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[Sevenstar]

Hi all , does anyone else feel as if their ribs are all broken?

[Flyby7]

I sometimes get it on mt right side

[wallhead]

I get a lot of pain in my ribs but only on the right side. They can be really painful at times and even hurt if I touch them.

[Badbessie]

Chest pain can be for a number of reasons especially the musculoskeletal pain you describe. Best advice is to speak with your GP to eliminate other causes. I suffer from pleurisy at times and Costochondritis both of which can cause intense rib/chest pain.

[Sevenstar in reply to Badbessie]

Thanks Badbessie , my GP really hasn't been helpful, try paracetamol etc etc ! Amongst my list of ailments is chronic hyperventilation (you can't see it) I wondered if that would cause Costochondritis, can you get that in and down the side of your ribcage ( left) the pain moves around a lot ! Sorry but you guys are all more helpful than my gp has been !

[Phanerzoic]

Hi,

I have had rib pain for over 20 years now and the only way I can prevent it from getting worse; than what is a constant stitch moving all over my rib cage, is to spend as much of the day stood up. I either lay flat or stand up, I cannot sit for more than an hour a day without the chest pain being so unbearable that I cannot sleep.

I have found swimming - particularly the breast stroke - helpful as well. If I do this 3 times a week then I can bear it. Obviously this lock down situation has lost me a large proportion of my treatment regime.

Every day I do as many chest related exercises as I can, anything that expands the rib cage outwards to its limit. Even just breathing in deeply and holding your breathe.

Most of the time I cannot even bear the weight of my own arms on my chest and other times the weight of clothing! If you find any solutions other than standing all day, swimming or chest exercises then I would greatly appreciate the knowledge.

Phanerozoic.

[Sevenstar in reply to Phanerzoic]

Thank you so much for that. I can totally relate to what you say , sometimes my arms and shoulders feel so heavy I feel like my chest will collapse with the weight of them! Now of course with the news on clots I've managed to convince myself I'm full of clots or microclots hence the pain them moving around! I need to pull myself together , too much time at home !

[Missnotwiredright]

Yes! Mostly the left side but most are sore to touch

[Mum007]

Hi Sevenstar1. I get under rib pain which moves during the day, sometimes left side sometimes right side. I also get a very sore sternum which is directly between the bottom of the ribs. Sometimes I am in severe pain. If you press it here it feels like it is bruised. This is all through acid reflux and GERD. if yours is the same then omeprazole will fix it. I also have a hiatal hernia which is also part of the cause.