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Costochondritis, asthma, allergies and joint pain
Asthma & Allergy | Last Active: Oct 15 8:32pm | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
It sounds as though your condition is something like my own. Although I haven't been diagnosed as having costochondritis doctors have previously checked me for it because of the combination of respiratory failure and the painful difficulty I have raising my arms, and inability to press my arms, in front of my body. It's likely that you will find it relatively easy lifting your arms to the sides or performing pressing motions to the side. That's the reduction in chest muscle function resulting from sternum/muscle cartilage function. Mine resulted in bursitis in my shoulders as well. In my own case I believe that overexertion was the cause, consistent with both having occurred as a consequence of the same cause.
As for the issues with increased allergic response it's likely similar to how my own respiratory failure has affected any of my own conditions which also affect my breathing, making them more serious because the pectoral muscles don't respond to support increased breathing. Out of interest, has your own loss of function affected your abdominal muscles like my own? I haven't been able to engage my abdominal muscles, in order to sit up, since my condition commenced.
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Barry9888, No, my abdominal muscles have not been affected. I do have the bursitis/arthritis in one shoulder. Can you take NSAIDS such as Motrin or Advil?
Sometimes that can help with the Costochondritis. I know a lady that started swimming as exercise and it caused Costochondritis and she thought it was her heart and went to the ER! It is painful stuff. I am so sorry that you are battling this so intensely. May God Bless You!
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I was wondering if your symptoms come and go at all? I had asthma as a kid and never had a cough or wheezing and honestly was used to the sensation of it being difficult to breathe until I started medication. I stopped the medication for no reason honestly but my doctor thought that I might grow out of it and didnt think about it again. I got sick about three years ago and since then have had chest pain that has been pretty bad but they have no idea why. I have similar pain in my shoulder along with headaches, lightheadedness, and pins and needles. Also have somewhat similar muscle thing where in general I am more weak than usual. interested if anyone else has any other similar symptoms with athsma. I only thought that this might even be the case the past few days and have a mayo appointment in a month but kinda impatient since this has been going on for so long
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Hi thank you for your reply. I don’t have issues with my abdominal muscles. Just ribs and all over joint pain. Good luck to you and prayers.