Now it hurts to move my arms, breathe, and even when the water hits it in the shower.

I don't know what's wrong it knocked the wind outta me when it happened but I didn't really think anything of it.

anyone have any ideas?
thanks in advance

oh btw, it's not just a normal boob shot cuz i know what that feels like. Plus it's more on bone than anything else.

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hm, since taking slapshots to the chest isn't normal, your muscles are probably just a bit swollen thanks to the collision. if the problem persists for more than like a week, or if you just can't stand it, go see a doctor.

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no it happens all the time
Ima goalie for ice hockey

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Everything has its beauty,
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"A 32-year-old African-American recreational basketball player presented to the emergency department with chest pain. Four days earlier, he was playing basketball with friends and was elbowed in the chest while jumping for a rebound. The impact threw him to the ground. Although he felt that the blow "knocked the wind out of me," he got up a short time later and continued the game. Despite residual chest ache, his exercise tolerance remained excellent. On the day of admission, he was playing basketball again when he developed severe substernal chest pressure associated with lightheadedness, dizziness, and shortness of breath. Another player called for an ambulance, but his symptoms improved by the time emergency personnel arrived, and he declined transport to the hospital. He then walked home, but his chest pressure and lightheadedness recurred and he drove himself to the emergency room. En route, he developed shortness of breath, left arm tingling, and nausea.

Physical exam revealed a comfortable appearing, physically fit African-American man, with a temperature of 97.3°F, pulse 51 beats per minute, blood pressure 107/75 mm Hg, and oxygen saturation 99% while breathing room air. He was 67 inches tall and weighed 156 pounds. Cardiovascular exam showed normal jugular venous pressure and a regular rhythm without murmurs or pericardial rub. His lungs were clear. The anterior chest wall was tender. Musculoskeletal exam revealed normal stature, normal joints without laxity, and no arachnodactyly or chest wall deformity. Skin exam showed normal elasticity.

The initial electrocardiogram showed isorhythmic atrioventricular (AV) dissociation; subsequent electrocardiograms showed sinus bradycardia and borderline first degree AV block (Fig. 1). Cardiac enzymes were initially normal; however, 9 hours later, cardiac troponin I (cTnI) was elevated at 1.74 ng/mL, the creatine phosphokinase (CPK) was 418 U/L, and CPK-MB was 33 ng/mL (Table 1). A transthoracic echocardiogram showed mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and normal left and right ventricular function; there was no pericardial effusion. Therapy with aspirin, intravenous heparin, and eptifibatide was begun, and the patient was taken to the cardiac catheterization laboratory because of a suspicion of ongoing ischemia involving the blood supply to the sinus and AV nodes. Coronary angiography showed large coronary vessels with extensive thrombus in the mid-right coronary artery (RCA) and spiral dissection into all major epicardial branches of the vessel (Fig. 2). Overlapping stents were placed proximal to the origin of the posterior descending artery, but no significant flow was restored. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery was deemed impossible because the dissection had propagated to the distal portion of the RCA. An ascending aortic angiogram showed no aortic dissection. Following stent placement, clopidogrel was added to aspirin, and heparin and eptifibatide were discontinued. . ."

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1924620

Post edited at 8:28 pm on Sep. 7, 2008 by shadowpool

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You should probably go to the hospital if you think it's something more than bruising.  It could be your heart.

"A 32-year-old African-American recreational basketball player presented to the emergency department with chest pain. Four days earlier, he was playing basketball with friends and was elbowed in the chest while jumping for a rebound. The impact threw him to the ground. Although he felt that the blow "knocked the wind out of me," he got up a short time later and continued the game. Despite residual chest ache, his exercise tolerance remained excellent. On the day of admission, he was playing basketball again when he developed severe substernal chest pressure associated with lightheadedness, dizziness, and shortness of breath. Another player called for an ambulance, but his symptoms improved by the time emergency personnel arrived, and he declined transport to the hospital. He then walked home, but his chest pressure and lightheadedness recurred and he drove himself to the emergency room. En route, he developed shortness of breath, left arm tingling, and nausea.

Physical exam revealed a comfortable appearing, physically fit African-American man, with a temperature of 97.3°F, pulse 51 beats per minute, blood pressure 107/75 mm Hg, and oxygen saturation 99% while breathing room air. He was 67 inches tall and weighed 156 pounds. Cardiovascular exam showed normal jugular venous pressure and a regular rhythm without murmurs or pericardial rub. His lungs were clear. The anterior chest wall was tender. Musculoskeletal exam revealed normal stature, normal joints without laxity, and no arachnodactyly or chest wall deformity. Skin exam showed normal elasticity.

The initial electrocardiogram showed isorhythmic atrioventricular (AV) dissociation; subsequent electrocardiograms showed sinus bradycardia and borderline first degree AV block (Fig. 1). Cardiac enzymes were initially normal; however, 9 hours later, cardiac troponin I (cTnI) was elevated at 1.74 ng/mL, the creatine phosphokinase (CPK) was 418 U/L, and CPK-MB was 33 ng/mL (Table 1). A transthoracic echocardiogram showed mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and normal left and right ventricular function; there was no pericardial effusion. Therapy with aspirin, intravenous heparin, and eptifibatide was begun, and the patient was taken to the cardiac catheterization laboratory because of a suspicion of ongoing ischemia involving the blood supply to the sinus and AV nodes. Coronary angiography showed large coronary vessels with extensive thrombus in the mid-right coronary artery (RCA) and spiral dissection into all major epicardial branches of the vessel (Fig. 2). Overlapping stents were placed proximal to the origin of the posterior descending artery, but no significant flow was restored. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery was deemed impossible because the dissection had propagated to the distal portion of the RCA. An ascending aortic angiogram showed no aortic dissection. Following stent placement, clopidogrel was added to aspirin, and heparin and eptifibatide were discontinued. . ."

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1924620

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but my mom said she's done this before (not in the same manner) and she was fine "/ plus i don't think she really thinks it's anything to be worried about so im not sure if i should be worried or not

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Everything has its beauty,
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Post edited at 8:48 pm on Sep. 7, 2008 by shadowpool

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Your past does not define you; you define your past.