Is it normal? pain in my ribs!

28% Normal
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I've had this condition for at least two or three years. I've had pain in my ribs from the front to the back and it feels like someone is squeezing me in that area and sometimes it's throbbing pain. It hurts the most when I lay down. Sometimes I can't even lay on my side because of it. It mostly hurts just right under my boobs. Is this normal?

Extra note: I have not broken any ribs.

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28% Normal
Based on 36 votes (10 yes)
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  • UsernameNotAvailable
    12 years ago

    I think I have the same thing but I don't feel the pain in my back. Just in my rib area and it feels like its under my ribs and its a shocking pain. I sometimes take my hand and push it underneath my ribs and rub and it usually goes away. I get it a lot when I'm working out or I'm out of breath.

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  • heyyyyyyy
    12 years ago

    Go to a doc. I'm shure they will help u

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  • karmasAbich
    12 years ago

    Put some ice on it.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    I'm not sure.

    I think you need to see a chiropractor!

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  • SushiTheTiel
    12 years ago

    I have the same thing from time to time but it only lasts about an hour and they are few and far between. How often and what time of day does it happen? It may have something to do with your matress, or way you sleep because when I'm at a friends house is normally when it happens to me, when I sleep on the floor/ couch.

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
    12 years ago

    how many years?
    you chose IIN instead of a doctor?

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    • Patti92
      12 years ago

      I don't have a doctor because I'm 19 and no longer on my parents' insurance =P

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      • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
        12 years ago

        but you've had it for years? they wouldn't take you in back when you were a minor?

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        • Patti92
          12 years ago

          Well the pain wasn't as bad then. It came and went and I could handle it on my own. I guess I'm just paying the price now. XD

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          • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
            12 years ago

            ahh.

            i'd recommend web md. or seeing if there's a clinic in your area that handles people without money/insurance

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            • Patti92
              12 years ago

              okay thank you!

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    It could be something to do with your spine.

    I recently found out that I have scoliosis and when I do things it really hurts. Especially, when I try to sleep. It's like a sharp compression.

    I suggest you go to your doctor and get a X-Ray.

    Good Luck!

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