... and then 10 minutes later I need adjusting again. The costo never rests so it is always tensing everything up and throwing stuff out of whack. As long as...
I have come to te point with this awful condition - that I don't know where to turn. I were not a person of faith - I don't know. I saw my rheumy last week...
Nancy, I would contact the pain clinic and see if you can get any assitance from the clinic (maybe the hospital who runs the pain clinic can forgive this...
I've read that a few of you are on Mobic for your costo so I asked my Dr. for a prescription for it. Does it help anyone? Is anyone experiencing side...
Dear Oxican: I find that stress does cause our pain to flare up, I don't have "flare-ups" necessarily, as this pain is constant, I wrote the group recently...
Hi, Elizabeth. I have had 2 MRIs in the last few years due to back surgeries. I can't have them anymore since I now have metal implanted in my spine. The...
Sorry I have not replied until now. Unfortunately I am not a candidate for the stimulator. I had extreme pain with the trial, but I was hopeful adjustments...
Carrie, You will get through this, don't give up. There has to be something that will work for you. Keep your head up, things will get better. I know it's...
Carrie (((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))) I am so sorry things are going so badly for you at the moment. As if costo wasn't bad enough, everything always...
Hi everyone I was diagnosed with Costo in May 2007. During it's worst I was taking Mobic every day and it worked well enough to keep me mobile. It did make...
Barbara, Thank you for your support. ... From: wilks286 <wilks286@...> To: costochondritis@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2007 2:02:10 AM ...
Heather, Thank you for all of your support through this. You have been such a sweetie! I am so grateful for this group of friends I have here on this site....
Nancy - I agree with others on this site - it is deplorable that in what is supposed to be the best country in the world we have people who are suffering...
Hi carrie, i feel so badly about your stimulator problems/complications. Im also sorry to hear about you and your husband. My boyfriend and I just ended it a...
You are in my thoughts and prayers Carrie! -Marci ... candidate for the stimulator. ... could be made and I could move forward. Two employees from Medtronic ...
I've had great success with Mobic. My regular doctor was on maternity leave when I was diagnosed. The doctor that I saw at the time sent me out the door...
As the move gets closer, my stress and anxiety have increased. Normally, I am very laid back. I still have no pain. We'll see though in a few days if that...
Sending you many hugs. Shan ... candidate for the stimulator. ... could be made and I could move forward. Two employees from Medtronic helped in the process in...
Thanks for the encouragement and support ..... means a lot right now. Hugs ... Nancy ... the ... should ... for ... ribs - ... could ... WHY ??? ... years - ...
Thank you Heather - I am making an appt to see my internist - and he will get me the referral to the pain managemnet specialist. I may go to my grave owing...
Hi all I was hoping for a feedback on behalf of my neighbour who suffers from fibro. She has been getting really bad headaches for a few months now, and was...
Carrie, sorry the stimulator didn't work out. Hopefully something better will come along. Hang in there. You are in my thoughts and prayers. ~~ Robyne ... if ...
Hi all, New to the group and looking for some help (even if it is just to know that other people feel the same). I ended up in the ER about 4 weeks ago with...
Marc - To answer your questions (from a 5 year sufferer) 1) Yes, costo does make your breathing labored - sometimes as if you have to catch your breath 2) At...
In a message dated 12/5/2007 6:47:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Marc, you sound like me when I was diagnosed. I really had a hard time understanding and...
Marc, mine actually started with a bad cold/cough. Every cough and sneeze was torture. I say "was" because (knock wood), it seems to have dissipated quite a...