I was diagnosed with costochondritis a few years ago by my asthma doctor-I am now post-asthmatic. I take Aleve, Inflammatone, and a few other dietary...
-Hi You say you are Post Athmatic How did that come about?????? Only ive suffered for 4 and a half years (as long as i've had the Costo) saw my asthma nurse...
Welcome aboard. I just joined last week. Asthma? Gives me the jeepers because I was misdiagnosed for asthma and had to take inhalers for almost 4 months....
I went to see my doctor yesterday. We talked about a lot of things...I mentioned costo! And he said costo will get better when time goes by! I told him, no it...
I can see how this could go on for a lifetime. My daughter is 15 and is currently suffering with the worse "flare" she's had since the onset of the Costo in...
Hi: I just got the results back of some labwork, which says I have low Adrenal function and will be going on a steroid. I say this only because I have been ...
Dear Mari, I think any one of us randomly suggesting diseases will just scare you half to death. The best idea I have is to go to both a rheumatologist and a...
Nebula: I must respond to your post. First, I thought you had not gotten any help at Mayos, at least that was what I thought your e-mail about it had...
Thanks all. Please don't argue on my behalf, I asked for suggestions, so I'm open to hear (or read) about your experiences openly. It might just be, that some...
Mari: I wasn't arguing, as I said, I was making a suggestion because I read your post and could tell you are suffering on your daughter's behalf. Boards like...
Mari: And thanks to you, - there is definitely something going on with my "question-mark" key! I'll add you and your daughter to my prayer list, I'm sure...
Thanks for the prayers, and my posts sometimes come out with question marks too. I think it's the websites programming or something, not us...lol... I will...
To answer Carol's question- I really didn't get much help from Mayo- I've made several trips there. The first trip helped a little in getting knowledge to my...
Mari, I have your daughter in my prayers. She'll overcome someday and our suffering is not for nothing. Something great shall come out of this. Gentle hugs to...
Thank you all for your suggestions and well wishes. I take away new information from each and every post. This group is awesome! Mari in California ... From:...
Hi Mari, I was tested for both MS and Sarcoidosis. I just wanted to let you know that the tests are painless. For MS they did an MRI of my brain looking for...
Hi, It seems many of the people on this board mention fatigue and I'm curious about that. I get fatigued with no set pattern and it can come on at anytime,...
Kath: I was the one who mentioned the sputum tests. Many doctors are using sputum for testing low cortisol levels and other hormone levels for either too...
Thanks Debbie. When she first exhibited the Costo we ended up in the Emergency room for five hours, the did the chest x-rays, Cat-Scan, blood work, but came up...
Thanks Carol, I will go and look at the website that you posted the other day and peek around. I realize that they call the art of medicine a Practice so they...
Does your daughter have any swelling with her costo? I started developing pain when I was about 23. The swelling appeared when I was about 25 (a lump on my...
Hello, I am just reading about your daughter having this so young. My heart goes out to her. I am 27 and i have been dealing with this since i had a...
My enitre ribcage is screaming, and it just won't stop. My upper body is actually starting to lean to the left - I feel like I am almost "fusing" that way. My...
Nancy- I am sorry to hear of your pain and discomfort. I just took a turn for the worst in the last week or so with this storm front and tons of snow we had...
I returned from my trip and thankfully the flare I experienced before I left subsided a bit and did not affect me too much on the plane. However, I did have to...
Nancy: I think we're pretty much in the same "boat," and I don't know,- I think, after so many decades, I just have to resign myself to this crap! I am sorry...
Hello, I've been MIA for a bit, wallowing in my stuff and dealing with new things. Sorry about how you feel Carol. I know too well and sometimes I just start...
Well that's too bad! Did the Dr. say if it's a chronic pericarditis, or acute? Did you have any fever and/or fatigue? Guess if he heard a rub, that's...
Hi all, well it's full blast winter here in the Pacific Northwest where I'm at. I know many have already been through some pretty heavy winter storms already...
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