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A 38-year-old female asked:

I have a sore pain on my left side where my rib cage is that i feel when i lay on that side. it is getting worse with time. also sporadic pain in back on both sides in kidney area. what could it be?

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Dr. John Ganser
Dr. John Ganseranswered
Family medicine 27 years experience
See your family doc.: This could simply be musculoskeletal back pain that physical therapy would help. Your primary care doc should rule out other conditions it could be.
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Dr. Craig Smith
Dr. Craig Smithanswered
Urology 37 years experience
See PCP: Need a through history and physical as well as a urinalysis and possibly a renal ultrasound. Please see your PCP to help sort out
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