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A 39-year-old female asked:
I have pain around and above my left breast and upper back pain. i have had heart tests and chest xray. what could pains be? no short of breath
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Dr. Douglas Linville IIanswered
Orthopedic Spine Surgery 32 years experience
Thoracic HNP: Pain around this area suggests a high disc herniation (as long as other illness has been conclusively ruled out). Thoracic and/or cervical MRI would be diagnostic.
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