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Suggest Treatment For Sharp Pain Between Ribs

Sharp pain between ribs. I has a surgical abortion yesterday and I had no pain medication during or after besides antibiotics, I had normal cramps after the abortion and bled for like a half hour after and with a few clots. Now I have brown discharge and it smells fine. I have no cramping or anything just very tender between the ribs and when I touch its a sharp pain. Please help. Very worried
Mon, 22 Dec 2014
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In my opinion you are having muscular pain mostly.
But better to rule out lower respiratory tract infection ( LRTI ) first, as LRTI can be seen as infective complication of any gynecological procedure.
So get done chest x ray to rule out LRTI.
If this is normal than your rib pain is mostly due to musculoskeletal cause.
Try to follow these steps for better symptomatic relief.
1. Avoid heavy weight lifting and strenuous exercise.
2. Avoid bad postures in sleep.
3. Take good painkiller and muscle relaxant.
4. Apply warm water pad on affected site.
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Suggest Treatment For Sharp Pain Between Ribs

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you are having muscular pain mostly. But better to rule out lower respiratory tract infection ( LRTI ) first, as LRTI can be seen as infective complication of any gynecological procedure. So get done chest x ray to rule out LRTI. If this is normal than your rib pain is mostly due to musculoskeletal cause. Try to follow these steps for better symptomatic relief. 1. Avoid heavy weight lifting and strenuous exercise. 2. Avoid bad postures in sleep. 3. Take good painkiller and muscle relaxant. 4. Apply warm water pad on affected site.