Not sure what this is

[ohthisstar]

I'm getting over a cold.  I have no more sneezing and I have no cough, no sore throat.  What I do have is pain in my chest.  If I breathe too deep, if I walk up stairs or walk too much it starts to hurt and when I bend over it hurts and I get a shortness of breath.  I also can only sleep on my back because it is too painful to sleep on my side.  I'

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[mcgarrygirl78]

If it gets too bad you should go to the ER. You could have strained or sprained something while you were sick.

[ohthisstar]

can you sprain a lung?

[mcgarrygirl78]

No, but there are lots of muscles in your chest and if you were having coughing fits you could have sprained your chest muscles.

[ohthisstar]

the strange thing is that I haven't been coughing at all. Even when I had the cold. I seem to be improving though. It's just very strange.