Please help! Is psoriatic arthritis?

[Minette53]

I would love some advice about whatever I am suffering from especially lately. Everyday I feel lost and scared because I don’t know what’s wrong with me or what I can take for it to help the pain to go away.

After experiencing a sudden headache, I was diagnosed with multilevel cervical spondylosis back in 2014. 2016, I started feeling some mild pain on my left side like neck, shoulder and light tingling or numbness in my 2 left small fingers. Then weird sensations on left side of my face and head which also comes if I carry a bag a little heavy on my left, my shoulder and also lumbar, weak leg and warm foot.

I was sooo worried about all this thinking it might be stroke or heart attack or something to do with my heart. I have seen the cardiologist in 2018 who said after some tests, everything was fine with my heart. I was really relieved then I battled to get referred to a rheumatologist after many normal X-rays and blood tests, physio, chiropractic and different supplements, only to be discharged me from 1st appt saying it’s all coming from my neck. Slowly things got worse, as well as head, neck, shoulder, back pain, l started feeling this horrible deep dull pain, always on my left side on my ribs just at the same level as my left breast under my armpit like a pressure which radiates to my chest and causes short breath, so, back to square one with worries about my heart. Last November had an cardiac MRI which was normal, then been referred to neurologist, had MRI on head and neck Which showed degenerative changes at C5/C6 with narrowing of the right side foramen. discharged from neurology as MRI didn’t show anything to do with neurology. Now this pain on my left ribs which is the one that bothering the most along with headaches, neck, shoulder, sensation on my left side of my face is present everyday all day with pressure on the epigastric area which gives me short breath. I have to always breath deeply in the attempt to get rid of it and open my blocked chest.

I suffered with psoriasis when young then it has disappeared for many years now it’s back but just but not that bad. No family history of psoriasis

My question is, can arthritis in all it’s kind cause dull pain on the ribs with short breath?

Does anyone experience this kind of pain with any of the different arthritis?

I am very sorry for the long message and grateful for any help I may get. My Gp doesn’t seem interested in finding the cause

[lovedoncebefore]

Hello

Please look up Costochondritis it is inflammation where your ribs join your breastbone. It causes sharp pain in the middle of your chest.

I’ve had pain under my breast and sides of ribs and the middle of my upper back between the shoulder blades particularly bad right shoulder pain with neck pain. I suffered with shortness of breath had an ecg x ray blood tests all normal please try not to worry but see your gp if things get worse. Mine has been on and off for years but I get a flare if I lift anything heavy.

It’s so worrying because the chest pain can feel so severe but in my case it is not heart related so please ask your dr to examine you and check your rib pain. I hope this info helps a little.

Good luck

[Minette53 in reply to lovedoncebefore]

Hello lovedoncebefore,

Thanks for the reply. This is definitely something I need to look into. But usually costochondritis causes sharp pain. The pain I get on the rib is always dull accompanied with short breath and like stiffness around breastbone. I do get sharp pain on my back, shoulder and shoulder blades though. I will try to get Referal for physio and if it helps this time.

Take care

X

[lovedoncebefore in reply to Minette53]

Hi

My pain at timed has been constant and sometimes like a deep dull ache in the centre of my chest so not always a sharp pain.

Please ask your gp as we all have different symptoms with costo.

Good luck 🤞

[Minette53 in reply to lovedoncebefore]

Interesting, I will definitely ask my Gp.

Thank you very much for your help and kindness.

Love

[lovedoncebefore in reply to Minette53]

Your very welcome.

Stay safe & well x