Thank you for your response. I am still in Costa Rica....still with the same pain that is external. I push all around in the area, and only seems to be as you mentioned a muscle pull. Guess it will just take time. Thanks so much and will see my doctor back home next week if no improvement. Have a super Holiday!
Hi
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Either there is a muscle pull or there is a bruise you got while scuba diving. Other than that a ribcage pain can be due to pleurisy or inflammation of lining of lung. Duodenal ulcer is another possibility. Liver and gall bladder issues are a third possibility.
Since I cannot examine you and know other related conditions you may be having, nor is a detailed history possible on net, I have listed the various possibilities that should be looked into. Please consult your PCP for primary examination followed by proper referral. Take care!
I've never heard of something this specific related to hypothermia. It could simply be a healing process related to muscle damage (like a bruise). If it's still bothering you, or interfereing with your ability to breath, touching base with a doctor to rule out Kidney or Biliary involvement.
Good luck, and keep us posted!