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Doctors x-rayed and found a 2mm bone spur on my left 9th rib, what are the choices i have and what can i do until then for this intense pain?
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Get another opinion: As a bone spur on a rib, especially that small, is not likely to be the source of your pain.
Answered 7/11/2018
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