sort of an arthritis of the joints between the ribs and the sternum.
costochrodritis is allegedly painful and can mimic anginal chest pain, but I cant imagine someone definitively diagnosing costochondritis versus simple chest wall muscle strain or other musculoskeletal complaint.
i suppose it could come back for your whole life, just like you could get the flu every year. I dont think its a chronic consdition by definition.
costochrodritis is allegedly painful and can mimic anginal chest pain, but I cant imagine someone definitively diagnosing costochondritis versus simple chest wall muscle strain or other musculoskeletal complaint.
i suppose it could come back for your whole life, just like you could get the flu every year. I dont think its a chronic consdition by definition.
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Not that SDN is for medical advice, but here's a link for informational purposes only.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/costochondritis/article_em.htm
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/costochondritis/article_em.htm
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dxu said:
Aren't you the one with that late-night post about pain under the jaw?
I'm pretty embarassed to admit I went to the ED late one night for what ended up being diagnosed as costochondritis. Terrible h/o heart dz in the family + pain that kept me awake = being told I was OK and given indocin. Anyway, mine comes on periodically, although never as bad as that first time.
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thos said:
I think you were being smart. A hx of heart problems in the family+chest pain=a trip to the ER any day of the week in my book.
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I hope they worked you up the wazoo before they send you home with that diagnosis. Also, consider seing a cardiologist for follow-up on your own time. 99% of the time it is going to be muskuloskeletal, 1% of the time you are going to die.
No reason to be embarassed. Youngest spontaneous MI I have seen so far was 17. Kid almost got sent home from the ED when the enzymes some med-peds intern had sent off came back with a definite myocardial insult.
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Yeah that was me. It turned out it had to do with my TMJ. It was not a big deal it just scared the crap out of me because that was the first time it happened. And I thank everyone for the advice
As far the costachondritis, I was not seeking medical advice, just some information on the condition. I have had it for a long time but today it just got really bad. Plus I keep a close watch becuase when I was younger I had a heart murmur and my father has Marfan's.
not a hypochondriac, just observant
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so do you have marfans? that would certainly be cause for alarm.
f_w said:
Definitely. EKG, CXR, blood work, the whole nine. You're right that one can never be too safe. I guess I meant I was embarassed because of the fact that I was pretty sure it wasn't anginal, but I couldn't shake the thought of "what if?" Anyway, you can bet I never leave that out of my DDx.
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No.
High school athlete, no steroids we knew of (also negative urine drug screen, no arrest record for cocaine).
Granddad died of MI at age 36.
Everything we could work up turned out negative.
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f_w said:
F_W,
what did his total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, Trig look like?
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Normal (god, this is 6 years ago, can't remember the numbers).
Of course, if someone is young everyone wants to blame it on some elusive stimulant that he peed out before the drug-screen could catch it. But there was just nothing in his history or personality that made us suspicious in that regard.
It was scary.
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Friend of mine.
28 year old
Female 😱
MI 1 month after dad suddenly died of MI (seriously bad luck)
She recalls doc telling her to take meds like 7 years ago but never took them. Otherwise not overwt, smoker, etc.
I presume it was cholesterol meds but haven't talked to her in a few years.
Bad, bad luck.
28 year old
Female 😱
MI 1 month after dad suddenly died of MI (seriously bad luck)
She recalls doc telling her to take meds like 7 years ago but never took them. Otherwise not overwt, smoker, etc.
I presume it was cholesterol meds but haven't talked to her in a few years.
Bad, bad luck.
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Lets throw anxiety in the mix.
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Idiopathic said:
No I lucked out. My Dad has Marfan's but in regards to symptoms, he is fairly atypical except for his height (6'4). He did have Mitrovalve Prolapse and does have a concave chest, but that is it. He has his aorta measured once a year maybe and is within normal range.
I have no symptoms of Marfan's..not too tall, shorter hands and feet, not skinny, etc.
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