Is this a symptom of chostocondritis/tietzes syndrome?
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I have been suffering from what my doctor believes to be inflammation of the cartilage in my ribcage (costochondritis/Tietze's syndrome). I have had repeating episodes lasting 2-4 days for a year every month now. Listed below are my symptoms which match these diseases:
- Chest pain (Ranges from mild to severe)
- Shortness of breath
- Aches and pains (severe pain in my middle back, abdominal pain, arms and legs, occasional shooting pains in my wrist and finger joints)
- Overall feeling of weakness
- Fatigue
However, one thing that the doctors seemed to brush off and ignore was that when I do get episodes, almost always if I'm not under a blanket with a hot water bottle I will feel extremely cold. For example the last severe one I had, as I went to leave to go to the toilet I started feeling so cold my teeth were chattering and I was violently shivering. After a while, I looked at my hands which were paler than they usually were and my fingertips and fingers were starting to go white/blue (cyanosis). I have not seen this symptom with people who have costochondritis and was wondering if anybody experienced the same thing. It is not pneumonia, as I get this with my costo episodes.
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JuditD lillie53143
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Costo and fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue or ME go hand in hand. These have a wide range of symptoms that docs may not be familiar with. Would be worth asking your doctor about these. On such symptom is inability to control temperature.
I had chills when my costo started, and I also can't tolerate high temperatures eg hot shower. Who would have thought!
kim27383 lillie53143
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