Uncommon costo symptoms

Mostly turmeric teas. Just buy some turmeric/haldi powder and pop a teaspoon or two in hot water. You can add ginger and pepper to amp up the anti inflammatory healing, and honey or milk to better the taste.

I also did some stretching.

I'm glad i could be of some help. Hope you're doing well

Turmeric teas and stretches.

Put a teaspoon or two or turmeric in hot water. Add ginger or pepper to amp up healing qualities.

I have had costo for about 7 years. I have learned to live with it and sort of know my triggers.

I mainly get the burning sensation in my shoulder girdle area (upper back left side). This is triggered by stress or by bad posture, such as when sitting at a desk, or on a kitchen bar stool.

When this flares up then the pins and needles in my left hand is more pronounced. A chiropractor has done some prodding in my ribs at the back and has triggered the pins and needles, so we know this is related.

I am quite sure this all began as an injury to my ribs when I was very unwell with flu and a cough back in 2011. I coughed so much that I cracked a rib on my left side. I think a nerve is pinched and so when I hold myself tense or sit awkwardly it triggers the burning and also the pins and needles.

The pain in the front of my ribs is more triggered by food. If I overdose on carbs or fatty food - bread and say sausage rolls, then I get the pointy pain in the front.

Pilates and the chiropractor have helped me to get to know my body better. Trying to get myself into a better posture and alignment. Cutting back on those heavy carbs and fatty foods was my choice (helping my mum eat healthier) and this is when I noticed the link to the pain in the front of my ribs.

I hope this story helps. 

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Wow Tracy, thank you so much for replying. You mentioned every single symptom that I have. Your story seems very similar to mine in terms of triggers, foods, posture, stress, etc.

I should go see a chiropractor to see if they can help me. I started taking Meloxicam 7.5 two days ago once a day to see if this can help with the swelling. I do not plan on taking medication long term, I'd rather use natural remedies to heal this condition and to change my diet to a more balanced one. 

I started drinking green smoothies made at home with fresh organic kale, spinach, broccoli, almond milk and frozen dark berries, a garlic wedge and mushroom powder to increase my immune system

I also started taking curcumeric tabs, one a day along with vitamin C. 

I really hope that this discomfort goes away, like you, I had the flu and on my last pregnancy I vomited daily for almost three months that I am pretty sure I did some damage to my ribs. 

How are you feeling now? are your symptoms under control?

and what type of tests did you get done to rule out GI issues?

My GI dr does not want to order labs or other tests because he does not think my issues are GI related.

I had a physical done in April 2018 with all kinds of labs and everything was normal so he doesn't think we should re order labs.

I take the high dose curcumeric too as well as evening primrose oil, because sometimes I feel pain in my left breast as well. I also take glucosamine for general joint health.

I was initially prescribed naproxen for the pain but one dose gave me horrendous indigestion so I didn't continue. I know they were short term to help with the inflammation, but I clearly have a sensitivity to those sorts of ant-inflammatories. I do sometimes rub an anti-inflammatory gel on my shoulder area as sometimes it can flare up in the night time!

I have had to miss a few weeks of pilates due to summer holidays and children at home from school and so I notice the difference. Regular pilates definitely helps me. The chiropractor helps me too although I am not sure he 100% understands my main reasons for going to see him he does a good job of re-aligning me. I go regularly now - every 5 weeks or so.

In terms of tests, I have had blood tests to look for protein, related to pancreatic function. I have had a stool test to check my bowels. I have had x-rays looking at my ribs and upper spine and also a couple of ultra sounds looking at that front rib area to see if the pancreas looks normal. The frustrating thing with some of those tests is that the results say 'no change'. And I am thinking 'no change since when?' I would really like to see whether I have two ribs squished together a bit more than normal, or evidence that one of them has been damaged.

I have an orthopaedic appointment next week about the tingling in my hand. It is there pretty much all of the time and is worse when my shoulder area has a flare up (or burn up!) I saw someone 6 months ago and I felt like a fraud because it is only minor tingling - I can still feel with it and move it normally. But next week I am going to ask about the link to the ribs. There was mention of an MRI scan - that might be interesting.

I think I am satisfied that there is nothing life-threatening going on, so my health anxieties are low. 

I too have the occasionally 'nutribullet' smoothie, but they tend to have too much of a detox effect to drink regularly! I know what foods I should steer away from but toast with butter is my comfort food so sometimes I just need it!

I don't know what Meloxicam is, but probably an anti-inflammatory? As long as they agree with you I can see no harm in the short term to get the inflammation down. Ice or heat can also help when you have a flare up.

I hope you can soon get to the point where you no longer worry that there is something sinister lurking and find your way of keep the costo at bay.

Take care x

Yeah i feel it in my abdomen. In fact when i got diagnosed the doc asked mt what i thought it might be and i said hernia because my lower ribs were hurting more than my sternum was at that point.

Also, when id take walks i found i couldn't swing my arms or id get pains all down my left side right down to the top of my hip.

It's interesting to find how each joint connects to and affects another.

I'm no physician but when I think of how joints are connected... I believe it can be caused by costo.

Like your sternum connects to your shoulder which connects to your neck, bottom of the skull then up to the upper head (such a scientific description, lol)

Also, when I used to take walks when my costo was at its worst, i noticed i had pains in my lower ribs. Thats when i realised how connected each joint was. And i don't think its located JUST in one spot. I think the pain spreads. On my bad days i wouldn't even be able to eat and swallowing was difficult yet the problem was supposedly in my chest.

I also googled other chronic pains like fybro and arthritis, similar symptoms.