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I have been having pain for about a year off and on about 3" from my shoulder blades it usually goes away after a day it's going on a week?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Shoulder pain x 1 yr: Depending on location, sometimes gallbladder disease may masquerade as shoulder pain. may also be musculoskeletal or costochondritis a viral/ mycoplasma inflammation of the rib junctions/chest wall.( responds to ibuprofen), rarely could be coming from the bowel , gas or lesion as the colon rides high up .May also be a stone from the kidney, that pain is intense. F/U with doc may need imaging

Answered 12/28/2015

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