I've been dealing with this pain in my left shoulder for the last few days. It's really uncomfortable and even spreads to my upper chest when I breathe. On top of that, I'm noticing pain in my joints, mostly in my wrists and fingers. It's pretty worrisome, and I'm not sure what's going on. Can you give me some advice on what this might be?

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Dr Chandra P

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5+ Yrs

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take pain killers for 3 days and if pain still persists do blood tests of esr , crp and rheumatoid factor

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Answered 15 days ago

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