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Costo? not sure

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ashley31209
ashley31209

started in march had bad cold that turned to allergies, coughed lots, went to doctor with pain in ribs from my back shooting through my left breast, he said i had inflammation from coughing.  April went into Emerge a couple times with tight chest and tingling down my left arm, had ECGS and blood work done all came back cleared ruled out heart issues.  had some tenderness just to the left of my sternum and around my left breast, not bad though had to push to feel it.  Majority of my pain starts in my back between my shoulder blade and spine and radiates around my side to my left breast, had another xray and ultrasound on my breast came back clear,  doctor still says its just inflammation.  Does anyone else experience tender spots in their back between shoulder blade and spine?  Had found a few muscle knots there as well, also since all this stareted i have been suffering from health anxiety so that isn't helping.

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  • amps
    amps ashley31209

    Posted

    I've had it for bout a year now yes everything you said sound just like cost. When I first had the feeling of tightness in my chest I was at work I was scared thought I was haveing a heart attack I'm young so I was like I can't be haveing a heart attack but then again I was over weight for my height so I went down to the er the took blood all that check my heart it was good they  then told me I had it but I was determined to figure this so I lost 60 pounds and I also found out I had real bad gerd acid reflux so after I got that down and stop smoking cigs I was fine no more tightness in the chest I work out lift weights and all I still have lil flair up but nothing major dnt lose your self figure out how to fix it like I did and be sure to put ice on it it does help a lot stretch your chest wall to this helps I hope u this helps u 

     

    • ashley31209
      ashley31209 amps

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply, I have found ice to be the best reliever so far, I can't say my pain is anywhere as bad as some that inhale been reading, I'm doing physio as well, I ice three times a day for 20 min and that has made a huge difference in the pain and tightness, my anxiety sure triggers it though but usually not for along if I get past the attack.
  • amps
    amps ashley31209

    Posted

    Thanks and anytime to deal with my anxiety I do a yoga pose called legs on the wall big help calms the mind listing to some calming music as well for 10 to 20 mins what ever u like try it 
  • laney02540
    laney02540 ashley31209

    Posted

    I have the pain in my shoulder blades and also tingling in my arms.  I also have pain and burning in up and down both sides of my back, under my breasts, through my breasts, in my ribs and sometimes in my abdomen.  I have had xrays, ultrasound, and CT.  All came back normal.  I just saw a doc who specializes in pain management and he put me on some oral steroids and said that if that doesn't work, he can give me an injection.  My PCP has ordered blood work, but I have to wait until I'm off the steroids for a week before having the blood draw, so I will have blood work done May 30.  I really don't know how mine got started, but it started with extremely sharp pains under my right breast.  Now I have those sharp pains on both sides.  I did have two very hard falls one in October and one in November.  I have my first sharp pain under the breast in December and had some pain on my right side for a few weeks, but after putting a heating pad on they went away.  Then in January, I got another realy bad pain and it has just been down hill since then.  I also go to water aerobic classes, and yoga classes to stay active and stretch.  Am also sprinkling tumeric, ginger, and cayenne pepper on my food because I have been told that they are natural inflammatories.  Yes, it does get a bit depressing at times; however, I'm thankful that so far nothing life threatening has been found and I am hopeful that some day this will go away!!
  • ashley31209
    ashley31209

    Posted

    Thanks for your reply, my dr put me on prednisone for 5 days starting yesterday so hopefully that helps, with this I've been suffering health anxiety as well so having issues with digestion and diarrhea but dr has not tested anything about that which doesn't help my anxiety
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