Please someone help, horrible rib pain for months with no solution!

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hello,

i am a 25 year old male and for almost a year i have been living with chronic pain and muscle tention all over my body.

where is hurts the most is my rib cage, sometimes it hurts in my upper chest or at the base of my breastbone but mostly i hurts on my sides, like in the flank area.

my doc said i have costocondritis but no pain meds have helped... all theyve done is give me bad stomach ulcers.

could this be caused by something els? does anyone els have pain in the sides? what els can i do for pain? ice and heat only help a little...

please help.... im actually feeling depressed like i cant go on living in this much pain.

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  • Posted

    Hi I feel your frustration. I have had pain in my right side (ribcage) for months now. NO answers either. The pain is debilitating.

  • Posted

    Hi,

    Yes, I have this same pain. It is intense at times and scary, 'cause I sometimes think it is NOT costochondritis, that maybe it's cardiac.

    So...it's hard to find anything that helps. I take OTC pain meds like ibuprofen and a muscle relaxant as needed that my doctor prescribed for me. But neither is effective. I alternate heat and cold, and find the cold more effective - I use a cold pack that goes in the freezer. Another thing I've done is massage. I found someone who does myofascial release and that has helped more than anything else.

    Good luck to you!

  • Posted

    HI. i also get awful ribcage pain sometimes it feels like burning sensation. Apparently its all to do with costo . Hope you find relief soon. All i take is over the counter pain killers and rest up as much as you can

  • Posted

    I face same thing for last 6 months.. Had been to ER several times . Had all Heart CT , Upper GI Tests but everything comes normal. What I get is numb left arm , tender lump (small ) around left upper chest , Palpitations etc.

    Had stress tests as well , EKG , ECG everything comes normal but I still undergo dizziness , pressure or tightness in check .

    So in short I just gave up on all and trying to live my life as it is ..

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    Mine started as left wrist ache that woke me up. Tested for carpal tunnel but negative. Started taking Ibuprofen and it helped but then I started having chest pains. Then the anxiety waves came. This was all followed by more chest pain and sore burning ribs. The pain migrates. No pain working out. EKG, Ecocardiogram and stress test all normal. Endocrine system normal, all bloodwork normal. Still suffering from chest pains and rib pains on sides and front and back migrating. Anxiety is still part of it but put on anxiety meds which has helped me manage. Another odd symptom; my body temp has been lower than normal for me for several weeks.

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