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Pain In Ribs, Painful Breathing, Pulling Pain. What Is It?
HI I m a 17 year old female & yesterday morning I noticed a pain in/ on my ribs on the right side it feels like someone is pulling on them... It hurts really bad when im sitting down, sneeze , move a certain way our if I breathe in to deep... It also sends a pain to my chest ... Do you know what it could be or how I can get rid of it..?
Wed, 31 Jul 2013
Hello.
It sounds like it's either inflammation of the lining around the lungs (pleurisy) or it could be a pulled muscle or spasm. I presume there hasn't been any kind of trauma or recent respiratory infections.... if that is the case...you should have a chest x ray just to make sure there isn't anything else going on in the chest.
Take Care.
It sounds like it's either inflammation of the lining around the lungs (pleurisy) or it could be a pulled muscle or spasm. I presume there hasn't been any kind of trauma or recent respiratory infections.... if that is the case...you should have a chest x ray just to make sure there isn't anything else going on in the chest.
Take Care.
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