I'm 11 days post op and just today it started to hurt when I breathe in any deeper than usual. No fever, no cough.

The pain is like pressure squeezing my chest. It's located in the center of my chest and I can feel it through to my back. This makes me think something is going on with my lungs.

I'm going to call my doc Monday, but I'm a bit scared right now.

Has anyone else experienced something similar? What was it?

Thank you all

not trying to scare you but go to the er right away you could have a blood clot in your lungs better be safe than sorry

Better to go to ER get fixed up & some pain meds if you have a serious problem it's better to catch it early before it gets out of control & turns from a simple fix to a huge problem.

Worse case scenario you're out the ER co-pay & get reassurance you're okay.

If you don't have insurance it still may be worth going as if you do have a problem early detection can save you money vs waiting til later when you're deathly ill.

Just my 2 cents.

Don't wait, go now!!

Oh God... I thought a pulmonary embolism would be sudden and sharply painful. I was thinking this is just inflammation or something. I'll see if I can get a hold of my on-call doctor.

Thanks everyone,

I immediately think PE when I hear of chest pain on inspiration within a short time of surgery or hospitalization. Go to the ER.

It could very well be indigestion but I would go to the er to make sure better safe then sorry. Good luck

Thanks for all your input, gang. I did end up going to the ER. After a whole day of testing they concluded that it was probably indigestion... But they didn't have a definitive answer.

Not looking forward to that bill haha. Ugh.

Glad everything seems to be ok...

HTC using VST