Hello,
For the past 4 years I have had problems getting a satisfying deep breath. I have seen every MD under the sun. I have had many tests. Recently I had an MRI of the chest. When compared to the CT chest I had 2 years ago it was found that I had osteochondrosis (not osteochondritis) of the sternum. I was sent to a cardiothoracic surgeon, who said he wouldn't touch me, he would probably make it worse.
The problem is slowly getting worse. I am worried that this may be a condition that is systemic. My joints ache. Does anybody have a clue. My Doc's say they don't. Therefore no treatment and no way to prevent this from getting worse.
For the past 4 years I have had problems getting a satisfying deep breath. I have seen every MD under the sun. I have had many tests. Recently I had an MRI of the chest. When compared to the CT chest I had 2 years ago it was found that I had osteochondrosis (not osteochondritis) of the sternum. I was sent to a cardiothoracic surgeon, who said he wouldn't touch me, he would probably make it worse.
The problem is slowly getting worse. I am worried that this may be a condition that is systemic. My joints ache. Does anybody have a clue. My Doc's say they don't. Therefore no treatment and no way to prevent this from getting worse.
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Have you considered fibromyalgia? Fibro. can be pretty intense--and is yet very elusive. My pain in the sternum area comes and goes, but when it hits, I can barely move or breathe without intense, sharp, excrutiating pain. After it leaves--about an hour later--it's as if I never had it! Weird! It's brought on by specific movement of my arms, shoulders--like rolling over in bed at night by using my arms in a push up motion or hanging curtains. I do have fibromyalgia and suspect that this may be the culprit, but I do hate to blame everything on fibro....I think that you should research "connective tissue disorders" or "deep muscle tissue disorders". I have been finding interesting info in re: this--I think it's really coming to light that all these disorders are linked--possibly by underlying deficiencies.
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