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Suggest Treatment For Rib Cage Pain And Shortness Of Breath After Injury
About 6 weeks ago my father and law and I were in a golf cart when he lost Congolese and when down a very steep hill backwards where I fell about 12 feet and my father in law, who is more than twice my size fell on top of the left side of my chest with his shoulder. I m having increasing pain on the front lower part of my chest at the bottom of my rib cage and the mid-bottom of my rib cage on my back. I ve had some shortness of breath, very tired, a lot of phlegm over about 3 weeks or more that is very hard to clear, increased headaches. The pain is manageable but I have been playing a lot of tennis and golf which always leaves me in severe pain afterwards. What do you advise.
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Suggest Treatment For Rib Cage Pain And Shortness Of Breath After Injury
Hello, The symptoms seem to be related to the injury. I suggest avoiding physical activities that can trigger the symptoms. For the pain, I suggest using Acetaminophen. I also recommend using a mucolytic to treat the phlegm. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi, General & Family Physician