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I woke this morning with an intense pain in my lower right back, feels as though it's effecting my breathing , please help ?

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Stones not bones: Sounds like kidney stones. In the absence of prior low back problems, spinal disorders are unlikely. Other possibilities include blood clots in muscles adjacent to the spine, spasm in diaphragm, lower lobe pneumonia, liver or gallbladder problems.

Answered 9/19/2012

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I woke this morning with an intense pain in my lower right back, feels as though it's effecting my breathing , please help ?

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