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In an exam, my doc pressed too hard on my right clavicle or below it.i have felt pain there for over a month.fracture?bruise?arthritis?heart problem?
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Need more info: There are a couple of reasons for your symptoms. Probably not a cardiac problem but a muscular or bone problem. . See him/her again for a re exam and possibly an x-ray depending on his/her findings.. Continued pain for over a month is reason for re-evaluation
Answered 5/30/2017
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