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How do you treat pain under left breast behind ribcage please someone help getting scared?

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Best advice anyone -: Can give you would be to get seen ; evaluated by your pcp. Getting anxious about it will not help, but make you more anxious. Pain there could be from a number of reasons. Take some nsaids and see the response. But you must see your pcp urgently. Good luck and happy holidays.

Answered 12/19/2013

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