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Extra Rib Below Floating Rib

Premium Questions

Dr. Rajinder Bajoria MD

My daughter is a 16 year old 6'4" basketball athlete. She has a floating rib in her left clavical .... She says the floating rib hurts when she's working out hard and breathing hard. Is the pain... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajinder Bajoria ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Raju A.T MD

Injured my left floating rib 10 days ago now the pain is real bad on left side under ribs and now my back hurts. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raju A.T ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

I have sharp pain just below the last floating rib on my right side it feel like something swollen , shaped like a large banana, when I sneeze it feels like my rib stabs it, can you help ,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Anantharamakrishnan MD

in my upper chest. Is there a possibility that the floating rib is causing an irritation that is ...I had a aortic valve replacement 5 years ago in a minimally invasive procedure. An upper rib was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anantharamakrishnan ( Cardiologist)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

I am having severe pain between my left floating rib and iliac crest moving towards my lower back on that side. It's hard to turn over, twist etc. I had L4-5, L5-S1 fusion March 1. That area has done ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)

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Dr.  Vaibhav Gandhi MD

there is severe pain around the floating rib predominantly on the right side but the pain can be on either side and move to the abdomen , pain can reach from as high as 10 to 0.5 often lasting 5-10 minutes ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.     Jnikolla MD

ongoing pain in floating rib, now has gone away, now feeling like a burning or stinging feeling in right side of rib,, kind of sensitive to touch, skin feels like that now ,, and getting some pains... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jnikolla ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Ramprabhu MD

my daughter 16 has costocondritis and was rushed to doctors with sharp right sided stabbing pains in her lower ribs. the doctor said its due to fast growth. floating rib is aggravated.ecg,bloods ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramprabhu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi MD

I am currenlty having floating rib pain on my left side. I have been dealing with this for years ... been to the doctor or hospital for my rib until last Wednesday Feb 13, 201. The ER doctor drew blood... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Mukund Savaskar MD

Iam 58 years of age a few months ago i found a lumpunder my right breast I went to see my doctor who said it was floating rib but this causing me pain and and when sitting or standing i feel like it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mukund Savaskar ( General Surgeon)