question: I had a little cough and due to continous coughing I have having severe pain in my right rib. So i was asked by my family doctor to remove an x-ray so that we could rule out the possibility of having a fracture in the ribs. In that there was a little black patch noticed. So he asked me to get my ESR tests done which was 24mm/per hr which he said at my age (I am 31) is normal so he apparently has ruled out the possibility of TB. To take a 2nd opinion I consulted another doctor and he has given me certain ani-biotics and said that on completion of this course most probably this should go away (though we shall get an xray done after 10-15 days) but if it does not go then it might be TB/ viral phneumonia or something. I kind of wanted to know what do you think that it can be? I know it is a little difficult for you to answer since you do not have the reports in front of you but I was a little worried.