List of other diseases, conditions, or injuries and their treatment: upper left side rib cage pain, light headed dizzy when standing up, pain in left side of neck and very tired it is unexspected when it happens just need to lay down and sleep.
Current medical status: i have had a stroke in 1998 due to high blood pressure and kidney failure. two kidney transplants and one in 2000 and one in 2005 and still functioning
According to the data you reported, the dizziness when you stand up might be related to low blood pressure due to bad blood circulation. The exact location of the pain in the left rib cage and the quality might have been useful. If the pain is close to the left edge of the sternum and is stabbing, then it might be related to heart problems. If the pain is located more to the left, then it might be related to thoracic muscle issues. Another possible diagnosis, in that case, is cervical spondylosis. Cervical spondylosis is a degenerative disorder of the spine. When the space between two adjacent vertebrae narrows, the nerve root might be compressed causing pain everywhere where the nerve goes. You might want to visit your family doctor and do an x-ray of the cervical part of the spine (the part in the neck). Meanwhile, you might want to use over-the-counter medications that relax the muscles. Applying those medications topically is preferred. With the relaxation of the muscles the symptoms might decrease in intensity, but complete disappearance of the symptoms for a longer period might require physical therapy.
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