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Have Chest Pain, Cracked Rib. Had An Accident. What Could Be Cause Of The Pain?
I was in a car accident 6 months ago and the air bag deployed and hit me in my chest. 4 months in I ask for a scan to see why I was having bad pain? It was discovered I had a top right cracked rib. Now, here we are in the 6th month and I'm still in pain about a 6 on the pain scale. They tell me it takes 8 weeks to heal yet, I'm beyond that an still in pain!!! Why??? Please help!!!
Sat, 6 Jul 2013
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The persistent pain in the rib cage even after 6 months of injury is likely to be due to an inflammation in the area. An injury rarely takes so long to heal unless there is a pathology in the area.
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Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The persistent pain in the rib cage even after 6 months of injury is likely to be due to an inflammation in the area. An injury rarely takes so long to heal unless there is a pathology in the area.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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