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Posted 2/27/2011 11:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone, I have had FM for several yrs. It goes and comes and sometimes I even feel a little normal with very little pain. I went through the list and found a few things I didn't know. But I have some new things that have popped up and would like to know what you all think. about 2-3 weeks ago I started feeling like I had a lump in my throat. (I do also have panic disorder) and was thinking it was from stress.( Also getting neusea) It was off and on for those 2-3 weeks. I have also been getting "dizzy" off and on since the first of the year. Then this past Monday I was having pretty bad pain in my sternum area. It felt like my lungs or stomach was in my throat or that something was trying to come up with the lump when I would bend at the waist. And the pressure on the sternum felt so swollen. We I ended up having a panic attack and going to Urgent Care. I told the doc all my symptoms and he assured me I was not having a heart attack. He did the heel toe test, follow the finger test, close your eyes and stand still test and really did not say anything except that I was standing still and I looked good with the tests. Then he pushed on my sternum and I about went through the roof. He Dx'ed me with costochondritis. He explanied to me what it was and that the pain can cause the nausea. Ok I understand that. But what is causing the dizziness and the nausea? Is it the fibro? I bent over to give my dog a hug and yes it was painful below the ribs in the abdomine and I was so nausious. (The nurse kept comming in to tell the doc about another paitient and I would loose my train of thought.) I just don't understand what's going on. Has anyone been nausious from FM Any insite is very much appreciated.

I hope this makes sense.  =0)

nebgirl

Posted 2/27/2011 11:41 PM (GMT 0)
Ah yes, costochondritis!! I've had that before too. I think it's all part of the fibro. However, I did not get dizzy or nauseous with mine. Heat helped mine. You could actually feel the swelling between my breasts and one doctor (a surgeon) told me it was a lipoma. I went to a rheumatologist and he told me it was costochondritis and not submit to surgery. I am glad I didn't!
Do you think you have reflux? That might explain the nausea.
Posted 2/28/2011 12:39 AM (GMT 0)
Hi nebgirl and welcome to the forum!! I have never been diagnosed with chostocondritis but I do get that lump in the throat and nauseous. Unfortunately I usually just give in and puke when I get that feeling. Sorry, I am not much help.....

You did find a great place to vent or just ask questions. There is a thread called fibro 101, it is the first thread and has a whole lot of great information.
Posted 2/28/2011 1:16 AM (GMT 0)
Hi nebgirl,

Welcome to the forum! This is a wonderful place filled with caring and knowledgable people. There are many many threads on this forum about chest pain and costochondritis. I have had Fibro for 4 years and only in the last few months did I experience costochondritis. The first time I too thought I was having a heart attack but talked myself out of going to the ER. The next time it hit badly I would have killed someone for drugs. The worst of it passed after a few hours. Since the first occurance the pain still hasnt fully gone away, but it is bearable most of the time.

I find that ice helps me the most. I can't take antiinflammatories or NSAIDs but a lot of people say those work well. I try to stretch my chest and wear a bra as little as possible when the pain is bad. I have the pain in the sternum, worse on the left side and it radiates to my back and down my arm. All those feelings can be very scary and definitely spike the anxiety. I also have pain and tenderness in my lowest ribs and those with IBS pain is just miserable.

I have always had dizziness and nausea with the Fibro. The nausea can get so bad sometimes that I can't even think about eating. I have to eat very bland food until the nausea passes. It can last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. I just consider both of those symptoms some of the many perks of having Fibro.
Posted 2/28/2011 1:59 AM (GMT 0)
It might be interesting to investigate the possibility of a hiatal hernia. (stomach sliding up into the chest area because of the opening in the diaphragm for the esophagus gets enlarged)  The lump in the throat feeling and the mid-sternum chest pain are symptoms of that, and as we age 50% of us get it to some degree.

A gastroenterologist could tell you quickly if that is the diagnosis.  The GERD forum might be helpful.

 

Posted 2/28/2011 3:05 PM (GMT 0)

Hi again everyone,

Thank you for such a quick response. I can't believe how horrible I feel.

Alcie ~ I had wondered about that myself but didn't want to go there with the anxiety thing. I'm always thinking these things are a death sentence and the anxiety usually takes over. LOL

Frankey, GSDgirl, & Jeanneac,

It's hard to make doc. appt.'s because I really am afraid to drive with this dizziness. I have an appt. at the allgerist this afternoon and I have to call a taxi to get there and back and that in itself is a "cha-ching".  I can't believe that less than two months ago I was feeling almost 100% and then all of this hits so fast.

I was reading the bio's or profiles under your answers and I wish I could take all of this stuff away for you all. I'm so sorry.

I will post again when I get home from the allergist. Maybe he will know a few answers ~ maybe not? I would think if he's an allgerist he would know about pulmonology? (sorry about the spelling)

Again thank you for the welcome. I think I'm gonna' like it here. :-)

Posted 2/28/2011 4:33 PM (GMT 0)
Another question I had was with this costo can the way your moving like right now I'm typing on the computer, and I'm feeling the pressure in middle chest and I get nauseious. Can the pain or pressure cause this and can you have pain in your abdomine below your ribs I sternum from this?

(I have noticed in the past with the fibor that my muscles in my back blades hurt to the touch and sometimes it goes to the front chest and it's pretty intenst. That too hurts with certain movement.)

Thanks,

Chrissy

Posted 2/28/2011 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
neb, I went to a gastro and got scoped and they found nothing. He said I had reoccuring gastritis. It really put my mind at ease. For something like that They require another person to drive you home.
Posted 2/28/2011 8:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Again Chrissy,

I find that when I'm in horrible pain (costo is by far the most horrible pain I've ever experienced) I get nauseous.  When I hit or someone presses on my tender points I want to throw up.  I was trying to desensitive some of my tender points as a part of a pain management program and I almost vomitted every time.  When I asked the therapist about it he said it's not uncommon to have that reaction to severe pain.

From what I have read about Costo, the body tries to protect itself from the injured area.  Since there is actual inflammation in between the ribs and across the sternum the body thinks it is injured there so it won't let the lungs fully inflate because it doesn't want the lungs to bother the injured area.  Same reason why you can get heart palpitations with it, there is only so much room in the chest for everything when there is inflammation.  I also find that my top of my stomach seems sore when the ribs are in pain.  This causes a lot of nausea.

As far as sitting at a desk with Costo.  I sit at a desk all day for work.  I have  foot rest to help keep my knees at 90 degrees and I try to keep good posture.  Slumping forward will definitely make the pain worse.  Certain movements aggravate the pain too like bowling motions, pushing a vaccuum, playing Wii... it's best to really try to let the chest rest and heal (much easier said than done since I keep reinjuring myself!)

Posted 3/2/2011 7:00 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all,

Well the allergist knew exactly what it was but took a sinus and chest x-ray just to make sure. I do have a sinus infection and gave me a z-pak. I always get such stomach cramps and diarrhea with them. Yuck!  He didn't have a clue about the moderate pain under the ribs and sternum or the nausea.

I did put a call into my NAET practioner and he wanted to see me. So I went in and he said my adrianel(sp) glands are really on overload and not functioning properly. He did some acupressure & kensology on me to try and help with the pain and nausea and I must admit it did help some. He also gave me some stomach enzimes to help with the reflux and that too has improved. But I'm a long way from my best. I still hurt and my anxiety is through the roof! I hate having panic and anxiety disorder with this stuff.

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