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I have a really bad pain by my rib cage on the left side towards the middle. is there anything i can take for the pain?
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See a doctor.: If you have risk factors, '(smoking, family history, weight problems, male gender, hig blood pressure, diabetes and others) then need to get heart checked out.? Could be something less serious but first need to make sure it is not life threatening.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Call your doctor: With symptoms this complex, you owe it to yourself to call your doctor to help you make sense out of them.
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