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Severe Pain In The Ribs After Injury. Have Fainting Episodes With Tingling Tongue. Under Active Thyroid And Bleeding From Spleen. Advice?

Many years ago I injured my left ribs. I m now told I have a small bleed in my spleen which no one has suggested to check up on. I now get severe pain under my left ribs but my doctor insists it is from my spine for which I had surgery a few years ago, or hip as I have osteoarthritis . I also keep wanting to faint every now and again, it just comes on out of the blue, I had an episode yesterday which left me drained and with a tingling tongue or a couple of hours I always feel extremely tired lately and I m getting a lot of headaches. I have an under active thyroid . Any ideas please. Mrs M Batty
posted on Mon, 11 Jun 2012
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bleeding from spleen is unlikely to continue, usually if it is ruptured on abdominal injury gives severe bleeding , hemorrhage and shock which is not the case.
secondly rib injury subsides in 3-6 weeks on its own.
under active thyroid is treatable with medicine (eltroxin) so no need to worry.
fainting episodes although need exploration systematically by a physician-may be vaso-vagal. Get MRI of brain done and see a neurologist
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Severe Pain In The Ribs After Injury. Have Fainting Episodes With Tingling Tongue. Under Active Thyroid And Bleeding From Spleen. Advice?

bleeding from spleen is unlikely to continue, usually if it is ruptured on abdominal injury gives severe bleeding , hemorrhage and shock which is not the case. secondly rib injury subsides in 3-6 weeks on its own. under active thyroid is treatable with medicine (eltroxin) so no need to worry. fainting episodes although need exploration systematically by a physician-may be vaso-vagal. Get MRI of brain done and see a neurologist