I have moderate pain directly to the right of my sternum. When driving in auto the area seems to bulge and increase in pain. Direct pressure often relieves the intense pain but will eventually re-acure. Some times it is a tearing feeling when getting up from rest. this has gone on for quite some time . It is close to a scar from gall blatter surgery and has pain along upper rib cage bone
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised. As the pain is in the sternal region over right side, it could be Costco Chat Doctor.  For which and X-ray will be advised. After which a simple medication is advised with breathing exercises. Also, the due any lung pathology, the pain may arise for which you need to get assessed. As found gall bladder surgery in the past, a thorough assessment of the scar is needed. After assessment one can plan an ultrasound of abdomen, but it is pretty uncommon to have any remissions post the surgery, still an assessment is guided. The treatment for either of it will be simple medication and some breathing exercises as post gall bladder surgery muscles of respiration becomes weak and needs surgery