Stabbing Pain Under Left Shoulder Blade When Breathing Novels & Stories

My ribs throb with a dull ache every time I inhale, a lingering echo of the punch that knocked the wind out of me. I try to move, but my body feels too heavy, swollen, and foreign. Pain radiates through my face, throughout my whole body. I grab my left arm still on an arm sling. My tongue pushes against the wires in my mouth, tasting the coppery hint of blood and antiseptic. And then I see her.

ADRIAN I woke up to the steady hum of pain in my ribs and shoulder. Not the sharp, white-hot agony from before, but more like a dull and insistent ache that reminded me I was still alive, but just barely. Even breathing hurt so much, and I gasped for air.

And that is to face my own pain and fix it. Taking a deep breath, I use my right hand to feel the area around my shoulder. Something is not in place, alright. But apart from the sting and the tenderness beginning to transpire, it's nothing serious. So in one go, I push against my shoulder, popping it back into place.

Or are they scared? No matter how hard I try, I cannot look up because my shoulder blades hurt like hell. I have no idea why and why it feels as if I am carrying something heavy on my back. Everyone seems to be getting their eyes from my direction as if looking at me hurts them. It does not make sense.

Her chest tightened as awareness crept in. “Don’t try to sit up too fast,” a voice said. Her head snapped to the side on instinct, panic flaring white-hot. She scrambled to her knees, heart racing, and the room spun violently. Her hand flew to her head as dizziness overtook her, nausea rolling through her stomach in a sickening wave. Gentle hands caught her shoulders, steady but not restraining, grounding her before she could collapse. Only then did she realize she was gasping for breath, short, shallow pulls of air scraping painfully through her lungs.

Blake’s POV: The first thing I felt was pain. Sharp and burning, spreading from my chest to my ribs like fire. My breath came out rough as someone’s boot pressed into my thorax again. I groaned but didn’t raise my hand. Liam was holding me from behind, his arms tight around my shoulders, trying to pull me back, trying to shield me even though he was shaking himself. “Blake, stop it,” he shouted. “Stop provoking him.” Blood was warm at the corner of my lips. I tasted iron when I breathed. My right side hurt badly. I knew one of my ribs was not happy.

he scolds, and I clear my throat, shaking my head and in the process, shaking away every vile thought. “Neck and torso: Jugular notch. Hollow at the neck’s base, near major blood vessels. Carotid artery. Critical for oxygen, pressure here controls bleeding. Solar plexus. The nerve center below the sternum disrupts breathing. Heart and Lungs. Protected by ribs but vulnerable; rib fractures can be serious.” I’m not following, as a matter of fact, I heard nothing. Dale is pressing into me even tighter now, and there’s barely enough space for me between him and the wooden structure.

The pain in my chest increased, radiating down my left arm and up into my shoulder. My breath came in shallow gasps, each one hotter and sharper than the last. I could feel sweat slicking my skin, my body trembling uncontrollably. “Marcus! Stay with me!” Alex’s voice was closer now, but it sounded distant, like it was coming from underwater. I felt hands gripping my arms, steadying me, but I couldn’t focus on them. Beth’s voice pierced through the haze, frantic now, reaching me even as my body betrayed me. “Marcus! No! Don’t…”

Something in my chest tightened with something that wasn't fear. Then the pain hit. Sharp. Low. On the left side of my abdomen, deep enough that it pulled my breath out of me in a sound I didn't intend to make. Petra's eyes moved to me immediately. "Where?" "Left side," I said. "Low." "Scale." "Seven." I pressed my hand flat against my stomach. "It's not cramping. It's sharp. Like a…." Another one hit before I finished the sentence and I bit down on the sound this time and kept my voice even. "Like a spike."