What Causes Pain Around The Upper Rib Cage?

Posted on Fri, 20 Jan 2017

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Question : I was woke up with a pain. felt like a wide band going all the way around my upper rib cage, felt like a band all the way around tightening. Hard to breath . from 1 to 10 the pain was a 8

Answered by Dr. Kathy Robinson (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
go to Emergency

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
It is good that you took aspirin, but you need to be seen in Emergency now. This could be symptoms of a heart attack. Please do not hesitate, call for an ambulance and get to emergency now
Regards,
Dr. Robinson

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