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Costochondritis: How do you manage pain?
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I'd like to be added to this discussion too. Sounds like I've stumbled onto what is going on with my chest pain that I've been told is arthritis. I looked it up and it describes perfectly The pain that comes and goes. I feel and broke several ribs 5 years ago. Now I get these pains and sometimes it's so acute that it makes me catch my breath. I'm a small framed, light weight, female, 58 yo with Fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, neuropathy and lumbar replacement. A totally messed up neck.
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@jadillow Good Morning. Just wanted to throw this experience in as a possibility. Have you been taking some form of boniva or other bone density medication? When my dexascan indicated a need for better bone density, I was prescribed a monthly dose of boniva. I had exactly the same side effects; pain in ribs and sternum. After 4 months, and with no other options, my primary care physician terminated the medication. Since then, I have had no reoccurrence.