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I have a throbbing pain on my right side above my rib cage it is swollen and sensitive to touch us there a major organ there should i be worried?
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Get X-ray : Not many organs in that area besides the liver but I would start by getting an X-ray to make sure you don't have a rib fracture
Answered 9/28/2016
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