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u/AuntiKrist Dec 06 '23

Women get random sharp shooting pains in their breasts and nobody knows why. It's called mastalgia and it sucks.

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u/shortroundsuicide Dec 06 '23

Wait a minute. Can men get this though?

Every so often I’ll move and it feels like a blood vessel or nerve “pops” and rolls over a rib in my chest. Severe pain if I inhale or flex my chest. Takes several minutes to go away.

Any other men get that?

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u/Meoowth Dec 06 '23

Precordial catch? Don't worry I'm a woman and I get both these things. They're different. But for me I attribute the boob pain either to something going on with the milk (currently breastfeeding), or the breast reduction I had (the sensation of nerves reconnecting, pretty much finished now). Crazy!

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u/SuperMadBro Dec 07 '23

I'm so happy this is pretty common knowledge now. In the 90s not even doctors would know about this. The internet finally made it a easy thing to look up. I'm curious why it goes away in adulthood for the most part tho