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Suggest Treatment For Shooting Pain In Ribs
My son is a 18 year old college Freshman. He is also a Varsity football player. He has been experiencing a shooting pain below his left rib cage. The pain only happens 1 or 2 times a day and lasts for 10-15 minutes. The pain is random and does not seem effected by what/when he eats, physical activity, etc. No pain to cough, breath heavy, or push on the area. Also noticed a pulse like feeling in the area. Going to MD this week after seeing team ATC. Any ideas. Could this be stress related?
Mon, 15 Sep 2014
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this pain could be simply due to some unknown trauma to that area or,any muscular pain, or sometimes insignificant pleuritic pain, Sometimes with stress induced gastritis or due to any cardiac problem.
in case of very much persisting pain you can go ahead with an ECG,2D-ECHO,CHEST X-RAY, & upper GI endoscopy.
please rule out for all these problems,
take care
thanks for using HCM
this pain could be simply due to some unknown trauma to that area or,any muscular pain, or sometimes insignificant pleuritic pain, Sometimes with stress induced gastritis or due to any cardiac problem.
in case of very much persisting pain you can go ahead with an ECG,2D-ECHO,CHEST X-RAY, & upper GI endoscopy.
please rule out for all these problems,
take care
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