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Why does my left side feel tight despite normal reports?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 27-year-old male. For about the last year, I have had this weird sensation on my left side, from my left hip up to below the bottom of my left ribcage. It is mostly just when I am lying on my side. When I lay on my left side, it feels like I am laying on something like a flat pie... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Most probably, you have musculoskeletal pain. Characteristics of musculoskeletal pain are: 1. Dull aching. 2. Increase with certain movements and certain positions. 3. Tender muscles. Do you have similar features? Do you practice heavy exercise? What kind of work do y... Read Full »
Why do I have stretching pain in the lower part of my ribs?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 42-year-old male. I am getting a stretching pain in the lower part of my ribs, front and back on right-hand side for past one week. It feels like it is under my ribs on base.Kindly help. Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for your query. You have musculoskeletal pain which is dull and tight pain that increases with movement and taking the breath. Local Voltaren (Diclofenac) gel three times per day and Deep Heat cream three times per day for two weeks will improve it. The other ... Read Full »
I have chest pain but the reports are normal. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor,I am 36 years old. I am feeling a chest pain from the last three days. About nine months ago, echo, angiography, etc., were done which were normal. Still, pain is felt. Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are many causes of chest pain: Musculoskeletal: It is a stabbing type of pain, very annoying, and is associated with tenderness, usually following trauma, abrupt violent movement, uncomfortable sleeping position or exposure to extreme cold weather. Heart att... Read Full »
Why do I have discomfort and numbness in my left arm?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 25-year-old man. For the past few weeks, I have had a feeling of discomfort and numbness in my left arm and heart. Also, I have discomfort and kind of pain in my armpits. I can also feel tingling pain in my bones from fingers to toes. Please help. Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is less likely for a young person without risk factors like diabetes, hypertension, and a family history of smoking to have chest pain. I suggest that your pain is due to a musculoskeletal sprain. Chest pain is usually related to efforts and its deep, suffocatin... Read Full »
I have pain in my right chest that radiates to the elbow. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 24 year old young professional. For the last three months, I have been having this sudden pain in the right chest that would go through my armpit down to my elbow. It would be so painful that I cannot move until the pain subsides. I have a sedentary lifestyle. So, it could not ... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have musculoskeletal pain which causes severe sharp pain especially when you move or breathe. This could be caused by exposure to direct air conditioner or fan. Please let me know if you have any skin redness or vesicles. I suggest applying Deep heat cream thri... Read Full »
I have chest pain on my left side. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, Some days I get cramping for a few seconds between the middle of the chest and the breast bone. Also, I feel warm on the left side of the chest just above the ribs into the breast and the chest feels a little painful. Kindly help. Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. Chest pain may be caused due to various causes in which some of which are very serious such as heart attacks. It is also seen in young aged people, especially smokers. Although most cases are benign like musculo... Read Full »
Give me a solution for fluctuating pain on both sides of the chest.
Query: Hi doctor,I have been having a fluctuating (comes and goes) type of pain in both sides of the chest for the last three years. However, the frequency has been increased in the last five months. I had gone through TMT and 2D echo tests three years before. Both these tests were perfect. I got whole bod... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From what you mentioned, most likely, you have musculoskeletal pain. Musculoskeletal pain is dull aching and increases with movement or taking in your breath. The cause is most likely due to doing exercises. Chest pain has four dangerous causes that have been excluded ... Read Full »
Why am I having pain in the chest and arm though all the reports are normal?
Query: Hi doctor, I have a lot of chest pain and arm pain for the last few months. Especially my underarm and sides of the chest, and under chest worsens when pressed. All my reports are clear (blood and urine test, barium swallow, neck sonography, ECG, chest and arm X-ray). Though arm X-ray had slight ca... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From what you have mentioned, most likely you have musculoskeletal pain. Which may be due to trauma or strenuous exercise. Please provide me with a chest X-ray in order to exclude other serious diseases. Musculoskeletal pain is characterised with pain with inspiratio... Read Full »