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I've had pain at the lower border of my ribs as well as my upper back. i'm holding my breath a lot and it wakes me up at night. should i go to er?
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If you cant breath: then you should not wait. Your symptoms are pointing to possible infection in your lung and that needs to be checked out. You need to go to ER and not wait. Good luck.
Answered 5/10/2015
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