Anyone ever heard of costochondritis? Is this related to the MS hug?
That's what I thought too...I told the PT about it. I don't do any upper body stretching though, I am trying to improve core strength and most of my exercises involve the use of my abs, legs, and keeping my posture in the correct position. I appreciate all of your input :) I do not want to sound like a jerk, but I was wondering what your professional background is. You sound very knowledgable. Again, thank you @A MyMSTeam Member, you are totally awesome!
I don't know if the Tramadol worked at all or not basically I just fell asleep. It's been going on for a little over a month now, off and on. Sometimes it's just annoying, other times it's horribly painful. I go to physical therapy religiously and use ice during the day and heat at night.
So I can't get a straight answer out of my neuro. So I called complaining of a tight squeeze around my rib cage it was so tight it felt like a python was squeezing me I could hardly breathe. I called again and another Neuro wrote me a prescription for tramadol. He said it was costochondritis. I have not had a severe respiratory infection that I am aware of. When I get this severe pain I also have numbness and tingling in from the hips all the way down to my toes sometimes I lose complete feeling. I have also explained this to both of the neurologists. Thoughts anyone?!
Costochondritis is inflammation of the cartilage that connects your ribs, and sometimes occurs after a severe respiratory infection can trigger an MS hug. Hope this helps
Before per Neuro.
Does Anyone Have Rib Spasms So Bad That Your Ribs Pull Up And Overlap?
It Is The Third Or Fourth Time I Have Costochondritis And It Was The Worst And Longus I Had It , How Would I Know If I Have MS ?