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Hi all,
I still have my chest pain since June. I notice it most when bending down, then standing up and then exhaling...that is the most painful. I have periodic pain depending on how I move or after exercising. The doctor kept saying costochondritis.
Then I went for my physical a little over a week ago and she said she would run tests because it seems to be lasting too long. So she did an EKG which was normal. Then last Friday, I had a pulmonary function test, an echo and a chest CT with and without contrast.
Monday, I saw my rheumatologist and he thought that it didn't really sound like costo since costo is tender and you can usually press and feel the pain. He thought maybe a pericardial effusion, which would show on the CT. He also questioned me on if it felt anything like when I had pleurisy, which it doesn't.
The echo and CT came back normal, so I guess no pericardial effusion. I am still waiting on the pulmonary function. So, then if that comes back normal, I guess they will say that it is costo again and nothing can be done.
It is so frustrating having pain and no one can find a cause for it. :sad:
Take care,
Lisa
I still have my chest pain since June. I notice it most when bending down, then standing up and then exhaling...that is the most painful. I have periodic pain depending on how I move or after exercising. The doctor kept saying costochondritis.
Then I went for my physical a little over a week ago and she said she would run tests because it seems to be lasting too long. So she did an EKG which was normal. Then last Friday, I had a pulmonary function test, an echo and a chest CT with and without contrast.
Monday, I saw my rheumatologist and he thought that it didn't really sound like costo since costo is tender and you can usually press and feel the pain. He thought maybe a pericardial effusion, which would show on the CT. He also questioned me on if it felt anything like when I had pleurisy, which it doesn't.
The echo and CT came back normal, so I guess no pericardial effusion. I am still waiting on the pulmonary function. So, then if that comes back normal, I guess they will say that it is costo again and nothing can be done.
It is so frustrating having pain and no one can find a cause for it. :sad:
Take care,
Lisa