Sore skin

[Sadie1024]

My Skin is sore to the touch on my chest. I am wondering if it could be my PMR that is causing the pain when I touch my skin.

[SheffieldJane]

If you look to the right you will see posts about the same thing. Either the tenderness of flu type feelings (PMR) or thin tender skin prone to injury ( steroid related).

[SnazzyD]

Is it definitely the skin or just under it?

[Sadie1024 in reply to SnazzyD]

Feels like the skin

[SnazzyD in reply to Sadie1024]

Wondering if it’s costochondritis that can feel very surface-like because very little pressure is needed for it to hurt.

[scrambledegg]

If you could describe it as tender or aching rather than sore then I would say it's PMR as I have that across my chest too

[Sadie1024 in reply to scrambledegg]

It is sore to the touch

[Sadie1024 in reply to scrambledegg]

If I take a deep breathe I have pain all across my chest.

[Sadie1024]

It also feels like it could be my ribs sore making my skin hurt

[scrambledegg]

PMR definitely affects my ribs too but I'd describe it as stiff or aching or tender rather than sore.

[Sadie1024 in reply to scrambledegg]

I think that is how my pain is but my skin is sore to the touch.

[Hidden in reply to Sadie1024]

Everything felt tender... SKin, muscles. Couldn't bear clothes sticking to me. But if you are worried then please see Dr. 🌻

[Sadie1024 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you very much. I don't know what I would do without all of you that are on this PMRGCA link.

[Hidden]

Does it look swollen at all? I had rib and sternum pain duru. The first year. I am going to link to a post from a while back.... More for pmrpros answer re-costochondritis.

healthunlocked.com/pmrgcauk...

[Sadie1024 in reply to Hidden]

It doesn't look swollen. It does hurt when I breathe.

[Hidden in reply to Sadie1024]

That sounds like costochondritis. I thought I must have pleurisy as breathing in made everything hurt!