Extra pain

[Nursey30]

Hi all.Question,can you rib pain for no particular reason when you have PMR??

I ask because 3 times since the PMR onset,I've had this pain on breathing in different areas of my ribcage.First time it was just because I was bending over pulling weeds from my garden,2nd time i fell over but not directly onto my ribs and last week, just leaning on the chair arm to reach something. All incidents were what I would call everyday occurrences (apart from falling over,I was sober too!)and it's never happened before my PMR Today I have upper left chest pain on breathing,definitely muscular.I hate this feeling of being unwell....I've always been fit,gym,walking,swimming every week for years.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Have a look at this from nhs - nhs.uk/conditions/costochon...

Or type costochondritis in search box for more posts - quite common unfortunately.

[Nursey30 in reply to DorsetLady]

Thanks.Flaming heck,just when you think things are getting a bit better.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Nursey30]

Flaming heck indeed! Can't take your eye off the ball...🤦‍♀️

[piglette]

It sounds very like Costochondritis which is inflammation of the cartilage that joins your ribs to your breastbone, it affects the upper costochondral junctions and costosternal joints. I found it was really painful to just breath, so I tried not to!! However not really possible. It just went away again after a week or two.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to piglette]

Look - even physiotherapists agree breathing is essential

[piglette in reply to PMRpro]

I think doctors sometimes recommend it too!

[Duketta]

Before being diagnosed with PMR I had rib pain that was so severe I could not take a full breath.It was like a real bad Stitch in the side and back of my rib cage

[PMRpro Ambassador]

I have mild rib pain at present, feels a bit like leaning on something or my bra digging in. Not costochonditis but I think it stems from tight back muscles, especiallys the lats.