inflammation of rib cage

Hello Cantmovearound,

Have you been seen by a doctor yet? This sounds like something that needs to be seen by a doctor. There are any number of causes for this and most of them would be serious enough.

Hope to hear from you soon and that everything is better. Let us know what happened!

Vicki M

Sounds like Costrochrondritis (I hope that's spelled right) I've had it and it HURTS!!

I have pain in the rib cage area when I breath and also just to touch the area under and around the area of my bra the riibs are very sore to touch.  I just got over a very bad case of congestion and a very bad cough.  I have had this pain before where it is very sore to touch but never had the pain when I breath and also for this long.  I am also on predisone and I took 6 rounds of antibotics.  I am taking prevacid as I have thought I might have stomach lining problems or possibly an ulcer.   I hurt all around from the front of the rib cage all around through my back where my bra comes together.   betty

Hello There,

I usually don't comment on these blog sites, but, I wanted to let you know you're not alone. I also have trouble putting on my bra. It all started while I was doing pushups and my body was not conditioned enough to handle it ,then I did some gardening with a shovel, boy, what a mistake. I thought I was having a heart attack and the pain radiated so much that I could not tell the difference. I also felt extreme heaviness in my chest. The doctor took an x-ray and nothing was found the first time, but the second time she found inflammation all around my rib cage. Until the pain subsided a little we both could not tell what it was. After a week or two the pain died down and I have had costochondritis for the past 2 months. Probably taking so long to heal because I can't sit still. It gets frustrating waiting for something like this to heal especially since it's so nice outside this time of year, but everytime I do something too strenuous it comes back. My suggestion for you is to see a doctor to rule out anything else. The meds my doctor gave me are naproxen and pantaloc to coat the stomach lining. Pantaloc is said to slow the absorbtion of antibiotics though, so be careful. Advil or Aleve can be used too. The only exercise you can do safely with costochondritis is walking. Costochondritis is usually worse on one of the sides of your ribs. Basically its inflamed cartilage between your sternum and your actual rib cage. Once healed, no need to worry about it. It's not like healing a bone which a re-fracture can happen.

With my costochondritis, I even find it hard to sit in a hard chair for too long or sleep on my stomach. Heating pads are great too.

FEEL BETTER!!!