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Does anyone else have horrible chest pains? Mine stay with me for weeks at a time. I feel like I am having a heart attach! I know I am not and the Dr.'s say I will be okay. That it is inflammation around the chest bones. But It is scary and annoying.

Hi and welcome to the group! I have had it previously and now again. This pain makes it hard to breathe and is a constant pain. I think a heart attack will be a sharper pain with nausea... Not a medical dr, though. That is why we are all so afraid to sneeze or cough!
Take care and hope you will feel better soon.

I'm so sorry! I have the same complaint! I ask my dr about it every time I see him. He said mine in pleurisy. It is quite painful and equally scary. I hope you can get it worked out. Are you on any anti inflammatories?

Hey! I definitely get those. I have AS pains in my ribs. I am especially sore around the diaphragm. I also have GERD that also feels like a heart attack.

Craig

Hi Astrid
Its inflamation of the sturnum were the ribs join very painfull unfortunatly it can last a long time I sufferd with it for over 12 years untill full fusion. Sorry not much you can do except get the inflamation down then it will ease.
Kevin

yeah i get chest pains in summer which feel like Im being crushed! It's horrible!! i cant move or do anything .. and nothing seems to help exept heat which is bad because it pushes 40 degrees here in summer and thats far too hot to use a heat pack in hehe.

Sonja

Yep,

Sometimes a dull ache, other times a sharp wallop right across my chest.

One of the first times it happened I was admitted to the cardiac section of the hospital, and monitored overnight!

Aint AS fun (not)!

Are those the pains when you turn to the left or right it is a spiking pain.
You can't move for it will start again? I had this type of pain a couple of times and both times was scared to move. I have a lump right on my breast bone which grows and reduces. Dr. told me it is just the last rib to become solid bone which I thought was the dumbest explanation for it!

Are those the pains when you turn to the left or right it is a spiking pain.
You can't move for it will start again? I had this type of pain a couple of times and both times was scared to move. I have a lump right on my breast bone which grows and reduces. Dr. told me it is just the last right to become solid which I thought was the dumbest explanation!

Sometimes yes it hurts when I move other times I am just sitting or lying down. That is a strange explanation. Have you asked for a second opinion? The first time I had one I stuck out my arm to hand something over and it was a shooting pain. Hope that answered your question.
-Kelly