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COSTOCRONDRITIS

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celia79106
celia79106

ANYONE SUFFER WITH COSTOCRONDRITIS ASWELL AS FIBROMYALGIA??

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  • claudia8977
    claudia8977 celia79106

    Posted

    As a matter of fact just last week I started to experience a feeling of when you swallow a chip and you can feel it going down your chest, that's how I describe my feeling. I also feel burning sensation that radiates throughout my chest. 

    • celia79106
      celia79106 claudia8977

      Posted

      Hello Claudia, I think you need a Endoscopy camera down the throat as this could be acid reflux or an ulcer. X
  • kathy14376
    kathy14376 celia79106

    Posted

    Celia, I have it too. When it started I thought that I was having a heart attack. I ended up in the ERA. My doctor explained it to me the next day. All the pain comes from the connective tissue between the sternum an the ribs. If I pick up something and push it to my chest I have pain the next day. I feel for you. My best advice is to take a hot Epsom salt bath. So comforting.
    • celia79106
      celia79106

      Posted

      I have severe burning with mine and so tender to touch all of the time.NAnyone else have this issue?😀

    • kathy14376
      kathy14376 celia79106

      Posted

      Sorry to take 5 months to reply to your message. I haven't been on this site in a while. When you say burning and tender to touch, are you referring to your skin. Is it feel sensitive and sore to the touch? This happens to me. Sometimes it wraps around my body. It can be quite painful. I was told that it's called Allodynia. You should look it up. It's more common in Fibromyalgia patients. Fibro can cause so many other problems. I hope you feel better.

  • jennifer42495
    jennifer42495 celia79106

    Posted

    Hello Celia, I've had fibromyalgia since 1993, so a very long time. I started suffering from costochondritis a few years later and still do. The first time I was farm/animal sitting for a friend. Ended up in hospital overnight in a small town and super surprised when the Dr. told me what it was. That was in 1995... very few doctors knew about fibromyalgia let alone costochondritis. In all these years I've never found something that controls it, stops it, or prevents it. I do know that I grab my chest, hold on, try not to breathe, and wait till it's over. Possibly the wrong things to do. I found it to be quite painful and frightening. For a while it was once or twice a year, also as many as 5. As I had open heart surgery last Christmas, I've been told to go to the ER but haven't a bout fortunately. Best ask your Dr. how to handle this. I'd be interested knowing what they say. Take care and best of luck.

    Jennifer

  • gleds84
    gleds84 celia79106

    Posted

    yeah me two hun and secondary thrombocytis how ever u spell it 😁😁😁😁

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