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What Can Be The Cause Of Pain In My Rib Cage?

Have had a pain on my right side at the bottom of my rib cage for some time, it now seems to progresivly worse , with pain in my lower to middle back , and pain in my hipps and thighs , and legs , sometime the pain is even on the left side and groin,I know. I should have seen a doctor long ago , and will soon! Can't take much more of this pain, what do you think it might be, I'm only44 years old




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In my opinion you should first undergo chest x ray and ECG. Chest x ray is for lung causes. Pleural effusion, pneumonia, tb etc can cause such pain with breathing difficulty. ECG is for cardiac causes like angina. So consult your doctor soon and get done chest x ray and ECG.
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What Can Be The Cause Of Pain In My Rib Cage?

In my opinion you should first undergo chest x ray and ECG. Chest x ray is for lung causes. Pleural effusion, pneumonia, tb etc can cause such pain with breathing difficulty. ECG is for cardiac causes like angina. So consult your doctor soon and get done chest x ray and ECG.