What does it mean when...

[Tom Treutlein]

You take a really deep breath and it hurts your mid-back? And when you bend over, completely rounding, it hurts like a bitch?

 

[Dorian'sDisciple]

aaah...prison life.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Nevermind, it went away after I just woke up.

 

[Dorian'sDisciple]

Glad for you bro

 

[UA_Iron]

I have had this happen before. Like the middle back tightens up and its painful when you breathe. Mine went away as well, but its an odd thing.

 

[scrawnyguy]

Coming from someone who just had 2 lower back discs removed, I can tell you what it might be... you can strain the small muscles of the spine (forget what they are called) that go between each vertebrae and make a web around the spine... and they hurt like a bitch for a day or so then pouf, no pain. (some of these get cut or pushed around during back surgery...) Look at the back bone next time you're eating a chicken breast... those muscles... lol
Another possibility is the muscle/ligament layer between the ribs... hurts like mad for a short time then it goes away... but you'd notice that right away...

My guess? You had a cramp.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Well, I'm glad that went away but I have another problem now. Started around 11 tonight, it's now 1:10 AM. My left side, feels like the ribs, hurts...a LOT. I was doing weighted widegrip chinups today, DC style. Slow negatives. I never had a problem with them before, but it's killing me. I'm keeling over every so often. I'm hoping it goes away soon. Any idea what this is? Pulled muscle again? A strain?

 

[Sebass67]

I've had the same problem...Does it hurt to breath? or does it hurt all the time?

 

[Tom Treutlein]

All the time...especially to breathe. Now that problem's gone after I slept.

I just have bad luck with these things. Or good.

 

[scrawnyguy]

Just a crackpot diagnosis, but I'd have a doc check this stuff out... have you had an MRI of your ribcage? It can show up a LOT of minor damage that can come from any odd exertion... When they were hunting down the cause of my back/leg problems, (ended up being a couple of herniations) I had so many MRI's I thought I lived in one of those little plastic tubes... but I know where every one of my little weaknesses are now!