costochondritis - Costochondritis Message Board

MONA786 · 07-14-2003, 09:16 AM

does anyone know about this? i think i might have it, any clues?

normorcrazy · 07-14-2003, 03:32 PM

All I know is it causes pain upon breathing. I believe it's some kind of inflamation of the chest cavity or somewhere in there.

Moxie75 · 07-16-2003, 04:54 AM

I had it several years ago from a chest tube. I had a collapsed lung and the tube they put in damaged some cartilage. Several years after that when I would try to do sit ups I would get severe pain like my lung was collapsing again. It was costachondritis. Inflamation of the costal area. They gave me vicodin and and anti inflamatory drugs and that helped but then i became addicted to the vicodin. If they ever want to give you drugs just take the anti-inflamatory meds..stay away from the pain killers..Lisa

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cjay · 07-24-2003, 10:31 PM

HI

cjay · 07-24-2003, 10:32 PM

HI
I was diagnosed with Costachronditis several years ago. But I must stress, in about two years, I was diagnosed with a heart condition that had similar symptoms.

You may want to see a cardiologist just to be sure.

Good Luck