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3001
Hi! Does anyone else have a burning feeling in the sternum? It seems that I have this on and off. And also feels like there is something "on" the breast...
ttappingmommy
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Feb 1, 2004
9:04 pm
3002
Yes, I have the burning chest after doing the slightest exercise and I feel like I have one of those big snakes wrapped around by chest crushing it so I can...
Wendy Anderson
wenando
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Feb 1, 2004
9:10 pm
3003
Same here. Mare ... chest crushing it so I can barely breathe!...
Mare
marilynndoherty
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Feb 1, 2004
10:41 pm
3004
Oh yes! I had that burning and it was tender to the touch. I remember when I went to my general doc and he pressed on it I almost jumped off the table. It...
goldenmomthree
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Feb 2, 2004
12:56 am
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Thanks for your post regarding the burning feeling in the sternum. I was diagnosed with costochondritis when I went to the ER, but have never had further...
ttappingmommy
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Feb 2, 2004
3:08 am
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I wake up in the startled because I'm holding my breathe. The Costo is not letting me breathe properly and my husband says I breathe weird. Sometimes he...
Wendy Anderson
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Feb 2, 2004
3:34 am
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Wow that is interesting because I went to the ER about two days after I saw my other doc because I felt like I was having a heart attack. The ER touched the...
goldenmomthree
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Feb 2, 2004
4:48 am
3008
Hi all - below is the entire email conversation that I had with a doctor, which I mentioned earlier that I would post. I believe he is a sports doctor /...
Judy
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Feb 2, 2004
5:26 am
3009
Hi again – here is my update on my chiropractor treatments. As usual for my posts, this will be long-winded and include lots of detail. You can skip to the...
Judy
judy_keeley
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Feb 2, 2004
6:29 am
3010
Someone on this list was going to do prolotherapy - I think it was Heather. Any updates? I'm very curious how it's going. - Judy...
Judy
judy_keeley
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Feb 2, 2004
6:41 am
3011
Hello, gang! I don't know how I missed this in all the research I've done, but here's a great tidbit on non-ibuprofen (the naughty cartilage-damaging stuff!)...
shugrin33
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Feb 2, 2004
7:25 am
3012
Hi, Ann. Some fibromites are trying tumeric and ginger to manage pain. The ones I know of haven't been on it long enough to say if it's helping them or not...
Mare
marilynndoherty
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Feb 2, 2004
1:46 pm
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Hi, Judy. Thank you so much for taking the time to tell us about your conversation with the sports doctor and your experience with the chiroprator. Very...
Mare
marilynndoherty
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Feb 2, 2004
1:57 pm
3014
Hi, Mare. Thanks for the welcome. I have chronic back pain as a result of degenerative disk disease. Had surgery on it about 5 years ago and now have...
Candy
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Feb 2, 2004
5:37 pm
3015
Hi, Mare! I just tossed this particular article out there as a general reference guide for anti-inflammatory use as it pertains to herbs (and as I said, it's...
shugrin33
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Feb 2, 2004
5:49 pm
3016
Gosh. Everything I read is what's happening to me. I've been so sure all this is psychological and that I'm going nuts, and now I see differently. I have the...
Candy
clyount
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Feb 2, 2004
5:50 pm
3017
A big yes to the question of anxiety attacks in the night. I used to wake up several times in a panic. My pain clinic psychologist and medical doctor...
Candy
clyount
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Feb 2, 2004
5:55 pm
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Hi, Ann. I agree with everything you said and I appreciate all the info you're giving. I just get upset when any medical type says they have a treatment for...
Mare
marilynndoherty
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Feb 2, 2004
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3019
It's the worry that bothers me most. Do I have costo this time, or is it a heart attack? I don't have really bad panic attacks after the first time... to the...
valensghost
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Feb 2, 2004
6:53 pm
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hi Theresa, I was exactly the same i nearly hit my doc when he pressed my ribs, i was lucky i didnt swear at him! lara x ... ...
Lara Wood
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Feb 2, 2004
7:12 pm
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We all understand the worry and anxiety that goes with costo and it's awful. Would your doctor refer you for a cardio stress test and work- up just to rule...
Mare
marilynndoherty
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Feb 2, 2004
7:16 pm
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He did a stress test & Electrocardiogram about a year ago,and all was o.k. then. He just did some other tests around Christmas after my dad had a heart attack...
valensghost
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Feb 2, 2004
9:00 pm
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Mare, from that great "Prescription For Herbal Healing" book by Phyllis A. Balch, CNC that I spoke about previously. There is a very informative section on FM....
shugrin33
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Feb 2, 2004
9:38 pm
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Thanks very much, Ann. I'll check it out the next time I'm at Chapters. I especially like the SAMe idea. Hugs, Mare...
Mare
marilynndoherty
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Feb 2, 2004
11:11 pm
3025
Hi! Was wondering what SAMe is? ... you, ... or ... has a ... for...
ttappingmommy
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Feb 3, 2004
12:48 am
3026
I quickly did a search on SAM-e and here's a bit of info. Any drugstore or health food store would sell it. Even Walmart: Mare SAM-e S-adenosyl-L-methionine...
Mare
marilynndoherty
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Feb 3, 2004
1:20 am
3027
Hi Has anyone tried the Ben Gay patches - I used them on my chest a few times and they seemed to help a little. Just curious if anyone else has tried them. All...
goldenmomthree
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Feb 3, 2004
2:50 am
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You're very welcome, Mare. That's what I'm here for - I AM "The Research Queen"! ; ) Balch's book is quite large and thick with green "leaves" around a...
shugrin33
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Feb 3, 2004
6:53 am
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Hi, Ann. And I thought "I" was the research Queen! (lol) I've spent years on the computer doing genealogical research on three family trees which is now...
Mare
marilynndoherty
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Feb 3, 2004
2:19 pm
3030
I was getting quite confused about NSAIDs. All the literature I've been reading has suggested NSAIDs for costo, yet people here say it damages cartilage so...
Candy
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Feb 3, 2004
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