Originally posted by Silky Johnson
Ice it. 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off, repeat. And take a couple extra strength ibuprofen, and continue to take them every 4-6 hours. The sooner you can decrease inflammation, the better.
Fortunately, I assume, you will be on a flight for a few hours....because you'll want to keep some weight off it. If you can wrap it with a tensor bandage or some other kind of stability device, that would also be good.
Apr-02-2013 19:11
srussell0018
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Originally posted by OrangestO
This isn't about physics, this is about waves.
Apr-02-2013 19:12
Silky Johnson
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For years I have experienced a strange, totally sporadic, chest pain. The best way I can describe it is that it feels like I have a bubble in my lung - producing an extremely sharp pain upon inspiration, that doesn't go away until I actually take a deep breath and feel the "bubble" "pop".
I even went to the ER once, because I got paranoid that maybe it was a blood clot in my lung and I would have a stroke (lol, still a smoker back then). They did an ECG and all kinds of blood tests and the doctor told me it was nothing - likely just inflammation of the muscles in and around my ribcage. I wasn't really satisfied with that answer..it didn't seem inclusive enough based on my symptoms. Additionally, I know other people who have experienced this same thing - there HAS to be a name for it!
So today I got the pain again - but it lasted far longer than it normally does. I googled my exact description of the pain and discovered that what I have is called precordial catch syndrome.
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Holy fuck, I'm pretty sure I have that
I've suffered from a similar pain for years now and have taken all sorts of medicine for it, as well as had all the ECG and usual tests and got nothing.
You guys aren't alone! Happens to me from time to time too
Apr-02-2013 21:04
Silky Johnson
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Originally posted by Lews
Holy fuck, I'm pretty sure I have that
I've suffered from a similar pain for years now and have taken all sorts of medicine for it, as well as had all the ECG and usual tests and got nothing.
Right? Pretty goddamn satisfied now, aren't you??
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Originally posted by wotyzoid
That's happened to me before, but I never felt a "bubble", just a sharp pain.
See, it's definitely ALL about the bubble sensation. There is no mistaking it. I would say it's the defining characteristic of this particular pain that separates it from other types of chest pain. I have never been able to describe this pain without saying that it feels like a bubble in my lung. Heh.
Registered: Feb 2007
Location: Hugging Whales And Saving Trees
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Originally posted by Silky Johnson
Right? Pretty goddamn satisfied now, aren't you??
See, it's definitely ALL about the bubble sensation. There is no mistaking it. I would say it's the defining characteristic of this particular pain that separates it from other types of chest pain. I have never been able to describe this pain without saying that it feels like a bubble in my lung. Heh.
Yeah, and I was always afraid that the bubble feeling was really just my heart about to explode.
The worst thing about it is that, unless you have a 12 lead on WHILE you're experiencing the pain - there's really no way to know that it is, in fact, your heart. I mean, unless you did at some point have a huge fucking MI...then it would show up as q waves regardless. But then you would have already known that for sure. Sooooooooooooooo yeah.
