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Weird pain in chest

Krisydee103
Krisydee103 Posts: 416 Member
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I've been a runner since the age of 16 and I've never had a problem with it. I stopped running at about 4 months pregnant because my joints couldn't take it anymore, and cramps were inevitable everytime I started running. 10 months ago I have birth VIA c-section and lost 24 lbs since than and started running again recently... Only problem is, is that after 0.9 km I start feeling a sharp pain kind of like pin needles right in the middle of my chest but slightly on the right side. It keeps me from running further or faster. The energy and the drive is there but it saddenes me because I used to LOVE running. For any runners put there... You have any ideas what this could be or how to fix it?? Thanx.
P.s. I'm 26 years old and am in good health.

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  • timeasterday
    timeasterday Posts: 1,368 Member
    Stop running and see a MD ASAP. Don't mess around with chest pains.
  • SillyC2
    SillyC2 Posts: 275 Member
    I've been a runner since the age of 16 and I've never had a problem with it. I stopped running at about 4 months pregnant because my joints couldn't take it anymore, and cramps were inevitable everytime I started running. 10 months ago I have birth VIA c-section and lost 24 lbs since than and started running again recently... Only problem is, is that after 0.9 km I start feeling a sharp pain kind of like pin needles right in the middle of my chest but slightly on the right side. It keeps me from running further or faster. The energy and the drive is there but it saddenes me because I used to LOVE running. For any runners put there... You have any ideas what this could be or how to fix it?? Thanx.
    P.s. I'm 26 years old and am in good health.

    Okay, you ABSOLUTELY need to see an MD. ASAP. Don't mess around with chest pain.

    But make sure they check you for costochondritis (which is painful but harmless). They check for that by running a finger HARD down your sternum. If you curse and swear at them, and everything else looks fine, it's costochondritis. I'm only mentioning this because sometimes the younger doctors forget to check and the cardiologists assume that's been ruled out. But you absolutely must see an MD.

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