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I've been getting pains in on the left side of my chest...what does that mean? please help!

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Pain: There are multiple possibilities from intercostal muscle irritation through inflammation inside the chest wall, pleura or pericardium and more. Usually there's a simple benign explanation if everything else seems fine. You'll need to see a Dr to get a diagnosis, too many variables to diagnose from out here.

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Answered 4/30/2015

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