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I've got a pain just below my left breast, it's stabbing like pain if i take a deep breath in and it's worse if i bend forwards?what could it be?
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Inflammation: Pain that changes with position or deep inspiration us usually inflammatory in etiology. This may be from the muscles/bones of your rib cage, or the lining of your heart or lung.
Answered 12/31/2022
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