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Question

my sternum hurts like **** to touch and whenever i lay on my stomach my stoach also feels sore...i knoww its not a heart problem..im 16 and had an ekg and echo and my heart looks awesome..but what could it be..im not scared..its just frickin annoyingq

Answer 1

Sounds like a pulled muscle - have you lifted anything heavy or gone crazy doing the butterfly stroke (just some Olympic humor - unless you are swimmer!!)?

If it's a pulled muscle, try alternating heat/cold (20-30 min at a time) - alternating hot & cold will help your muscle "squeeze" out the lactic acid that makes it hurt more - and give it rest (no Michael Phelps imitations) so the muscles can heal.

Feel Better!