Symptoms may start with a dull pain in the chest or disguise themselves as indigestion, nausea, shortness of breath or heartburn.

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The sudden loss of pressure gives me a little dull pain in my groin, but my legs are strong again.

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To further dull the pain, she drank, developing a problem she later realized was alcoholism.

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