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I fell into my left side of ribs a week ago.can still feel it when i breath deep...when will it end?
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Yes: Injury of the chest wall or ribs can cause difficulty with taking deep breaths. As muscles need to contract and relax during breathing, this would cause pain on inspiration. This can last up to 6 weeks however if you are finding that you are short of breath or gasping for air then there is always a concern of pneumothorax or collapsed lung. In this case you need to go to ER to get a Chest X R
Answered 9/21/2016
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Several more weeks: You may have just bruised the muscles and ribs of your chest wall and/or fractured a rib. The pain may persist for several more weeks. If the pain isn't relieved with OTC analgesics see your physician.
Answered 9/22/2016
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