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Discomfort While Playing Frisbee, Sore Chest, Cannot Take Deep Breaths. What Is Wrong?

I was playing Frisbee two nights ago when I went up for a catch and collided with another player. I felt an immediate disconform, but keep playing. The next day the right side of my chest was extrememly sore and now I can t take deep breaths or lift my right arm . The pain is worse in the evenings and is dull and achy while resting, but turns to shooting stabbing pains when I attempt to use that part of my body. What s wrong? and what should I do?
Mon, 13 Aug 2012
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Hi Casie,
Thanks for putting up your problem at Healthcare Magic!
You might have injuried yourself seriously by the collision.
It can be a soft tissue injury but you could have had a fracture of ribs and may be a pneumothorax or a hemothorax where air or blood collects around the lung respectively; abnormally due to injury.
Please visit your physician and get an Xray chest.
You would need a good pain killer like Voveran Plus for 5 days and if any abnormality visible on Xray then to be treated accordingly.
I hope the advise would be helpful for you.
Take Care!
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Discomfort While Playing Frisbee, Sore Chest, Cannot Take Deep Breaths. What Is Wrong?

Hi Casie, Thanks for putting up your problem at Healthcare Magic! You might have injuried yourself seriously by the collision. It can be a soft tissue injury but you could have had a fracture of ribs and may be a pneumothorax or a hemothorax where air or blood collects around the lung respectively; abnormally due to injury. Please visit your physician and get an Xray chest. You would need a good pain killer like Voveran Plus for 5 days and if any abnormality visible on Xray then to be treated accordingly. I hope the advise would be helpful for you. Take Care!