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I had fallen on my ribs on the left side almost 7 years ago and never got it looked at, it's always been a little sore but never thought anything of ?
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Fracture: Well you may have fractured your ribs at the time to late now. When you bruise the bone it does take quite a while to heel. So just keep going and see how you are in a few more months
Answered 3/17/2016
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