My father had bypass surgery on December 10th, he was discharged on the 16th. He has chest pains on the right side of his chest when he coughs and sometimes when he walks or uses his right hand for chores (e.g washing his dishes). The pain lasts for a few minutes and then goes away. Is this something I should be concerned about?
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would explain that your fathers pain doesn't seem to be of ischemic cardiac origin. So relax! Nevertheless, I would recommend a medical check-up to differentiate the cause of his complaints. A careful physical exam, resting ECG, chest X-ray study, complete blood count, PCR, AST & ALT, bilirubin, abdominal ultrasound, even cardiac ultrasound, etc. are necessary for a comprehensive differential diagnosis. Possible causes like, pleural or pericardial inflammation, backbone discs degeneration, herpes Zoster, gallbladder calculus, thoracic wall structure involvements (intercostal muscle & Costco Chat Doctor.  Meanwhile, a painkiller