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What Causes Severe Pain Radiating From Neck To Spine And Chest Pain?

for the past 4 days i have been experiencing neck pain to my spine. no matter how i lay or sit it always hurts, now my left side of my back is swollen behind my rib cage and also in my chest when i breathe in too deep. the chest pain is not sever by any means but the swelling is starting to concern me.
Fri, 18 Dec 2015
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I think you might be having a boil or skin infection of some kind but I am not sure of it 100 percent till i have seen it .I f it tends to be an infection of some kind then you might require antibiotics to treat topical as well as oral.Get to your general physician for better assessment as i dont have any access to your picture .apply some hot compress and take some painkiller for temporary releif and rest your back.Hope this information was helpful.
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What Causes Severe Pain Radiating From Neck To Spine And Chest Pain?

hi, I think you might be having a boil or skin infection of some kind but I am not sure of it 100 percent till i have seen it .I f it tends to be an infection of some kind then you might require antibiotics to treat topical as well as oral.Get to your general physician for better assessment as i dont have any access to your picture .apply some hot compress and take some painkiller for temporary releif and rest your back.Hope this information was helpful.