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Woke up with a sharp pain in my left side, and its not going away like normal muscle strains would. what could this be?
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Left sided pain: May be constipation ( fluids) , reflux, try ranitidine/ prevecid, or pleurisy- irritation of membrane over lungs, or costochondritis irritation of the rib junctions-Motrin may help for pleurisy and costochondritis (motrin worsens gastritis so take w/ ranitidines.) may need abx like zithromax for mycoplasma rarely could be clot especially if smoke or on BCP. f/u with doc/ urgent care today
Answered 11/23/2015
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