anyone else deal with costochondritis or sternum pain?

Anyone get stressed (we have bad weather) and on my cycle which is making my gastro act up, played on some playground equipment with my son this week and my costochondritis is acting up bad tonight. I keep having stabbing sternum pain and it scares me. Anyone else deal with this? I feel like my bloating is making it worse. I haven't had it like this in a long time very scary. Ugh. Hurts in my upper middle back too and my 800 milligram ibuprofen isn't working. come to think about it I do cough every day too from a lingering virus

I have costochondritis and all I can say about it, is that it sucks!!!!!!!!!! Thinking I'm always having a heart attack, when in my head I know I'm not. I've had every heart test there is and my heart is strong or so my doctor tells me. So when I get that chest pain, I try to tell myself to calm down it isn't anything to worry about right now. Find a mantra and tell yourself it over and over until you get thru it, or watch a mindfulness video on youtube. Hope you are feeling better today.

When is the last time you had a physical? or a ekg? If it has been a few years, you are probably due for a physical and you can bring up anything you are concerned about to your doctor. If for nothing else then for a peace of mind.

Well You could call your doctor and explain you only have insurance for a week, they might be able to get you in for at least a ekg as most doctor offices have the ekg machine in office. Not that I think you have anything to worry about as I think you are fine and it is just your anxiety and costochondritis but if it would give you peace of mind I would call and see what they can do.