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Ever since i had pneumonia my ribs right and left sides have been aching on and off it has been 4 months. notice it with more activity. what is it?
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Probably muscular: or skeletal...it is possible that you fractured some ribs from coughing with pneumonia, and that the nearby muscles are irritated. All that should be healing by now though, unless you are doing some activity that actually stresses those same muscles or ribs. Did you have a followup x-ray to be sure the pneumonia was gone? If not, see your doc and ask about having one, especially if you smoke.
Answered 1/12/2018
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