affirmative for chest area pains, worse if lifting something or trying to hold two sides of something together, Internist has checked out heart and said not the problem and not costochondritis as no particular sore areas along rib/sternum connection areas. Have been off pred for seven months. would like to get back on but MD not agreeing d/t SE of pred. OTC analgesics dont do much, cant take the nsaids d/t gastrointestinal SE. Another rock and a hard place it seems.