costochondrits

Dear Truhart,I am writing to you as I see no one has answered your question yet.As it is true that we all need down time.There are usually enough of us standing watch like soldiers guarding the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier.And like them we never really knew how they died.We didn't know if they were alone and scared or if they prayed to God to save them or if they just wanted to go home to their mamma's.I read your story and I would like to know some things because a couple of the things you suffer from I have never heard of.I never heard of costochondritis.!!!Could you explain what that is to me.And also once I want to post a comment the rest of your story is hidden so I have to take notes as to be as accurate as I can.I do have short term memory loss.I have short term everything except fot pain.I have plenty of that.

Most of us have a different batch of ailments,but I have noticed that almost all of us have Fibro.And that is what is interesting to me.It could be a link.It could give doctors a place to start.There are a couple of things you mentioned that I am not sure if I did or not on my profile.We get so mixed up all of us and sometimes we just write down what is hurting us the most at the time we write.So here goes my questions and  hopefully I can give you some comfort as well.

I had terrible menstrual cramps as a teen.So badly that I was taken home that first day of my period.I threw up.I rolled into a ball and just had to live throught it.Once some of those blood clots got out then I felt a little better.I remember my mamma taking me to the doctor and he said "If I give her anything stronger it would be dope" Now how does that grab ya.At 12 years old I already needed narcotic aid and intervention.But my truest pain started at the age off 19.My neck has hurt me all of my life.I wish there was something to be done about that.But I am going through so many different things right now it is a miracle if I just make it to a doctor appt:.

I too have always had painful intercourse and yeast infections.When I was young and now I am 57.I am sorry I did not introduce myself to you.My name is Jo.I am 57 I will be 58 on Jan.9th.I live in Jax.Fl.And I have been too disabled to work for 11 years now.Well 10.I left working at Mayo Clinic when I was 47.So if they couldn't help me you can imagine my frustaration.I just wanted to tell you one or two things.maybe it might lead to some conclusion for us all.I have been married 3 times.My current husband was sent by the angels I know.He cooks and cleans.He works 6 days a week.And he has never asked me for one penney in the 25 years we have been married for bills.I mean WOW.How many men like that do you know.I was blessed at the end by God's Grace by getting my husband Bobby.He hates me to call him that .But it is hard when you meet someone by a name to switch horse in mid stream.I think I understand after all he is 6' 4" tall.He is a big barrel chested man.And handsome too.Well as I need to get back to my story .After my second divorce.I started one summer to have the usual yeast or UTI.I really think doctors don't always know the answer.Because they are only human.One summer I had this yeast infection that was driving me mad the itching and burning.We tried everything.I asked my gyno what is the problem that I get these all the time.And he said to use his exact words.It was sleeping with a man who doesn't clean himself well.Ok now I had him.I then said I have been divorced for over 6 months,I have not been with any man.So that blew his theory.I finally cured it myself by usuing white vinegar.I would wet a wash cloth and pour pure white vinegar on it and hold it to the itching burning site.My friends thought I was crazy because it burned a lot.Tears ran down my face.But each time I did this the pain got less and less and finally gone.So that was a summer about 30 years ago when I found out that my painful intercourse and yeast infections and UTI's started to become a mystery.I still had painful intercourse which is dreadful as I do like sex very much.I still do.But since some of the medications I take,does take  that thought out of your brain and my  husband has developed back problems himself. He also takes meds for high blood pressure.We and I am probably going to be the only honest one here.We have not had sex in about a year.And when we do we have to really use things to help us both.He is 8 years younger than I am.But he isn't one of those kind of men who have to have it every night of their life like some people I know.I really think a man who works  12 to 14 hous a day and comes home to take care of a disabled wife doesn't have time for other women.Like some of my so called friends would like me to believe.I have a best friend that all through her marriage they have both had affairs.My husband and I are not like that.We both feel that would be the total dishonest act.So we both feel the same on that.But I think it gets in her crawl that my husband being younger and handsome.Sent me flowers at work at least once a month.I don' think my friend got any from her husband unless she had a baby.And I am not trying to be cruel.I would never want her to know I said this.But I just think she tries to put these thoughts in my head because she is jealous.No man comes home from work with dirt all over him.With concrete in his bvd's and dirt and sand so much sometimes I have to meet him at the door to take his clothes off of him so that dirt and sand doesn't shake all over the carpet.So you see if he was seeing another woman.And I have been in that kind of situatuion before.They come home from work early and bathe and put on cologne and go out to have a "beer" with their buddies.So I have been married to a womanizer.Oh my goodness truhart I have talked my head off again.Well I will re-read what you wrote in case I left anything out.I would love to hear about your early years too.Think back to before you were 12 or so and see if you can remember anything.I wish you a peacefull pain free day.I wish for God to take care of you.Welcome to our site.Write anytime.....Jo