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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Inflammation Of The Ribs

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Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

I've been hurting in my left side in ribs and my back. Dr told me I had inflammation. But my d dimer was elevated 854. I had a CT done of lungs and it was ok. Should I worry about elevated d dimer? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

[Hi I have been to my GP and he thinks i have inflamation my my Rib Cartridges My issue is ongoing i got a lot of twitching in my upper left chest My question is can costochondritis Cause that? The twitching is no pain but... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

I have been having pain upper right behind the ribs. hurts to bend or twist as though ribs are pressing on inflammation. Seeing my own GP on weds pm but would like advice as to is there anything I can ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Indu Kumar MD

hi doc, my husband's IG count was 0.2 this time but three months back it was nil. he is also suffering from inflammed upper ribs near the sternum which pains sometimes, should i be worried? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)
Dr.  Luchuo Engelbert Bain MD

I went to my orthopedic Dr. about pain in my rib on my right side from the back to just under my right breast, he did a scan and x-ray and said I had inflammation in my rib. so he sent me to a pain Mng ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Mahaveer Patil MD

Hi! I fell two weeks ago and badly bruised a few ribs on the left. The inflammation is going down and now my left clavicle is pressing against my windpipe. I already have shifty ribs, an elevated ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahaveer Patil ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

I m 19 years old and I went to the hospital 2 weeks ago for inflamed ribs, the medication has worn off and I still have inflamed ribs, the medication I took was Celecoxib, and my inflamed ribs appear ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Shruti Rijhwani MD

the doctors or just take inflammation pills? Did I bruise or break my ribs? ...I was accidentally pushed into a wall yesterday night and I mostly hit my ribs and now it s the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shruti Rijhwani ( Rheumatologist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

So, the top three ribs on the right side of my chest are inflamed and have been for about 3 days now. (It starts at my sternum and ends about 1 1/2 inch away) It is not as noticeable when I sit up ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Lohit K MD

A little over a week ago I fractured my ribs I have been trying to stay as inactive as possible ... exception is that my ribs on the fracture side feel tight. it the limited circumstances when I do need to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lohit K ( General & Family Physician)