should i get this checked out?

[urbanwks]

ok, for the past two-three weeks or so, anytime i lift something pretty heavy[even sometimes not so heavy] my left arm starts hurting really really bad. very insanely bad, and for a while. now the first thing i'm thinking is that something is wrong with the muscle in there, but it doesnt seem to be getting any better. now i doubt this is any kind of heart-related thing, but then i start reminding myself that i've been smoking for like 13 years and my diet isn't exactly, well, good. also my stress level is probably through the roof. last week i broke one of those stress balls wide open .

anyone have any kind of experience with something like this? think it's just like a sprained muscle?

 

[urbanwks]

oh, and i've been getting occasionally dizzy.

man, i think i'm dying.

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

This applies if you have free healthcare:
Get it checked out

This applies if your on insurace:
Also get it checked out

This applies for no insurance or free healthcare:
Hopefully you have money to do it

 

[Trifid]

My Dad had something like that in his wrist. The doctor said he damaged a ligament. It took about half a year for him to be able to lift anything remotley heavy. Took about a year until it was back to normal.

 

[Powerslave]

You could possibly have torn tissue. You also could have strained it lifting heavy objects, it's easy to do that and straining can last months.

 

[PP Mguire]

you could have a fractured bone, but unlikely.

 

[Powerslave]

You know when you fracture your arm because the bone hurts. But he's talking about the muscle so that can't be.

 

[Nubius]

your hearts about to explode

 

[daappleby]

you could have hypecondiriaalanodiagnosis which is where you think you hurt self but didn't do to the doctor to find out. This is the most common cause of a lifetime of pain and suffering and should be remedied imediately.

 

[PP Mguire]

sounds like torn muscle to me, my dad is going through the same thing.