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Started having trouble with my breathing, walking up a couple of steps, up a slope/hill.sharp pain when trying to breath in chest left side mainly?
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See doc.: You should see someone and discuss. 19 yo can sometimes collapse a lung or have other abnormalities with this presentation. Trouble with breathing deserves a full explanation.
Answered 4/5/2013
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