C----I have rib swelling all the time. My flare-ups and ribs swelling go hand -n- hand. Heather Christina <cbmd3@...> wrote: does anyone have any chest...
Yepper, sure do Christina. I have 2 big massive lumps in my upper chest which is inflammation. Sometimes its worse on one side, I am at the point where I can...
I also have a couple lumps right under my left breast that swell so badly when i'm in a costo flare. They drive me crazy and can be very painful. Robyne ... ...
Well, since they are inflamed cartilage tissue between the ribs themselves, they aren't "hard" persay. They are firm squishy if that makes sense? And yes,...
Well Lorna, I hadn't thought of that but now that you mention it, I think I'll make doctors appointment ASAP to find out for sure. Thanks a bunch. Beth Lorna...
I had breast cancer four years ago, and I cannot stress enough how important it is to get such things checked out. It sounds like it may be cysts, which is a...
I currently have breast cancer and these things I have are not tumors, this is a red swelling, burning sensation, my tumor never felt anything like this! C ...
Hi I have a question, does anyone here take high cholesterol meds (lipitor). I have had costo and fibro for about 14 years. I am 45 and was just told my...
I don't take lipitor, but I do know of a natural supplement that works just as good as lipitor, without the side effects. It's called Lipitrim. If you want...
I am on Zocor. I think it does add to the muscle pain. I have been told by "people" to talk to my doctor as sometimes changing the type of med you are on...
i take Crestor and i also have costo and fibro ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best...
Hi Marla Yes I would love some info on Lipitrim, Thanks Donna ... From: Marla Schultz <admiral4@...> Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 9:18 am Subject: Re:...
Anyone in here ever have these?? I just had 3 of them in my ribs on my right side last week and OMG...they hurt like hell!! I thought I was going to...
Wow..that sounds awful. I used to take Vioxx, which worked wonders...but that is gone now. Išve tried Celebrex which takes the edge off, but isnšt that...
Gee....that's real reassuring!! lol I sometimes I feel like I know more about this than my doctor does. Like you, I don't want to be on pain meds the rest...
I do not know much about Yoga, but I have thought about trying it. I was worried that it would make things worse, so I have put it off. Have you had to alter...
Hi Amy, I am a beginner in the whole yoga thing, but I love it so far! At first the stretches will seem impossible...you're thinkin yea right, like my body is...
I have had steroid shots in my chest. Yes, they hurt a lot. But they did help for a while. You should have to have them every month though. The 2nd ones that...
It hurt sooo bad for the first time, I'm scared to go back and have it done again....though it does help, just not sure I can handle that pain again. I'm not...
Maybe you can call your dr & ask him to give you something to take before your next shots. I can tell you from experience....it is worth it. I was very relaxed...
Yea, I have to call him before the next appt anyway so maybe he can give me something to drown out the pain a little....I wouldn't wish these shots on my worst...
I had steroid shots a number of years ago for my Costo and they put me in remission for 5 years! I guess I was very lucky, I don't know anyone who had that...
I had gone to a Pain Specialist and he did my shots in my back under local anesthesia so it wasn't too bad. It was done in a hospital, in an operating room. ...
Ok, mad at my doctor for making me endure the pain when I am hearing everyone say they had pain meds before the shots. My shots were 3 in a row on my front...
You all are lucky my Drs. just act like there is nothing wrong with me. I have even gone as far as carring a floppy with me and ask them if they want to read...
It really stinks Sarah, I first got symptoms when I was 24, 3 years ago, when I was moving back from school to home one semester. I was basically in pain for ...