hello was wondering what causes rib cage bones to pop out of place , ive went to the doc several times before and he has literilly poked a rib back into place. ive had rib cage tenderness, before and one doc stated that it may be arthritus of the rib cage . anyways ive went to him recently and ive been having pain on my left side of ribs more along the base line . from front to back or back to front how ever you look at it . i also have a lump or mass of some sort on my left side, right at the bottom base of my rib cage. Doc said it may be cartilage build up . Well what exactly causes that ? whatever it is i can feel it when i sit , im limited to turning to the right it starts to hurt my back ! he gave me flexeral but it didnt help . it only knocked me out ! anyways ive called the nurse and told her ,but havent heard anything else back , except this morning i got a phone call stating that my prescription is ready , wth i wasnt looking for more meds , i am trying to find out what this crap is ! it bothers me at times ... now i have a cold or flu im sneezing, runny nose ,and have a bad raspy wheezing cough and no appatiete . Anyways if they called me in a prescription arent they suspose to call me back and tell me what they called in ?
anyways my main concern is this so called cartilage build up lump on the bottom base of my ribcage on the left side .
i wanna know what causes it and should i be worried about it ???
Thank you .. 2young