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Shall I Be Worried Of Swelling At The Centre Of My Heart Due To An Accident ?

3 weeks ago a car ran into the back of mine apart from the neck pain I have now developed a swelling in the centre of my chest its not painful just there im a bit worried Miriam
posted on Thu, 21 Apr 2011
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its better u get a xray done to rule out any rib fractures...look out for any other symptoms carefully
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OBGYN Dr. Reji. D's  Response
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you have to consult a surgeon to evaluate the swelling.it is important that it devoloped after the trauma.take care
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Shall I Be Worried Of Swelling At The Centre Of My Heart Due To An Accident ?

hi welcome to healthcaremagic its better u get a xray done to rule out any rib fractures...look out for any other symptoms carefully