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[quote=Anonymous]Yesterday I started feeling pain in my chest when I started running. It soon spread to my abdomen. By the end of the day my entire back hurt when breathing. I did some googling and thought it was probably costochondritis. I took an ibuprofen before bed and felt better when I woke up. The discomfort is better today but I still feel it. I am pretty much fine when breathing normally but if I take a deeper than normal breath it feels like when you are congested.

I should mention that I am very low risk for a heart attack. I am 39, very fit, low BMI, good cholesterol levels, and my BP is generally about 100/80.

My most recent round of googling is making me think it might not be costochondritis because the tightness is more in my lower back than chest.

I have been under a lot of stress lately. I don't feel sick otherwise. I know I should probably go to a doctor but I hate going with such vague symptoms. They run blood tests and tell you they don't see anything abnormal and make you feel like a hypochondriac. My other excuse is that I don't want to take (waste) the time. 
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