Hi,I am new to this.I have had costochondritis for a long time but has gotten worse this past year.have had all the heart test to be had and heart is good.I...
... has ... Glad ... I know just how frustrating it is. Every day I wake up and before I even get out of bed I wonder if THIS will be the day when I feel...
Hi all - I haven't been on here for a long long time. I had terrible costo for over 3 years and did everything but surgery. I was looped out on drugs for a...
Glad you found the answer for you and maybe it will help someone. For those of you who are still suffering, hang in there, maybe some day we, too, will have...
Hi Molly...welcome back! Glad to hear that you are still doing well. I know my costo is alot like yours was...walking around packing lifes many stresses on my...
You are 100% correct, I now have come to that conclusion too, it is all stress in my case, and yes, I'm so tense, even making my neck hurt, my doctor gave me a...
My name is Heather. I was diagnosed with Costo when I was 11. I am now 27. I believe my pain started one night at a restaraunt with my parents. My dad hugged...
Heather- One of the solutions I found for pain is exercise. It's really difficult when you're in a flare to make yourself do some cardio, but it really helps....
-Hi. When my pain started (15 or so years ago) I couldn't feel anything if I wasn't having a flare up. Sometimes, I couldn't even find the spot until I had...
Heather: I'm sorry you're dealing with so much pain! Fifteen years is far too long, I know. Have you ever seen a chiropractor since you said "something ...
Hi, Heather! I'm sorry to hear you've been dealing with this for so long. I've become convinced, based on the posts at this site, that stress and tension in...
Hi: I've just joined the group. My symptoms went incorrectly diagnosed for over 4 years. Because I had a heart attack in 2002, the episodes I experienced...
Hi Joe! Oh my, baseball and costo, wouldn't think the two who agree with each other, and I can understand how playing might cause you to develop this ...
Joe, My name is Heather. I've had Costo for 15 years, and during the 1st 7 or 8 years, I was on a competitive dance troup. With me, while i'm doing the...
Hi Joe and welcome! I also do what Heather does. Before any strenuous activity I take three Motrin and also apply heat, so that my muscles aren't tight....
Joe: I think it all depends on how bad your costo is. Like Debbie, I take a Flexeril at bedtime, but that's mostly for a very bad shoulder problem. I know some...
ya i cant imagine doing all those things, im absolutely miserable, and i cant take it anymore, if this doesnt let up soon i cant live like this for real. i...
Oh, how I could have written this myself. My costo has been okay, but I have fibro, and it is so so bad right now. I can do nothing either, not even drive....
Carol, I feel your pain (literally) I'm, a single mom too- trying to figure out what to do myself... YOU'RE NOT ALONE! always remember that... your kids need...
Jean, Please don't cry. I know it must be hard with 2 small kids. Can you get any help with them at all? I am lucky enough to get home help from the...
I think, in the one single post, we can all see what a difference there is in all of us, and how costo can affect a person slightly, moderately, or quite...
Harmony Jean: I know how you feel, it's often very difficult to read about others who have this condition, yet lead a fairly normal life. I'm so sorry you...
Rachel: Yes, the Fibro can knock a person out, that's for sure. The severe fatigue that seems to affect so many people with this illness, the pain, the way ...
thanks so much all of you for your suport , i had a good cry, which now im regretting cuz it hurt my chest lol..oh well, wont do that again. If any of u want...
Hi Carol, I have tried lyrica, it didn't help. Fibro is such a strange disease. Day to day, hour to hour, you just never know. Rachel ... [Non-text portions...
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