Costochondritis

[Aliciar]

Has anyone dealt with costochondritis(chest wall pain) and anxiety. I've been googling and I think that's what I have but I guess with chest pressure pain you can never been 100% sure. The pain I'm having comes and goes and isn't getting worse so I'm pretty sure it's not my heart (even though that's were my anxiety wants to take me)

[Aliciar]

Does it or can it feel like pressure right above your sternum? Or upper chest and not pressure like a elephant sitting on your chest just mild pressure

[Aliciar]

Ok I just had 4 ekgs since April and a echo about 7 weeks ago. So. I'm trying to stay positive and calm my anxiety that it's not heart related. I think angina would have shown up bc I thought about that too

[Jeff1943]

Costochondritis is non cardiac chest pain caused by inflammation of muscle tissue where the ribs meet the chest bone. My wife has been diagnosed with this for 11 years. It is aggravated in her case by too much activity and there is a strong link to anxiety ie trouble in the family and within 10 minutes she has the coctochondritis pain. The pain is central in the chest whereas heart pain is more to the left side.

[mason in reply to Jeff1943]

hello jeff i have fibromyalgia and 14 disabilaties i am whelchair bound i am have a lot of stress with my partner of 15 years i had sever pain in my upper chest breasts when i pus my breast up and soft of press behind them its agony i cant lie on my left side for the pain as i said too much stress my partner is going to his sons wedding in america in march with his ex wife i am not invited as his son does not like disabled people i am wheelchair bound and willl be alone for 12 days to me that is a lifetime we have been together for 15 years i am very stressed and angry that he is going to america without me ,ps i feel breathless i am also asmatic .and have the start of copd could i have costochondritis i have asked my partner to take a day of work to help me as i cant propeell my self but he said no .

[menagerie11]

My mom had it. It has nothing to do with the heart.