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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Excess Cartilage Around Ribcage

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Dr. T Chandrakant MD

I recently tore rib cartilage and or fractured a rib. My stomach is ridiculously bloated? Any correlation. My injury is on my left side, low ribcage ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Can low potassium lead to cartilage loss? Can increased potassium help restore cartilage? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

. Now, when I push lightly right beneath left ribcage a little to the left of sternum , I can feel something move inside, like a peace of bone, cartilage or something else. What can it be? I also still have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

Can having warm hands (after cooking and being around stove) then blowing nose cause cartilage to deform or cause any change in position or shape of cartilage or any part of cartilage from warmth or... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

Dull pain down right side bottom of ribcage ribcage sore to touch also nausea Stomach. Intestines rumbling. Also num feeling left side face and ear tinnis both ears ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Gopal Goel MD

I have some mild pain or soreness under my left rib it comes and goes sometimes I go two days without any discomfort. My doctor said it may be the cartilage under my rib. I am healthy and normal ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gopal Goel ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.   S. Samanta MD

I have a lump on the left hand side of my ribcage. It s located about 1 inch down/ 3 inches right from my left nipple and is about 1.5 inches in circumference. My GP tells me it s leaked cartilage, but ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S. Samanta ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Matt Wachsman MD

Hi I injured my rib by being stepped on by a bully. I have pain near my second rib, close to my sternum. My doctor said that I may have bruised my rib or damaged cartilage, although there is no apparent ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matt Wachsman ( Addiction Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Rezart Cipi MD

Greetings, A week ago I sustained a rib injury to the left of my ribcage due to training (karate ... but suffered damaged cartilage that can take up to 3 weeks to heal. I have recently noticed an ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rezart Cipi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Ganesh MD

cartilage loss within the medial compartment with mild-subchondral marrow edema at the posterior medial ... cartilage loss trochlear cartilage with mild subchronral marrow edema. Moderate focal... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ganesh ( General & Family Physician)