 [ Symptoms ] my mother is 91 and has started to have severe pain in her lower ribs on her right side she will not go to the doctor she is using bengay patches and t ramadol she has not fallen or injured herself in any way the only thing i can think of is rib separation when she turned in her sleep [ Disease ] hi these symptoms are due to low hemoglobin oxygen carrying capacity of the blood cells is hence reduced hematinics and multivitamin supplements should be helpful treatment of thalassemia should be done thanks