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What Causes Severe Pain Around The Rib Cage After Left-sided Bodily Injury?

I fell on the pavement and my feet went out under me and fell on my left side of the body, I couldn t move for a few minutes, there was pain, however that happened last Friday and its now Thursday and the pain around my rib cage is extremely painful,
Mon, 20 Feb 2017
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Dear sir, I understand your concerns but this could be due to fractured rib which can be diagnosed by x- ray chest. fracture rib is a serious condition and needs to be diagnosed and treated right away as the fractured ends can cause injury and damage to neighboring vital organs as lung .
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What Causes Severe Pain Around The Rib Cage After Left-sided Bodily Injury?

Dear sir, I understand your concerns but this could be due to fractured rib which can be diagnosed by x- ray chest. fracture rib is a serious condition and needs to be diagnosed and treated right away as the fractured ends can cause injury and damage to neighboring vital organs as lung .