Need advice or input please

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Hi all - having some difficulty with pain in my rib area.

I'm kind of frustrated because over the last 2 years I've had 3 different

doctors diagnose me with 3 different things. I have a sharp, burning pain

right below my left breast on my lower ribs. When I push against it, it

hurts worse. There are days when it's really, really bad like yesterday -

had to take an extra dose of pain meds and applied heat all day long. Then

there are other days when it's not there at all.

Wearing a bra hurts - so I generally don't.

The frustration is that the three docs said three different things:

pleurisy (and gave me antibiotics) - a possible ulcer (and prescribed

prevacid) and costochondroits (anti-inflammatories).

I am leaning toward the costo from all the reading I've been doing. I know

others have experienced this too and would appreciate any opinions or

feedback.

Thanks,

Teri (central Wisconsin)

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> Hi all - having some difficulty with pain in my rib area.

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>

> I'm kind of frustrated because over the last 2 years I've had 3

different

> doctors diagnose me with 3 different things. I have a sharp,

burning pain

> right below my left breast on my lower ribs. When I push against it, it

> hurts worse. There are days when it's really, really bad like

yesterday -

> had to take an extra dose of pain meds and applied heat all day

long. Then

> there are other days when it's not there at all.

>

> Wearing a bra hurts - so I generally don't.

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>

>

> The frustration is that the three docs said three different things:

> pleurisy (and gave me antibiotics) - a possible ulcer (and prescribed

> prevacid) and costochondroits (anti-inflammatories).

>

>

>

> I am leaning toward the costo from all the reading I've been doing.

I know

> others have experienced this too and would appreciate any opinions or

> feedback.

>

>

>

> Thanks,

>

> Teri (central Wisconsin)

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> Teri, i have hurt " all " over on real bad days, including my rib

area! hope you feel better soon! Leanne

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>

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I have had rib pain too before. I guess it is the costochondritis or just one

of fibro's wierd little tricks. I just don't think doctors know what to do with

us. I mean sometimes it can be a dislocated rib. Sometimes it can be something

else. But I say it is fibro especially since yours comes and goes just like the

other pain with fibro moves around our body.

Hope you feel better.

hugs,

Debra V.

Teri Wallner wrote: Hi all -

having some difficulty with pain in my rib area.

I'm kind of frustrated because over the last 2 years I've had 3 different

doctors diagnose me with 3 different things. I have a sharp, burning pain

right below my left breast on my lower ribs. When I push against it, it

hurts worse. There are days when it's really, really bad like yesterday -

had to take an extra dose of pain meds and applied heat all day long. Then

there are other days when it's not there at all.

Wearing a bra hurts - so I generally don't.

The frustration is that the three docs said three different things:

pleurisy (and gave me antibiotics) - a possible ulcer (and prescribed

prevacid) and costochondroits (anti-inflammatories).

I am leaning toward the costo from all the reading I've been doing. I know

others have experienced this too and would appreciate any opinions or

feedback.

Thanks,

Teri (central Wisconsin)

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Debra V,

You're right - I don't think the doctors know what to do with us either. My

hubby and I were reading up on chest pain last night and it did say that the

cause can't always be pin pointed down. It also said that if you have weak

bones that it's easy to fracture or break a rib - but in my case I would

think then it would hurt all the time if it was fractured or broken, not

come and go. Another reason for me to believe its fibro related.

Teri (central Wisconsin)

Re: Need advice or input please

I have had rib pain too before. I guess it is the costochondritis or just

one of fibro's wierd little tricks. I just don't think doctors know what to

do with us. I mean sometimes it can be a dislocated rib. Sometimes it can be

something else. But I say it is fibro especially since yours comes and goes

just like the other pain with fibro moves around our body.

Hope you feel better.

hugs,

Debra V.