rib cage pain on left side Posted: 03-31-08 16:04pm
I read several of the posts about the rib
cage pain on left side and I have the same
symptoms. I am at wits end trying to
figure out what is wrong. I worry about
stomach cancer, ulcers, etc. I will check
into the splenik flexure syndrome to see
if that will help. I hate going to doctor
as they want to run all these test and
then never can come to a definite answer.
I was in a car accident in 1998 and seat
belt cause a lot of tearing of rib cage
ligaments-thought I had a broken rib at
first. I also have a hiatal hernia and
take Prevacid for it (for several years)
so feel as if there were an ulcer the
Prevacid would prevent it. Any help would
be greatly appreciated.
How can you expect to get a precise
diagnosis without certain medical tests?
In case of chest pain and history of chest
injury you only need some regular tests
like: clinical examination (auscultation,
inspection...), ECG and chest X-ray image.
You may not need all the tests but only
the necessary ones until the correct
diagnosis is revealed.
