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Anyone else fighting Costochondritis and DISH?
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@vivsterb I too have had that most of my adult life and of course was put thru tasts and exrays to rule out the heart.As far as the Dish you will never get rid of it as it is progressive and like in my case starts to fuse your spine.Not much to do withit until simptoms appear.Over 40 years in a truck obviously distroyed my back and know sideways movements are being cumbersome.One of the progressions of dish is the thinning of the discs that give you cushion and in my case lead to a pinched sciatic nerve which left me with poly neuropathy.A word to the wise donot sit in a wooden backed chair for a long period as it will give you pain that is unbearable.
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@applejack112 I don't have DISH. I've had 4 major spinal surgeries due to 2- not at fault car accidents. This last major, major one was this past Jan 26th and 30th. I was in ICU the whole time. They cut me from right under my cervical to my pelvis. Full reconstruction. And, if I had DISH my specialist would have seen. But, my bones have not fused but the disks were in bad shape from the accidents, and degenerative disc disease. I have RA. I also still have Kyphosis. Also, because of my spinal issues, I have been suffering for 9 yrs with peripheral neuropathy and sciatica...oy. That is actually worse than the costochondritis.
But, the costochondritis is bad as well. My rheumatologist told me there is nothing he can do more than giving me anti-inflammatory meds, which I already take for the spine, along with mega doses of Gabapentin.
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@applejack112 I don't have DISH. I've had 4 major spinal surgeries due to 2- not at fault car accidents. This last major, major one was this past Jan 26th and 30th. I was in ICU the whole time. They cut me from right under my cervical to my pelvis. Full reconstruction. And, if I had DISH my specialist would have seen. But, my bones have not fused but the disks were in bad shape from the accidents, and degenerative disc disease. I have RA. I also still have Kyphosis. Also, because of my spinal issues, I have been suffering for 9 yrs with peripheral neuropathy. That is actually worse than the costochondritis.
But, the costochondritis is bad as well. My rheumatologist told me there is nothing he can do more than giving me anti-inflammatory meds, which I already take for the spine, along with mega doses of Gabapentin.