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What Causes Numbness In Rib Cage On Left Side?

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Posted on Wed, 18 Feb 2015
Question: Hey doctor I'm having numbness in my rib area on the left side of stomach I'm experiencing a lot of paranoia and very scared I've been in hospital 2 times and seen the doctor 3 times in the last month because I'm worried something's wrong with me can you please help
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Chintan Solanki (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing to us.

What is your age and sex?You probably forgot to mention.

As you have already consulted doctors 3 times, what did doctor tell?

have you undergone any blood reports or investigation? If yes , please provide detail of the same.

Your numbness can be due to following possibilities:

--Some muscular or nerve related problem

--some nutritional deficiency like vitamin B12 deficiency

-- or it may be just your anxiety and nothing else.

Waiting for your reply to help you further.

Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.

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What Causes Numbness In Rib Cage On Left Side?

Brief Answer: Please provide more detail Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for writing to us. What is your age and sex?You probably forgot to mention. As you have already consulted doctors 3 times, what did doctor tell? have you undergone any blood reports or investigation? If yes , please provide detail of the same. Your numbness can be due to following possibilities: --Some muscular or nerve related problem --some nutritional deficiency like vitamin B12 deficiency -- or it may be just your anxiety and nothing else. Waiting for your reply to help you further. Regards, Dr.Chintan Solanki.