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I'm staying still and on my left side, breathing deeply causes pain the left side as well. what does this mean ?
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Hard to tell: Could be a number of things including pleurisy and musculoskeletal. Breathing makes both worse. If you can push anywhere on your chest or back to reproduce pain, this points to more musculoskeltal. Can be a rib out of some other issues. When in doubt, always consider a cardiac or abdominal cause and get it checked out by a doctor.
Answered 9/15/2013
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