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What Causes A Sore Area Under The Ribcage In A Person Who Had Staph Aureus?
I was in the hospital for 1 week with staph aureus in the bloodline, pneumonia and they also found a heart murmur, and I was diagnosed with ASH and HOCM. I have a thickening of the heart wall in the left ventrical just under the mitral valve. I have been on 6 weeks of home infusion, cefazolin. My CRP has returned to normal but my SED rate is still up...currently 73. Am also now anemic, and current blood work showed a postiive abnormal for ANA test. My concern is the area under my left ribcage is very sore. Could that be an enlarged spleen from the staph infection?
Mon, 3 Aug 2015
Neither. You may have some pain due to posture problem in the hospital. SED rate may be high due to some chronic disease u may have.
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