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I had a 10 second episode of muscle like cramping just below the last left rib and felt a hard bulging mass during it. what could this be?
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Muscle cramp: The fact that it lasted only 10 seconds favors the likelihood of this being a muscle cramp.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Muscle cramp: The fact that it lasted only 10 seconds favor the likelihood of this being a muscle cramp.
Answered 4/2/2013
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