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I was in a car accident about 3 months ago and had a fractured sternum and i am still having chest pain and pain near it.is their something wrong or am i still healing ?
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Here are some...: The pace of healing after injury widely varies among persons reflecting the degree of injury and personal healing ability. In general, time and patience remains the best care after trauma and it is okay as long as slowly but surely getting better day by day. The healing is maximized in 6 months and optimized in 2 years, but still not guaranteeing to be pain-free. So, check with your doctor...
Answered 7/26/2018
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