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Tietze with small bumps

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nikki09667
nikki09667

So I was told in Dec. 2014 I had tietze. My pain was horrible in the beginning, I really thought I was having a heart attack. Chest x rays...blood draws...and finally a catscan showed it was nothing serious ( although they did ask me in the catscan if I had any trauma to my chest...then told me they can't say what they thought it looked like ). The doctors said there were some abnormalities in the chest x rays, but didn't say what they were. So the pain got better but never went away, and I have had this lump on the second part of my sternum for 4 mths. Now I have these little bumps on my chest. My daughter said mom you have zits on your chest, my nephew said I got bit by Mosquitos, and my grandma says they feel like chicken pox! I don't know if this is normal or not because I can't find anything on the web. Also when I'm having a lot of pain my chest gets red and my left collarbone feels like it's protruding. Does anyone else have any of these symptoms?

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  • Tonatius
    Tonatius nikki09667

    Posted

    Have you had a coeliac test? Chest pains and spots are often symptoms of coeliac disease
    • nikki09667
      nikki09667 Tonatius

      Posted

      I have looked into this and I'm just not sure that's what I have, but I'm planning on going back to the doc soon
    • Tonatius
      Tonatius nikki09667

      Posted

      Hope things work out for you. Have you had any other health issues, even minor ones, over the last few years?
    • nikki09667
      nikki09667 Tonatius

      Posted

      Well I have a weak immune system so I usually get sick from others very easy, and I did have pitriasis rosea all over my body a couple of years before I developed tietze. I have noticed that the bumps started on my chest after I developed the lump on my sternum. My left collar bone always feels swollen and I get a stretching sensation when im hurting. It is protruding more then it ever has.
    • Tonatius
      Tonatius nikki09667

      Posted

      I strongly recommend you get checked out for autoimmune conditions like coeliac disease, Nikki. Everything you're saying points in the direction of an underlying problem like coeliac
  • Sukisue
    Sukisue nikki09667

    Posted

    Hi nikki, my experience is similar to yours ie I have had Cat and Mri with contrast, I have a hole in sternum and my right collar bone protruding.  I have had three occasions in the last two years with pain in chest which lasts a couple of months, the last occasion was brought about by digging earth in the garden, I will have to take a lot more care when doing anything. I do not have and bumps, I suggest you get these looked at by a doctor. 
    • nikki09667
      nikki09667 Sukisue

      Posted

      I'm planning on going back to the doc soon, although I feel like it's just bugging him. He said he didn't see any swelling or inflammation but he put me on a medication that's in the ibuprofan family but stronger. I quit taking them because after doing research I found out they can cause cardiac arrest....scary. I just wish others had the same symptoms and then I would probably feel better!
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