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How To Treat Back Pain?
Hello. I ve been having severe upper back pain for a few weeks now and also chest pain, the pain almost feels like everything is pushing against my ribs?! I was sent for an xray and have now had a phonecall asking me to phone them urgently. But my surgery is now closed. Any light on the situation would be great x
Fri, 2 May 2014
Well, gosh, that is shoddy service, giving you an urgent message like that and then being unavailable. The office should have an after-hours answering service, so you should call them, or otherwise call them first thing in the morning. It could be something like a fractured rib. Or maybe there was a hint of lung infection, like pneumonia, if you have any breathing/cough symptoms.
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