I noticed pain in my chest about six months ago. At the time, it seemed to ache more when I breathed in deeply. I mentioned it to my doctor and he assumed it was pleuresy. After it didn't resolve, I went back to the doctor who took an xray. The lungs looked clear. He prescribed a round of prednisone. It still did not resolve. I have not yet returned due, in part to a heavy work schedule. Most of all though, I don't have a good insurance policy and won't have one for a couple of more weeks. I was hoping to be able to secure more insurance, just in case, but I am imagining the worst.
Now I really can't say that the pain is the same as it was. It doesn't seem to ache more when I breathe deeply, but aches rather constantly; especially when I lay on it. I can press in on it and it is tender to the touch on the right side of my sternum. I cannot feel any lumps. I would say that the ache, though not severe by any means, seems to extend into my back, though it is not tender to the touch in my back.
Could this be heart related?
