Cant even get out of bed!!!

[wtfisgoingon727]

I woke up this morning with my right arm hurting and my rib cage on the right side hurting. the rib cage only hurts on the bottom few ribs towards my waste but my stomach dont hurt at all. i got up took a shower and went on with my day. about mid day i got real dizzy and everytime i would move it would be worse. it was so bad i had to drop everything and drive home and the whole time i was driving i felt real weird. now i have been laying down for the past few hours and im still having the dizziness everytime i move/sit up/ stand/walk. what could this be im concerned and its stopping me from doing the things i need to do on a daily basis. oh and i have not injured myself or lifted anything so im completely unsure what the pain could be from.

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

If with movement you are getting pain it is likely to be an inflammation of the skin, subcutaneous tissue or the bone. This can happen with injury, repetitive activity or an infection of the skin. Sometimes it can be costo-chondritis, inflammation of the sterna rib junction. The symptoms of tiredness, nausea and dizziness can also occur with anemia, diabetes and hypothyroidism. A simple blood test can rule out these disorders. Only a consultation with your primary care physician can help diagnose.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[Lauren de Moreno, MD]

As I am an ENT physician, I can only address the dizziness.  Dizziness can have different sensations.  If your dizziness feels like you are spinning or the room is spinning (and especially if associated with nausea or vomiting), this might be due to an inner ear problem.  I would recommend that you contact your primary care physician as you have multiple system complaints.  He or she might refer you to an ENT for further evaluation and treatment.  I would strongly caution you not to drive or operative heavy machinery while dizzy as you might injure yourself or others.