Decades of this ...
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I was diagnosed with this when I was 25. I had already had it for over two years. I went to doctor when it first happened at 23 - after I had called ambulance for them to come check me out - My doctor hooked me up to 14 pointer and said he saw irregular rhythm and put me on Ismo(sp?). Pharmacist was amazed and said my doc must be crazy! I took for a month before stress test - passed stress test and stopped Ismo. Relieved that my heart was OK, I lived with pain. Two years and it got worse - I had since moved to same state as Mayo - so I went there.
After countless tests - Costochondritis was diagnosis. I was given
Toradol because it hurt so bad - but it did not help. I was never told that there was more treatment possible and still live with the pain - which manifests itself all through my ribs and chest area. I am now 48 ....
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paul_85001 jemcfarlandIII
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I've also noticed that reducing stress and anxiety via various means is the only way to control and sometimes temporarily reduce or even remove the pain but then I get back into the grind and the pain comes back with a vengeance reminding me once again to "chill out" and there goes the cycle again and again ... I drink a lot of chamomile tea lately which helps me stay mellow w/o the use of pharmacology ...