Has anyone suffered from Costochondritis before ?

[Roslyn95]

Hi I’m 25 years old female living in the uk i have recent been told i have Costochondritis I’m currently been treated with chrochline medication twice a day i have been suffering for 3 weeks and been the er 6 times 5 by ambulance i have been sent away each time with multiple things and multiple medications but never got better I’v been suffering with breathless and tight chest with pain also very fast heart rates all bloods and chest X-rays have been normal and also had an ultra sound on my heart which is normal i have been in bed constantly and struggling to do anything even going the bathroom makes my heart fast I’ve been off my food also and lost weight! Has anyone had this before i really want to get better thanks you

[Hidden]

I've not had it Roslyn95 but have looked after someone who did, and it really is painful, debilitating and can be quite frightening. As you've probably had explained to you, this is an inflammation of the cartilage which attaches your ribs to your sternum (breastbone). It's not directly related to the heart but I can totally see why, with fast heart beat and pain, you'd be concerned that it is a heart condition.Unfortunately it can take some time to clear up. In my relative's case it took three months plus, but hopefully it's a consolation to you that he's now back on top and absolutely fine.

[Roslyn95 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks very much for your reply the most concerning me is my breathing, what tablets was your relative taking?i haven’t been able to look after my little girl for 4 weeks and sleep of a night time is awful i can’t get up and do anything I’m just either in bed or the sofa i have also lost weight to a stone and in slim as it is

[Marlsboy]

I had it a few years ago and it was 6 weeks almost to the day and it went as suddenly as it had started. I had no medication other than standard painkillers for it as it is a local stress problem often brought on by something as simple as coughing (or thats what I was told)

[Roslyn95 in reply to Marlsboy]

Thankyou for your reply i feel like I’m loosing my mind the main thing concerns me is my very fast heart rate I’m scared to get up and move I’m either in bed or the sofa and when i go the bath room i can feel my heart racing so much just hope it goes soon I’m so fed up now

[100h]

Hi Roslyn 95.I had this about 5 years ago. It lasted for around 6 weeks or so. Nobody was keen to prescribe anything, so I just took Panadol of I needed to (I stopped this after a while, as it made no difference)

I was breathless and had no energy for most of the time,.so I know exactly what you're talking about. My daughter was probably around 5 or 6 at the time, and all I could do was read her stories after school.

I hope it clears up for you soon. I know how scary it can feel.

Take care.

[Roslyn95 in reply to 100h]

Thankyou for your reply I’m on my 4 week now it came out of nowhere i believe i had a viral infection then 3 days later I’m like this i feel Asif i can’t eat properly and I’ve lost weight my heart pounds so fast every time i get up just wish it would go 😞

[Auriculaire]

I have suffered from costochondritis on and off for years brought on by reaction to Cipro - a Fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It has caused cartilage degeneration in my ribcage. At first the pain was mainly in the ribs at the sides but it can be very frightening when the sternum is involved. This is because the same nerves that send pain messages to the brain when you have costo are those which send the messages when you are having a heart attack. You say you had a viral infection. Is it possible you could have had covid and now have lingering symtoms from that? Do you think the fast heartbeat is a reaction to the chest pain because of the anxiety that chest pain can provoke or is independant of it? If the latter it might be that you have a post viral syndrome that is causing all the symtoms.

[Roslyn95 in reply to Auriculaire]

Yeah i have had covid but in January caught from work i had my jabs in the February to been fine since, and the dr did mention post viral syndrome i have today just been put on beta blockers to keep my heart rate down so I’m really hoping this works to i also have a urine infection which I’m on medication for to it’s just been 4 weeks of hel

[Auriculaire in reply to Roslyn95]

What are you taking for the urine infection? Here in France people are advised to wait at least 3/4 months before being vaccinated if they have had a confirmed covid infection. Hope you get better soon. It looks like there might be more going on than just costo - which can also come on as part of post viral syndrome.

[Roslyn95 in reply to Auriculaire]

They have gave me trimethoprim antibiotics, and really when i had my first covid jab i contacted covid a week after then was fine after my second jab, I’m just really struggling to eat the feel Asif I’m going to choke and my breathing is breathless i have been to hostpital 6 times in 4 weeks

[Ducky2003]

I had it about 5.5 years ago and was just told to take Ibruprofen and paracetamol. It was painful and lasted a few weeks. I then got Achilles tendonitis and a month later, the AF started. I'm sure that all the inflammation issues contributed to the AF kicking off.

[Roslyn95 in reply to Ducky2003]

Bloodyhell it’s all go isn’t it! Did you ever lose your appetite with it I’m starting to feel genuinely unwell with Diarrhea i don’t know if it could be all the medication I’m on but I’ve lost weight and can’t afford to lose weight it’s scarring me

[Ducky2003 in reply to Roslyn95]

Can't say that I lost my appetite and I did carry on working but thankfully I was only part time as a deputy manager in a charity shop then and had lovely volunteers who did any lifting. Hope yours settles down soon.

[Roslyn95 in reply to Ducky2003]

I feel like something eles maybe going on with me i haven’t been able to work for 4 weeks i work in a care home and i just want to get back to normal and being a mum to my little girl she is 3 this month and i feel so useless 😢I’ve been to the doctors 6 times all together and feel Asif I’ve had a lot of different medications now I’m just so weak don’t feel like eating can’t swallow propley when I’m walking I’m breathless and weak need to sit straight away I’ve had lots of bloods done but my gp said i need to have a thyroid blood test done next week as I’ve not had that one done I’mNot one for being ill in always healthy and active it’s scaring me

[Ducky2003 in reply to Roslyn95]

Blimey, you are going through the mill. Hope that they can get to the bottom of it soon.🤞

[Roslyn95 in reply to Ducky2003]

Iknow it’s been horrendous hopefully get better soon 🙏

[qp3usavk]

Yes! I had it for under a week last October and the 1st GP wanted me to go straight to A and E!!! But I waited until the next day and went to my surgery where another GP pressed my chest and diagnosed it immediately. I just took painkillers but I wasn't breathless, nor did it affect my afib. The dr couldn't give reasons for it happening but I'm convinced it was as a result of my successful cardioversion, which I'd had just 3 weeks before!!!! At least it was worth the suffering!!!

[Roslyn95 in reply to qp3usavk]

Hey sorry i haven’t been on here for a while still I’ll but undergoing a lot of tests turns out it’s not that they are not sure what it is I’m just very breathless every time i walk round it’s been ten weeks al together now I’ve also had 14 biopsy’s taken from my bowel as i was diagnosed with crohns in 2019 then. Was told i was miss diagnosed and heard nothing through out the pandemic they stopped my b12 injections, and i started bleeding twoWeeks ago and got an appointment for a colonoscopy with in 5 days, I’ve also had an 24 hour ecg at home so awaiting on them results I’m still waiting for a chest ct scan and more bloods in two weeks so I’m really hoping they pick something up that’s not to serious but was just easily missed I’m only 26 and my quality of life has been gone but i must say I’m more on my feet than i was a couple of weeks ago but just very breathless but my oxygen levels are 99 blood pressure has been abit low now and again but it’s also been high to it’s so confusing 🤦‍♀️

[qp3usavk]

Oh my goodness, you've had a terrible time. At least they serm to be checking and testing everything now so, fingers crossed, you will get some answers soon. Let me know what transpires.