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Suggest Treatment For Sharp Pain In Left Shoulder With Nausea
I am having sharp pain in my left shoulder blade along with slight nausea and numbness down my left arm. It is pretty constant although does get a little sharper if I breath in deeply and the pain inceases 10-fold if I cough. I had a similar problem at the same time last month that lasted a week and a half. At that time I went to the doctor who did blood work and a chest xray,but didn't find any issues so assumed it was a pinched nerve of some sort. It went away on it's own. Now a month to the day, I am having the same issue. I'm mid cycle and should be ovulating around now, not sure if that is somehow related but wanted to mention it because the timing seems more than a coincidence. I'm not on any medications and stopped taking birth control pills 3.5 months ago. Any ideas on what might be causing this?
Tue, 9 Sep 2014
Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist, Dr. Sabiha Banu's Response
hai,this could be due to the entrapment of the nerve branch from the neck region. thats why the pain is radiating to the arm & slowly down to the chest while coughing or taking deep breath.please follow daily physiotherapy exercises of the hand. check out for any related cervical disc problems,thyroid levels,calcium,sugar levels. pregablin or gabapentin therapy added with metylcobalamine will be of good help thank you.take care
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Suggest Treatment For Sharp Pain In Left Shoulder With Nausea
hai,this could be due to the entrapment of the nerve branch from the neck region. thats why the pain is radiating to the arm & slowly down to the chest while coughing or taking deep breath.please follow daily physiotherapy exercises of the hand. check out for any related cervical disc problems,thyroid levels,calcium,sugar levels. pregablin or gabapentin therapy added with metylcobalamine will be of good help thank you.take care