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Pain inside ribs and skin getting red...

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ShinNL

ShinNL

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Well, I don't wanna be that guy, but eh, should I worry about this pain I'm having in my chest for a week? It's the kind of pain like as if I had a random fork in my body and sometimes it hurts randomly with the wrong movement. When I wake up in the morning I feel like I've been beaten up. I have a hard time pin-pointing where exactly the pain is, one moment I think it's my back, then underneath my ribs, then just in my abdomen.

Now what prompted me into alarm mode is that I noticed red, irritated skin on my left side. I thought it must've been coincidence, but now I see like the same irritated skin on 2 more spots, together all 3 seems to kind of highlight the bottom of my left lung.

It's 4 AM here so I can't really do much and tomorrow I have to go to a friend to celebrate his birthday, but yeah... I guess I should go to the hospital on Sunday, right?
 
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Mike M

Nick N
In before "eat pizza."

Yes, definitely see a doctor. Actually making an appointment is probably cheaper than visiting the ER if that's what you're thinking by saying that you're going to go to the hospital.
 
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ToxicAdam

Member
Skip your friends party and go to a walk-in clinic instead.

Don't waste your whole Sunday waiting in a hospital. They will move you to the back of the line.
 
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ItAintEasyBeinCheesy

it's 4th of July in my asshole
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Hahaha they had the Hot Kinky Joe gif when I searched for this.
 
ShinNL

ShinNL

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I haven't seen a doctor in years. It seems like I can't even visit a hospital even I don't visit general practitioner first, which I currently don't have assigned. Ugh.
 
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phaonaut

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Want to add one more thing.

I went to the hospital about a month ago for chest pains, they moved me right to the front of the line. I saw a doctor within 5 mins. Chest pain is a priority case, so don't wait just get up early in the morning and go.
 
kiunchbb

kiunchbb

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Soneet said:
I haven't seen a doctor in years. It seems like I can't even visit a hospital even I don't visit general practitioner first, which I currently don't have assigned. Ugh.
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You can call a doctor's office for an appointment, do it asap since the wait time can be pretty long, do you have insurance?
 
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mltplkxr

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Sounds like something that happens to me from time to time (very rarely). It goes away after a day or two though. A good rule of thumb with health issues is : if it's lasted for a week or more, go see a doctor.
So, go see a doctor.
 
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Sent

Member
mltplkxr said:
Sounds like something that happens to me from time to time (very rarely). It goes away after a day or two though. A good rule of thumb with health issues is : if it's lasted for a week or more, go see a doctor.
So, go see a doctor.
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That's your rule of thumb? Sounds like a good way to die.
 
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Vilix

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1, Stop posting on the internet.
2, Go see doctor ASAP.
 
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MikeDown

Banned
My best guess would be some sort of clot, but I'm no doctor and its been years since my certification expired, however I did stay at a Holiday Inn once.
 
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slit

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Uhhh you've had this for over a week. You need do something now. The ER does not close and it sounds like it's getting worse.
 
ShinNL

ShinNL

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I'm kinda screwed, I just logged into my insurance website and I never signed out from the old GP. I need to change it to my current city, but these practices only open on Monday. Hope it doesn't worsen by then.
 
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mltplkxr

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Sent said:
That's your rule of thumb? Sounds like a good way to die.
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Hmm... Now that I think about it, I think it's a rule of thumb for the flu or a cold. I kind of applied it to everything else because I usually don't go to the doctor unless it's something really serious. Something like I-can't-walk-anymore serious.
 
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slit

Member
Soneet said:
I'm kinda screwed, I just logged into my insurance website and I never signed out from the old GP. I need to change it to my current city, but these practices only open on Monday. Hope it doesn't worsen by then.
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What? You can't just go to the ER with your insurance?
 
Zoe

Zoe

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Soneet said:
I'm kinda screwed, I just logged into my insurance website and I never signed out from the old GP. I need to change it to my current city, but these practices only open on Monday. Hope it doesn't worsen by then.
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Where the fuck are you where you can't go to the ER without a GP?
 
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GaimeGuy

Volunteer Deputy Campaign Director, Obama for America '16
The people saying Shingles:

I've hhad Shingles before, and the paain isn't associated with any movement, at least, it wasn't when I had it (Shingles is the chickenpox virus. The virus lies dormant in your nervous system and then reawakens randomly years after you have chickenpox.).

I don't think it's shingles, especially since the pain is moving around.

OP, go to the ER
 
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Hisher

Neo Member
Soneet said:
I'm kinda screwed, I just logged into my insurance website and I never signed out from the old GP. I need to change it to my current city, but these practices only open on Monday. Hope it doesn't worsen by then.
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Quit fucking around and walk into your nearest hospital. Worry about the insurance after the fact.
 
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slit

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GaimeGuy said:
The people saying Shingles:

I've hhad Shingles before, and the paain isn't associated with any movement, at least, it wasn't when I had it (Shingles is the chickenpox virus. The virus lies dormant in your nervous system and then reawakens randomly years after you have chickenpox.).

I don't think it's shingles, especially since the pain is moving around.

OP, go to the ER
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I have a suspicion of what it is but I'm not going to play internet doctor.
 
ShinNL

ShinNL

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But I've had it this pain for a week. I really want it checked out, but I'm not sure if it's ER worthy. I'm kinda short on cash and I don't really want to pay the deductible of max €350.

PS. I know I sound like a damn annoying person at the moment. It's weird to be on this side of this kind of thread.
 
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Photolysis

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Soneet said:
But I've had it this pain for a week. I really want it checked out, but I'm not sure if it's ER worthy. I'm kinda short on cash and I don't really want to pay the deductible of max €350.

PS. I know I sound like a damn annoying person at the moment. It's weird to be on this side of this kind of thread.
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You do not fuck about with chest problems like this.

Priorities people, priorities.
 
Zoe

Zoe

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Soneet said:
But I've had it this pain for a week. I really want it checked out, but I'm not sure if it's ER worthy. I'm kinda short on cash and I don't really want to pay the deductible of max €350.
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This goes against everything I've ever heard about the NHS.
 
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Hisher

Neo Member
Soneet said:
But I've had it this pain for a week. I really want it checked out, but I'm not sure if it's ER worthy. I'm kinda short on cash and I don't really want to pay the deductible of max €350.

PS. I know I sound like a damn annoying person at the moment. It's weird to be on this side of this kind of thread.
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You aren't the first person to use that excuse and you certainly won't be the last but this pain is not normal for you and it is my recommendation you get it checked immediately.
 
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Nether!

Member
Earlier this summer I had a terrible shooting pain in the side and upper chest. It felt like I was being stabbed with a knife and got to the point that I couldn't walk normally or go down stairs without pain.
I was pretty concerned.
It turned out to be costochondritis, an inflammation of my connective tissue.
There wasn't anything the doctor said I could really do except deal with it until the pain went away.
 
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PoweredBySoy

Banned
Play some video games first - whatever you do don't play Lost Planet 3 - and then maybe hit up a hospital after getting some ice cream or something. What's the worst that could happen, right?
 
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railGUN

Banned
Classic demonic possession. You don't need a doctor, you need a god damn priest!

But seriously, go to the hospital.
 
ShinNL

ShinNL

Member
Nether! said:
Earlier this summer I had a terrible shooting pain in the side and upper chest. It felt like I was being stabbed with a knife and got to the point that I couldn't walk normally or go down stairs without pain.
I was pretty concerned.
It turned out to be costochondritis, an inflammation of my connective tissue.
There wasn't anything the doctor said I could really do except deal with it until the pain went away.
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I hope it's that, I played paintball 2 weeks ago and did get shot on my left side (though not 100% the same spot).
 
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Schlookum

Neo Member
Does it hurt to breath deep? It could possibly be pleurisy. Either way get to the doctor, find out if there is a more serious underlying cause.
 
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