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I Have Been Getting A Pain In The Middle Of My Ribs & Also Been Getting Bad Headaches And Numbness.

Have been getting a pain in the middle of my ribs when it hurts all day my left arm starts to ache. I also been getting bad headaches and sum numbness in certain parts of my head. Why is this and could it be from my pain in my upper middle ribcage ?
Wed, 31 Aug 2011
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Hi,Veronica,
Thanks for query,
You have not mentioned your age.
If you are elderly then possibility of having Cervical spondilitis is there.
It may be due to Costo chondritis.
Go for X ray cervical region to rule out cervical spondilitis.
Take some analgesic.
ok and bye.
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I Have Been Getting A Pain In The Middle Of My Ribs & Also Been Getting Bad Headaches And Numbness.

Hi,Veronica, Thanks for query, You have not mentioned your age. If you are elderly then possibility of having Cervical spondilitis is there. It may be due to Costo chondritis. Go for X ray cervical region to rule out cervical spondilitis. Take some analgesic. ok and bye.