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I am in hospital- i have 2 lesions on my heart valves + golden staph, and now i am getting right sided pain. how do stop this from getting worse?
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Endocarditis: Your question is garbled but it sounds like you may have staph endocarditis. If so your doctors are likely treating aggressively and observing for complications. Report your symptoms to them and ask them to explain what is going on.
Answered 6/4/2013
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