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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 /...
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...
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!)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...