I have chest/rib cage/breast pain. It hurts to press on...

Just wondering if you had inflammation or swelling in your upper chest? I have a large lump on the sternum and swelling around it. For two years, my doctor has said it is Costochondritis/Tietzes Syndrome and to go to pain management. Just this past Saturday, I went to urgent care. They took full chest/rib/sternum x-rays. I am worried it has been something more serious all this time but was let go. I am experiencing anxiety and depression. I feel for you. I am a young mother of two, work full time, and go to school part time.

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i have a lump on chest which has gone down slightly and it was painful with swelling and all sorts. The lump stays and the intensity of the pain comes and goes. See my other postings. I am fed up to the back teeth. I used to be very active and even after the cancer went back to riding and yoga and pilates. I have had x-rays too - nothing showing up. I feel sometimes like I am having heart attack or something.

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I am 30 and have had ME and fibromyalgia for over ten years, and I also have a heart murmur. I was given Vioxx for the fibromylagia and my chest pain went. I had always thought the chest pain was the fibromyalgia. However, I saw a doctor last week as it had returned and I had been taken off Vioxx when it was withdrawn and wanted to know if there was anything else. She said it was Tietze's, but I misheard her and have been looking on the internet for something called Tazes! So I am delighted to be diagnosed with yet another chronis condition. She told me it was nothing to worry about and it would go away, but I am now almost in tears to read the entries on this website. I hope you are feelinf better since you wrote this post.

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I also have ME and Fibromyalgia and suffer greatly from chest/ribcage pain and intolerable right sided breast burning pain very tender can't find a bra that doesn't hurt! This is the 1st time I have come across others suffering all the same conditions to-gether. I also have Trigeminal Neuralgia in the right side of my face Tegretol has got me on top of this for now until the next dreaded attack. The ribcage and breast pain is more or less constant and goes right round into my back thoracic region I get pins and needles creepy crawly feelings on my right side of my back tingling and numbness. I take Celebrex similar to Vioxx for arthritis and it does help with the all over pain!.

I am 58 yrs age but feel 80 sometimes. Thanks Jean 16/05/06

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I'm a fibromyalgia patient as well and have been having breast and rib and side pain for months. Untilrecently I just chalked it up as fm but the breast pain has been pretty constant for about a week Alsosoreness on the ribs under the breast has increased as well. Now I will say this has happened in the past and has tapered off only to come back again. I've never mentioned this to my Dr. only that my ribs are always sore as are my neck shoulders ect.. the pain that does occur in my chest and neck in the front from the ears down and random chest pain. ALthough I've found no lumps on a self breast exam the Dr. has scheduled a diagnostic mammogram fingers crossed all will be well and hopefully just another weirdfibro thing. If anyone has expierenced this I sure would appreciate input.

I wrote a comment "Sharing what worked to stop my Tietze pain". Have a read, it might help. I hope so

Hi, I'm 15 years old and for the past 4 years I have been dealing with very similar symptoms. Doctors says its costrocondritis as well and a couple times claimed it as muscle strain. Last night I had noticed it was inflamed/swollen and hurts to be touched pressed on and sometimes even just hurts randomly. Idk what it is. They've taken urine tests but no response and I have asked for x-Rays and all kinds of other stuff but they keep saying the same thing and won't do it. If you have any ideas on what could be wrong please let me know.

I have similar response and also tingling belt line and around my rib cage!! It's so good to chat!!