Pain in rib cage/clavical - pulled muscles, colapsed lung , other?

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NYCLawGirl

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Okay so I want to preface this by saying I am so not a medical expert. I had a partial lung collapse earlier this year, so I talked to my doctors about it and from what I understand, there are a couple of different ways a lung can collapse. Pneumothorax is sort of the "big deal" collapse: it normally means there is some sort of air or gas trapped in the chest cavity. The lung then collapses because of the pressure. This can have all sorts of complications, including fluid in the lungs, etc. I'm also pretty sure this is always considered a medical emergency.

Another kind of partially collapsed lung, what I had, is just collapsed air sacks within the lung. We have tons of those little things at the end of our airways, and sometimes something like a mucus plug or airwayr constriction can cause a lack of air to a small portion of the air sacks, causing them to deflate (or "collapse"). This is less serious and probably a lot less painful than the pneumothorax. They fixed mine with a bronchoscopy.

Just my experience. Sorry it's not more scientific. SO glad to hear you're feeling better though <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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NYCLawGirl

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Okay so I want to preface this by saying I am so not a medical expert. I had a partial lung collapse earlier this year, so I talked to my doctors about it and from what I understand, there are a couple of different ways a lung can collapse. Pneumothorax is sort of the "big deal" collapse: it normally means there is some sort of air or gas trapped in the chest cavity. The lung then collapses because of the pressure. This can have all sorts of complications, including fluid in the lungs, etc. I'm also pretty sure this is always considered a medical emergency.

Another kind of partially collapsed lung, what I had, is just collapsed air sacks within the lung. We have tons of those little things at the end of our airways, and sometimes something like a mucus plug or airwayr constriction can cause a lack of air to a small portion of the air sacks, causing them to deflate (or "collapse"). This is less serious and probably a lot less painful than the pneumothorax. They fixed mine with a bronchoscopy.

Just my experience. Sorry it's not more scientific. SO glad to hear you're feeling better though <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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NYCLawGirl

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Okay so I want to preface this by saying I am so not a medical expert. I had a partial lung collapse earlier this year, so I talked to my doctors about it and from what I understand, there are a couple of different ways a lung can collapse. Pneumothorax is sort of the "big deal" collapse: it normally means there is some sort of air or gas trapped in the chest cavity. The lung then collapses because of the pressure. This can have all sorts of complications, including fluid in the lungs, etc. I'm also pretty sure this is always considered a medical emergency.

Another kind of partially collapsed lung, what I had, is just collapsed air sacks within the lung. We have tons of those little things at the end of our airways, and sometimes something like a mucus plug or airwayr constriction can cause a lack of air to a small portion of the air sacks, causing them to deflate (or "collapse"). This is less serious and probably a lot less painful than the pneumothorax. They fixed mine with a bronchoscopy.

Just my experience. Sorry it's not more scientific. SO glad to hear you're feeling better though <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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NYCLawGirl

New member
Okay so I want to preface this by saying I am so not a medical expert. I had a partial lung collapse earlier this year, so I talked to my doctors about it and from what I understand, there are a couple of different ways a lung can collapse. Pneumothorax is sort of the "big deal" collapse: it normally means there is some sort of air or gas trapped in the chest cavity. The lung then collapses because of the pressure. This can have all sorts of complications, including fluid in the lungs, etc. I'm also pretty sure this is always considered a medical emergency.

Another kind of partially collapsed lung, what I had, is just collapsed air sacks within the lung. We have tons of those little things at the end of our airways, and sometimes something like a mucus plug or airwayr constriction can cause a lack of air to a small portion of the air sacks, causing them to deflate (or "collapse"). This is less serious and probably a lot less painful than the pneumothorax. They fixed mine with a bronchoscopy.

Just my experience. Sorry it's not more scientific. SO glad to hear you're feeling better though <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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NYCLawGirl

New member
Okay so I want to preface this by saying I am so not a medical expert. I had a partial lung collapse earlier this year, so I talked to my doctors about it and from what I understand, there are a couple of different ways a lung can collapse. Pneumothorax is sort of the "big deal" collapse: it normally means there is some sort of air or gas trapped in the chest cavity. The lung then collapses because of the pressure. This can have all sorts of complications, including fluid in the lungs, etc. I'm also pretty sure this is always considered a medical emergency.
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<br />Another kind of partially collapsed lung, what I had, is just collapsed air sacks within the lung. We have tons of those little things at the end of our airways, and sometimes something like a mucus plug or airwayr constriction can cause a lack of air to a small portion of the air sacks, causing them to deflate (or "collapse"). This is less serious and probably a lot less painful than the pneumothorax. They fixed mine with a bronchoscopy.
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<br />Just my experience. Sorry it's not more scientific. SO glad to hear you're feeling better though <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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juliepie

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glad you're feeling better! I have such bad pain under/in the area of my left clavicle all the time. Everything you described is the same for me. It happens to me about once a month, for anywhere from three days to over a week at a time. I haven't decided yet if it's a pulled muscle or pneumothorax. I should ask my doctor, I just always forget when I'm at clinic- and of course, it never hurts when I'm there!
 
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juliepie

New member
glad you're feeling better! I have such bad pain under/in the area of my left clavicle all the time. Everything you described is the same for me. It happens to me about once a month, for anywhere from three days to over a week at a time. I haven't decided yet if it's a pulled muscle or pneumothorax. I should ask my doctor, I just always forget when I'm at clinic- and of course, it never hurts when I'm there!
 
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juliepie

New member
glad you're feeling better! I have such bad pain under/in the area of my left clavicle all the time. Everything you described is the same for me. It happens to me about once a month, for anywhere from three days to over a week at a time. I haven't decided yet if it's a pulled muscle or pneumothorax. I should ask my doctor, I just always forget when I'm at clinic- and of course, it never hurts when I'm there!
 
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juliepie

New member
glad you're feeling better! I have such bad pain under/in the area of my left clavicle all the time. Everything you described is the same for me. It happens to me about once a month, for anywhere from three days to over a week at a time. I haven't decided yet if it's a pulled muscle or pneumothorax. I should ask my doctor, I just always forget when I'm at clinic- and of course, it never hurts when I'm there!
 
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juliepie

New member
glad you're feeling better! I have such bad pain under/in the area of my left clavicle all the time. Everything you described is the same for me. It happens to me about once a month, for anywhere from three days to over a week at a time. I haven't decided yet if it's a pulled muscle or pneumothorax. I should ask my doctor, I just always forget when I'm at clinic- and of course, it never hurts when I'm there!
 
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laurabay17

New member
Hey guys,
There is definitely good chances of those of us with CF pulling our muscles, and also ribs have the annoying habit of subluxing easily (partially dislocating), by something like just coughing, or even stress. I'm a massage therapist so I see it quite a bit, and occassionally get muscle issues from having cf, mostly tight muscles in my neck. Muscles in our neck actually run down under the clavicle and attach to the first two ribs, so they are accessory breathing muscles, so the amount that we cough, breath shallowly, etc. can shorten those muscles and cause problems. Can refer pain to the shoulder too. Anyway, just had to write something even though you're feeling better, if you can find a good registered massage therapist it's a great treatment for us in so many ways.
 
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laurabay17

New member
Hey guys,
There is definitely good chances of those of us with CF pulling our muscles, and also ribs have the annoying habit of subluxing easily (partially dislocating), by something like just coughing, or even stress. I'm a massage therapist so I see it quite a bit, and occassionally get muscle issues from having cf, mostly tight muscles in my neck. Muscles in our neck actually run down under the clavicle and attach to the first two ribs, so they are accessory breathing muscles, so the amount that we cough, breath shallowly, etc. can shorten those muscles and cause problems. Can refer pain to the shoulder too. Anyway, just had to write something even though you're feeling better, if you can find a good registered massage therapist it's a great treatment for us in so many ways.
 
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laurabay17

New member
Hey guys,
There is definitely good chances of those of us with CF pulling our muscles, and also ribs have the annoying habit of subluxing easily (partially dislocating), by something like just coughing, or even stress. I'm a massage therapist so I see it quite a bit, and occassionally get muscle issues from having cf, mostly tight muscles in my neck. Muscles in our neck actually run down under the clavicle and attach to the first two ribs, so they are accessory breathing muscles, so the amount that we cough, breath shallowly, etc. can shorten those muscles and cause problems. Can refer pain to the shoulder too. Anyway, just had to write something even though you're feeling better, if you can find a good registered massage therapist it's a great treatment for us in so many ways.
 
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laurabay17

New member
Hey guys,
There is definitely good chances of those of us with CF pulling our muscles, and also ribs have the annoying habit of subluxing easily (partially dislocating), by something like just coughing, or even stress. I'm a massage therapist so I see it quite a bit, and occassionally get muscle issues from having cf, mostly tight muscles in my neck. Muscles in our neck actually run down under the clavicle and attach to the first two ribs, so they are accessory breathing muscles, so the amount that we cough, breath shallowly, etc. can shorten those muscles and cause problems. Can refer pain to the shoulder too. Anyway, just had to write something even though you're feeling better, if you can find a good registered massage therapist it's a great treatment for us in so many ways.
 
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laurabay17

New member
Hey guys,
<br />There is definitely good chances of those of us with CF pulling our muscles, and also ribs have the annoying habit of subluxing easily (partially dislocating), by something like just coughing, or even stress. I'm a massage therapist so I see it quite a bit, and occassionally get muscle issues from having cf, mostly tight muscles in my neck. Muscles in our neck actually run down under the clavicle and attach to the first two ribs, so they are accessory breathing muscles, so the amount that we cough, breath shallowly, etc. can shorten those muscles and cause problems. Can refer pain to the shoulder too. Anyway, just had to write something even though you're feeling better, if you can find a good registered massage therapist it's a great treatment for us in so many ways.
 
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