I am a 52 year old female. I had a cold and cough for a couple of weeks. I blew my nose really hard. I now have pain on my upper left side under my rib cage just below my left breast. It is sore to touch and hurts when I sneeze, cough, take a deep breath, hiccup, laugh or move suddenly. What could this be?
Hi and thank you for your question. I read carefully your question and I understand your concern. Since you had cold and cough for a couple of weeks, this has resulted in muscle strain especially in chest muscles. Every sneezing, coughing,blowing nose to hard affects chest muscles and give pain. You don't have to worry about this since it is normal after cold and violent cough and requires a bit of time for chest muscles to recuperate. I hope my opinion is a help to you. Wish you good health. Chat Doctor.