Sign-in to Ask A Doctor - 24x7
OR
Sign in with Google
Suggest Treatment For Right Sided Body Pain In An Obese Person
Question: I have pain when I sleep on my right side...it aches when I wake up after sleeping on it.
When I get up and move around in the morning the pain goes away...
I have fatty liver and I am overweight but other that that i am ok.
When I get up and move around in the morning the pain goes away...
I have fatty liver and I am overweight but other that that i am ok.
Brief Answer:
Welcome back
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern.
Well, although, according to your age, this is nothing to worry about, there are some tests I would like you to run, so we can safely exclude every possible cause. First, this is not a pain derived from heart arteries (coronary arteries) as it has different characteristics, therefore nothing to worry about in that domain.
However, this may come from acute or chronic inflammation of the within ribcage linings: pleura and pericardium. Tests I would recommend would be:
- echo cardiogram - which would evaluate the pericardium as a possible cause for your pain
- plain chest X-ray - which would depict any lung problem that could cause your pain
My strongest suspicion is that this may be an inflammation of the in-between-ribcage muscles' inflammation due to posture or exposing to cold. In this case, a short (5-7 day) course of over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) would help.
I hope I was helpful with my answer. I am happy to help, if you have followup questions. Please rate the answer, if you do not.
Kindest regards,
Dr. Meriton
Welcome back
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern.
Well, although, according to your age, this is nothing to worry about, there are some tests I would like you to run, so we can safely exclude every possible cause. First, this is not a pain derived from heart arteries (coronary arteries) as it has different characteristics, therefore nothing to worry about in that domain.
However, this may come from acute or chronic inflammation of the within ribcage linings: pleura and pericardium. Tests I would recommend would be:
- echo cardiogram - which would evaluate the pericardium as a possible cause for your pain
- plain chest X-ray - which would depict any lung problem that could cause your pain
My strongest suspicion is that this may be an inflammation of the in-between-ribcage muscles' inflammation due to posture or exposing to cold. In this case, a short (5-7 day) course of over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) would help.
I hope I was helpful with my answer. I am happy to help, if you have followup questions. Please rate the answer, if you do not.
Kindest regards,
Dr. Meriton
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
thank you. I have had a chest x ray a few months ago and that was clear.
My husband has the portable air con at the end of our bed.
I hope it may be just a chill.
Should I still request another x ray etc.
My husband has the portable air con at the end of our bed.
I hope it may be just a chill.
Should I still request another x ray etc.
Brief Answer:
Welcome back
Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
I am glad I have been of help. I would recommend you to run the tests as I recommended them. Although I think there is nothing to worry about, still an X-ray should be done, so a possible acute process could be excluded.
I hope this helps. Please close the discussion and rate the answer, if you do not have further questions. Wish you a good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Meriton
Welcome back
Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
I am glad I have been of help. I would recommend you to run the tests as I recommended them. Although I think there is nothing to worry about, still an X-ray should be done, so a possible acute process could be excluded.
I hope this helps. Please close the discussion and rate the answer, if you do not have further questions. Wish you a good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Meriton
Note: For further queries related to coronary artery disease and prevention, click here.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Answered by
Get personalised answers from verified doctor in minutes across 80+ specialties
