest wall pain, side rib area, breast tenderness, fatigue, short breath in 3 months. had dry cough for 4 weeks, ended 4 weeks ago.
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A 42-year old female asked:
Upper back pain,around shoulder blade, chest wall pain, side ribs area, breast tenderness, short-breath during activities & fatigue. Started about 3 months ago. Tired of taking pain meds. Can it be side effect of Roaccutane 10mg? Shud I see my gp?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Iv'e had upper back and chest wall pain for a month.When i lay down they hurt more.When pressing my chest it feels sore and painfull. What can it be?
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A 28-year old female asked:
After having a bad panic attack is it normal for my chest wall to feel sore hours later? Happens when I have really bad anxiety attacks.
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A 24-year old female asked:
Chest wall pain on7/5, developed bad cold like symptoms on7/6, developed stiff/sore neck today. Accidentally inhaled firework smoke on7/4. ER visit???
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A 39-year old female asked:
Could fatty liver that is borderline enlarged cause chest wall pain or rib pain? I am aching in my right kidney area and sore when you push. No UTI or kidney problems
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A 43-year old female asked:
What can cause a sharp pain under the right ribs if the ultrasound showed that i don't have any stones in my gallbladder a doctor at ultrasound said that the walls of my gallbladder are sick. I have pain for a week and it is very tender under the right r
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A 23-year old female asked:
Keep getting sore throats and stuffy nose. Do u know why ? Could this be due to having the bed next to the wall with the chimney breast ? :)
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A 24-year old female asked:
Left-sided dull chest pain for 36hrs. Hurts mostly when I move left arm. Also, tender to touch. Possible causes?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I got elbowled in the middle lower chest slight tenderness but it doesn't hurt to breathe, what can I do to relieve it?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I've been having intermittent cp for the past three days on the right side of my chest in the exact spot. It feels deep and sharp.No tenderness?
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A female asked:
Acid reflux? I drank soda for the first time in months, then woke up with chest pain on the right side and towards the middle. it's tender to touch.
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A 38-year old male asked:
I have just noticed a tender lump golfball sized right where chest meets by solar plexas..I have lost about 15 pounds so I am down to 250..its tender ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I'm ok when laying down or sitting but once I'm up the burning pain in upper back and sharpness around chest is awful. Under right rub is tender. Im25?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Small, brown lump on chest area? It seems to be going away, but I'm curious. It's moveable, and not tender.
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A 33-year old male asked:
I have a round bump in between my chest at the bottom where my stomach starts. It is tender and I am worried about it. Please help me understand.
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A male asked:
I can't figure out why my chest is always sore. Mostly in the morning but its always tender like in the center. Dr say my chest is fine lungs too;(?
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A male asked:
I'm 26 and having a slight pain in my far left chest when lifting arm and when sneezing once in a while it's tender?
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A 29-year old male asked:
In addition to my previous question, the gp confirmed the chest was tender and he could hear crackling when I breathe?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Chest pain with back pain that is also tender to push on is this most likely not a cardiac cause due to the nature of symptoms?
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A 34-year old female asked:
How long does the chest tenderness last with pneumonia? I have 5 pills left. The tenderness is mainly when I walk around a lot.
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A 36-year old female asked:
I have a sore chest inbetween my breasts and feels tender to touch. Feels like its bruised. Pain intensifies when I press on the area?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I fell a sleep my neck hanging towards chest, when i woke neck was stiff tender to touch with fever to area. Had pain for over a week. ?
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