Lisa~

How do you manage alone, with three kids, and Costo?? Who does the lifting
for you?

~Tessa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Pfeiffer" <browneyez@...>
To: <costochondritis@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: [costochondritis] Hi New & In Pain


>
> Hi tracy, welcome to the group..
>
> I have had costo now for almost 2 yrs. Mine was caused by an infection.
> Right now I'm having a horrible flare up which scared me enough to see the
> doctor again..I really thought I was dying this time, but after having the
> ekg and all those things, we figured out it's just the costo. I have
found
> that stress aggravates costo a great deal. I'm a single mother of 3
> children and so I have lots of stress!! If you are stressed and tense up
> your muscles it makes it worse. I got a shot of cortisone and it always
> works for me. I also am back to taking Celebrex which worked fairly good
> for me. You are not alone, I think most of us in this group experiences a
> great amount of anxiety. One thing that has always worked for me is to lay
> or even sleep on a heating pad. Mine is always on my left side and I have
> tenderness in my armpit and at the moment I cannot even wear a bra. It
> feels as if I'm sunburned or something. The burning for me is awful. I
> hope you can take comfort in knowing that you are not alone and there are
> lots of us in this group that will share experiences with you and
sometimes
> just knowing that there is someone else going through the same thing you
are
> will make you feel better.
>
> Lisa
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: costochondritis@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, January 31, 2003 03:41:52 PM
> To: costochondritis@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [costochondritis] Hi New & In Pain
>
> Hi everyone, I'm so happy I found this group. This may be a bit
> long, but I want to know if anyone is experiencing what I have.....
> I'm a 33 year old female, always been in perfect health, I have 3
> and 5 year old little boys who keep me busy. Anyway, in October I
> starting waking up with this horrible crushing feeling in my chest.
> If I sleep on my back I am okay, but if I sleep on my side forget
> it. It pains me to reach to put a pair of socks on. In the car
> when I turn to look a certain way or have to reach into the back
> seat to pick up a dropped toy, I get these pains across my chest.
> Primarily the pain is most prevalent on the left side.
>
> I was diagnosed with costochondritis and have been on Diclofenac,
> prescription strength Motrin, Prednisone & Vioxx, NONE of which have
> worked. My doctor is a Rheumatologist and has performed all the
> arthritis blood tests and a CAT scan of the chest and everything has
> come back normal. I have no problem walking on my treadmill. I
> have no pain whatsoever associated with that. It is very puzzling
> to me. Everyone continues to tell me that the pain is simple
> anxiety and stress, but I am here to say that this pain is very real
> and bothersome. I cannot lift my children without being in pain and
> I hate that. Until I get up and get going in the morning I have the
> pressure crushing pain in my chest.
>
> Any similar experiences? I am seriously considering going to a new
> doctor. If this is an injury, why is is not getting better and why
> aren't any of the medications working? Thank you all for your time
> and I look forward to hearing from you!
>
> Sincerely,
> Tracy in Tampa
>
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