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Severe pain under rib cage on left side. sometimes dull then sharp shooting pain difficult to breathe what could it be?
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Pain: sounds like intercostal pain but needs to be seen by a doctor for accurate diagnosis There are other possible diagnoses.
Answered 2/19/2016
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