Pregnancy Pain

Emiley

I am currently 23 weeks pregnant with my first baby. I have obviously had tons of growing pains but, this particular growing pain has me concerned. It’s in one particular spot right under my left breast towards my center. I noticed a red patch and it was very itchy at first. Scratching at it brought no relief. It’s been almost a week now and I’ve used icy hot (which made the pain more intense so stopped using) and Ive noticed the pain (sharp, piercing) (lasts all day, everyday) grows more intense during certain hours of the day and especially after I eat. It has even grown extremely sensitive to touch. The pain can grow so immensely that I can feel it reach around to my back and even felt in my shoulders. I clench so bad it leaves me with aching muscles and a headache. I often times have to make myself fall asleep because no pain meds or rubs helps. I even have a massaging and heat pad (which doesn’t help) In the photo I’m not sure if you guys will be able to tell. But, I can see a red spot where the pain is coming from and where it was originally itchy. Should I be concerned and reach out to my doctor?

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