Episodes of really bad rib pain and dizziness - what could this be?

Hi everyone, I’m a 15 year old girl and I’ve got pretty bad pain in my ribs

I’ve been getting rib pain for a while now, usually in bed so that it’s a bit tender to lay in my sides sometimes and Ive been worried my ribs are the wrong shape (think that’s just paranoia though) but it’s not been too much of an inconvenience. But the other day, I was laying in the bath and when I stood up, I got extreme pain in the area below my collarbone, it felt like a bone had cracked or something.

Since then, I’ve had painful twinges all over my ribs, on both sides and in both upper and lower ribs. It’s usually in one area for a bit then another. I’ve also had shooting pains in my arm and back pain across my upper back, as well as it feeling like there’s heavy pressure on my chest when I lay sometimes.

For context, I used to wear a too small chest binder (don’t do this it’s v. bad for your health) and used to get a lot of pain because of this. For around a year though, I’ve been wearing a sports bra instead due to the pain.

I’ve had episodes similar to this before, just not as bad and after researching I’ve been pretty sure it’s costochonditis. I’ve also been experiencing dizzy spells and nausea. For now, I’m just sleeping in a more upright position and avoiding exercise and I’d also ideally avoid going to the doctors for a whole host of reasons, but if anyone has anyone idea what this is/what I should do that’d be great

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