A member asked:

I have a small ball of pressure between my rib cage and it feels like someone is poking and its been going on for 2 days, what could it be?

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Dr. William Walsh answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Chest pain/pressure: Is a serious symptom - you need to get checked right away, either by your physician or by an emergency room. Acute chest pressure that feels like a ball could be pleurisy (inflammation of the lining of the lung due to infection or inflammation), a problem with your heart (heart attack, inflammation of the lining of your heart, etc), a problem with your stomach/esophagus, or a problem with your

Answered 5/7/2014

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