Re: Re: just wondering...what is costochondritis??

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Costochondritis is inflammation of the cartilage around the rib cage.

Lynda

At 03:38 PM 3/27/2004, you wrote:

>Alice, what is costochondritis? I've had throbbing off and on in my

>breasts also. I had it quite a bit when I first got my implants in

>1999 and it eventually went away. It started again a few weeks ago.

>One day I cried all day because it hurt so bad. It's better now. I

>don't know what sets it off though. Maybe using my arms a lot?

>

>Congrats on setting up a date with Dr. Feng. I hope you can get the

>insurance to pay. I still haven't heard anything on mine. I have an

>exclusion in the policy so I don't have much of a chance. My surgery

>was in December. I guess it can take months.

>

>Pam

>

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> > >I've heard lots of people lately saying how when they got their

>implants,

> > >they were back at work after just a couple of weeks. I was in bed

>in PAIN

> > >for at least three weeks and after that, I was still pretty much

>out of

> > >commission. I'm wondering if any of you had pain like this (more

>than

> > >normal) when you first got your implants. Wondering if the amount

>of pain

> > >then could relate to our illness. Just curious. It could be that I

>was in so

> > >much pain because I had no right breast and the muscle and skin was

> > >stretched so much....or maybe I'm just a BIG WEENIE!

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