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Fell 3 days ago. horrible pain left side. cant move, cough, breathe in, etc without it getting worse. had xray, no fracture. still swollen, pain not easing. primary closed cant get 1-2 day follow up. anything i can do to ease the pain? what can it be?

Q: fell 3 days ago. horrible pain left side. cant move, cough, breathe in, etc without it getting worse. had xray, no fracture. still swollen, pain not easing. primary closed cant get 1-2 day follow up. anything i can do to ease the pain? what can it be?

: Probably a chest wall contusion. Use local heat and Ibuprofen OTC. Hope you feel better

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

Probably a chest wall contusion. Use local heat and Ibuprofen OTC. Hope you feel better

Answered 6/22/2022

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A member asked:

Fell 3 days ago. horrible pain left side. cant move, cough, breathe in, etc without it getting worse. had xray, no fracture. still swollen, pain not easing. primary closed cant get 1-2 day follow up. anything i can do to ease the pain? what can it be?

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