Looking for costochronditis connections

lifecolorado, Praying for you. I battle this from time to time. It goes along with Fibromyalgia and it is inflammation in the breastbone. I have a lot of arthritis.

My doctor told me to take Advil for it (this was back when I could take Advil). I can get it sometimes from having bronchitis and coughing a lot. Vitamin D deficiency can be a culprit to bring this on as well. I have to question with you, if the bypass surgery aggravated the breastbone. Be careful with acidic foods.

Rest helps me and not doing anything strenuous that would aggravate the breastbone.

A friend of mine from church developed Costochronditis from swimming. She was in great shape, walked and ate healthy. She started swimming in her late 70's and developed this. She went to a cardiologist thinking it was her heart.

I believe it's hereditary as my Mama had it too! Prayers & Blessings....

hi I had it. I think just tylenol and rest but walk and skip the planks for now!!! I am sure you have some heart post therapy keep on with that of course and good good luck. mine went away after about 3 months!! such a strange thing. try taking away all sugar from your diet. I am sure there are others who would say all inflammatory foods but just start with that!

Hello @lifecolorado, I'd also like to invite @teetee7, @wolfbauer @bozoian, @jwoj, and @annieecruz to this discussion to see if they will share their experience with costochondritis.

Thanks I have been taking Tylenol and when really bad, Tramadol which use on the worst possible days. My cardio rehab is ending, but could not do the weights or any upper body movements which affect the most.
Going to a pain clinic next week, possible steriod shot but since the pain is in multiple places, unsure how this can work. Also, starting a new round of PT which includes dry needling, and very light stretching.
Best of health,
Bob

lifecolorado, I've heard dry needling works great....I'm not sure how it would work for the "C".

Have you taken a steroid taper? It's roughly a few days of prednisone that will reduce the inflammation greatly and that may be the answer if you are not afraid to take it....some people are. It would not be long term. You could ask your doctor about it.

Blessings & Prayers for you to get relief.

if you find what really works that's not bad on your kidneys please let me know. I have had this for over a year and no doctor knew what it was. I thought I had lung cancer, a bad kidney or worse breast cancer....you always think the worst when you get pain like that. I have RSD/CRPS so I attribute some of the pain to that but it's getting to be tiring living in constant pain, it's very exhausting.....

I have flares of costo. I have had it in my chest and I also get it in my ribs(where cartilage is). There is NOTHING I can do to help with pain. I found that a heating pad is a temporary fix if I do not move. I have severe total body pain to begin with though. Head to toes arthritis in spine and all joints, along with fibro. I take handfuls of pills every day 4X, done all the therapy I was made to do. Nothing helps with my pain ever.