Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group Night chest pain

hello

Sometimes a month ago I have chest pain , especially from mid- night and then I have a little during the day , some days I do not.

Is this a usual symptom of spondylitis ?

Thank You

PS: Today I put my first injection of Enbrel , 45 minutes ago.

Many health

Chest pain is common yes I have it too. Is it ribs or sternum?

Good luck on Enbrel hope you feel full relief

It's a horrible disease pain is sometimes worse than cancer and is constant - day and night.

AS is a plain ole bu***r ! I have chest, both sternum and right side rib pain. Pretty much a constant. Find s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g helps the most, and deep breathing, intercostal diaphragmatic. And yes, the pest often visits at night time. So dislike these uninvited midnight cowboys...!! (Acerbic comment )

Yes at times in past and I have seen it posted here often by others.

Tim

Unfortunately yes, it's a common problem in AS.

I'm 60 and haven't had that in many many years but when in my teens and 20s I would wake up unable to inhale because the expansion of my rib cage would cause horrific pain. I would need to get up try multiple positions and figure out through breathing how to get it to subside. Sometimes it would take hours if I remember correctly. It was really bad when damp summer nights turned cool or if I was near direct cool air from fan or AC. I think getting diagnosed and on meds took care of this problem. That was when I was 33.
Also I would get a very sharp pain in a small area in the upper center of rib cage (perhaps the sturnim) which annoyed me most of the time. That went away after I did some water therapy with large plastic detergent bottles I developed what must have been muscle there and this in turn kept the dislocated cartilidge which was causing the pain in place. I never had that pain again after living with it for 20 years. I don't know if it was related to AS however.

Thank you very much , it was a pain that worried me lately ...
I have two injections of Enbrel and seems to work quite well. In my foot pain was not as strong lately , I think that thanks to oral collagen, Omega 3 , borage and feeding, but back pain , neck and chest was with me on many occasions ....

Now I have a little discomfort on the big toe of the left foot (5% ) and chest slightly intermittently ( 5%).

Very lucky all

Could you relate to what I was describing? Can you describe you pain in greater detail?

Hello hbb

Your have spondylitis ?

Chest pain I had in the sternum ( bone) , but on the left side but was distributed throughout the chest, left and right .
Besides you pain in the chest , what other symptoms you had your in the disease?

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