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Pain in between my ribs.
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(sorry for multiple posts, just adding things as I remember) mine was also an awful episode. The stabbing pain was there with even the slightest inhale, so it was extremely hard to breathe (never really appreciated painless breathing before this). Laughing was excruciating. Some days, there wasn't even a trigger and it would go suddenly excruciating (which was when I started the muscle relaxants, but they didn't seem to help). Lasted about 2 weeks before I got to a comfortable level again.
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Good news it's just costochondritis (inflamation of rib cartilage) I just have to apply heat before and after workouts and take naproxen for the inflamation. thanks everyone
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Glad to know it wasn’t something fatal. I hope that now that you know how it triggers, it won’t bother you as much.
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Glad it wasn't anything serious! Take care of yourself!
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How did they diagnose that? I have heard of it before!!!! Hope you feel better soon!!
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I know quite a few people who have had this. Please be careful in your recovery. It is quite common for weightlifters.
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I have had issues with this in the past, it got so I couldnt breathe too deeply while I was sleeping or I would wake up! And it was definitely at a time in my life when I was weightlifitng 4x a week and throwing javelin in college. I rehabbed it with heat prior to weightlifting/training and ice after with lots of anti-inflamatories. Just give it some time and listen to your body! 🙂
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I was having the same exact pain so I was seen at the medical office where I work. My muscles in my rib cage became inflammed around my ribs because of the repititive motions of practicing pole. It was a month and a half ago that it happened but it will flare up off and on for quite some time. My pain was exactly like yours when it first started. It hurt to even sit down for long hours of time or to walk. It feels much better now but I still feel a pull there when doing certain movements and it is still weak. I suggest trying ice/heat and rest. If it isn't feeling better after those things I would probably go to the doctor to make sure it isn't anything more serious. Hope you feel better! ^_^
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@Luvlee I don't know how others diagnose it but my Dr. just said by being able to pinpoint an exact spot where the pain was coming from it told him what it was right away and he felt no xrays or other testing was necessary. I looked up the diagnosis and I agree with it. I got this from weightlifting not pole but I am listening to my body and luckily only breathing hurts ha! I can still lift and do my workouts, but I am being smart about it. Thanks again everyone
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I’ve had it too. My full recovery time was a year 🙁 got it bowling of all the dumb ways to injure myself. I know it’s very painful. My hubby had to lift me up out of bed the first few days. Take care. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
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I will also say that it can present itself like a heart attack. As a matter of fact my husband was diagnosed with this and sent home. Luckily our family doctor scheduled a stress test for him and they found a 90% blockage that required a stent placement. All of his bloodwork came back just fine so there were no idicators that he was having heart issues. It was not until they did imaging tests that they found the issue.
I guess what I am trying to say is if you have pains and read this thread do not just assume it is inflammation of the connective tissue; it could possibly be something worse.
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I'm glad you found out what was going on. Chest pain can be a bit difficult to diagnose because there can be a variety of things going on. Costochondritis is a pretty common thing. It's inflammation of the cartilage in the ribs. I've had it so badly before that I could barely breathe lying flat. It can be brought on by barometric changes, viral and bacterial infections, and heavy exercise. I hope you feel better soon!
@Luvlee- To diagnose costochondritis, you simply press on the cartilage portion of the ribcage. Normally, it's not particularly tender. If you have inflammation, you'll probably about jump off the exam table. It's very painful.
Also this time of year pleurisy could be a concern with all the nasty bugs going around. And rib subluxations are quite common in those who are very active.
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