RE: Re: Need advice or input please ::TERI: rib pain/Faith

March 15, 2008

Faith,

Yeah, that's where it seems to be - my lower rib on my left side - as I

said; I can push on it and know exactly where the pain is. Never thought of

it possibly coming from my spine, but that does make some sense. I have

degenerative disc disease too, an end stage herniated disc in my lumbar area

that I was told to have a fusion on but another doc said no, that it would

only exacerbate my fibro. He said if he could send me into the future about

10 years, it would pretty much fuse itself - I hope that is true. I also

have some bad discs in my neck and upper back.

Besides, I haven't come across too many people that have good outcomes with

back surgery. It seems they always need to have additional surgeries. And

your back and ribs are connected, so who knows. I do believe though that

it's not an ulcer. Inflammation is what I believe it is and it bites.

I know what you are saying on the x-rays and the meds. The doctor that said

pleurisy said that he would hear a scraping sound through a stethoscope when

I took full breaths. He thought there was some noise but couldn't be sure.

Okay? So what, are we guessing then? The ulcer diagnosis - the doctor said

the costo was more across the chest above your breasts and not on the bottom

of your ribs - but that's not what I've read. I would also think that if it

was an ulcer I would have a hard time with foods and it would hurt all the

time. I had H-pylori once (a bacterial infection of the lining of your

stomach) and that was an " all the time " thing until I had it treated. I

couldn't even drink water without getting sick on that one. It didn't come

and go. That was a long time ago.

I tend to agree with the one that said costo - it falls in line with

everything I've read and what I feel. And the fact that I don't have it all

the time makes me believe its fibro related - after all, not every part of

my body hurts every single day in the same place. Except for my lower back

- that's daily, every moment, every second, no matter what.

Teri (central Wisconsin)

Re: Re: Need advice or input please ::TERI: rib pain

Teri..I do believe that pain in your ribs...and it is INDEED in your ribs.

the bone....the pain is radiating from the spine ..I have this a LOT.

especially when it is going to storm...and I have slept too long...and I

cannot lay on my side...the pain takes my breath away.........it is all in

the spine...at least for me it is...I have Degenerative disc disease...not

FUN

Hope you get some help..and I am abashed to think that your doctor

prescribed medicine with NO TESTING or xrays?

Huggies..Faithy

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