I experience an episode of sever pain in my lower chest/upper adominal area,,,no problem with breathing, but pain bad enough to have me in a cold sweat for half an hour.  Never happened before, I know what pnuemonia feels like and it wasnt that.  Never had any digestion problems before either.  Any ideas?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Lower chest and upper abdominal pain is mostly seen with either lung diseases or abdominal diseases. Lung diseases like pleural effusion, pneumonia etc. can't cause similar symptoms. Abdominal diseases like gastritis, intestinal infection etc. can also cause similar symptoms. So consult doctor and get done 1. Chest x-ray to rule out lung related diseases. 2. Ultrasound examination of abdomen for the diagnosis of abdominal causes. Treatment is directed on the basis of diagnosis. So first diagnose yourself and then start appropriate treatment. Don't worry, you will be alright. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.