Help, 29 Year Old With Chest Pains...Ribs Hurt All Over Posted: 11-03-07 19:31pm
I am new to this..so bare with me..I am a
29 year old women...I am a recovering pill
popper/alcholic, i have high blood
pressure, (on med.) bulmia for at least 10
years...I have had chest pains for the
last 3 weeks they have done 2 ekgs, my
hands and feet go numb once in awhile, i
am on 2 dirutics for that..i do suffer
from anxiety...i usually work out and hour
everyother day to manage...now i cant even
hug my children, my ribs hurt all
over...am i imaging it? I go for a
nuclear stress test on monday..(parents
have a heart histoy..) just confused..i am
trying to ignore it..but it hurts..( i
know that isnt the smart thing to do..but
if it is anxiety and i cant work out..it
is the best thing for me to do right
now...)
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jodie 16
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Well Posted: 11-14-07 10:57am
With your Abused Health Your Lucky !!
Umm Its Nt your heart if it was it wouldnt
heart when you touch it it sounds like
muscles !! anxiety as you said i gt
anxiety pain in arms jaw etc !
or there is somthing you could have if its
your ribs that r hurting and it isnt life
threatening check it out ok
Costochondritis: A Painful Problem
The chest pain associated with
fibromyalgia is referred to as
costochondritis. It is an inflammation of
the cartilage that joins the ribs to the
chest bone. It is this inflammation that
causes the sharp chest pains inside the
chest wall. The pain of costochondritis
often mimics the pain of cardiac problems,
including heart attacks and stroke. This
can be quite scary for some sufferers;
however, costochondiritis rarely causes
any physical complications.
Costochondritis affects about 60% to 70%
of fibromyalgia sufferers. Costochondritis
in women is particularly common,
especially in women between the ages of 20
and 40. Costochondritis rib pain can last
for weeks and even months, and can
reappear at different intervals throughout
your illness. Costochondritis can also
affect those who don’t have fibromyalgia
and is often a result of chest trauma or
exercise-related injury. In fact, it is
thought that about 10% of the general
population has costochondiritis
