Costochondritis

[smudge 11]

Has anybody suffered from Costohondritis,i have been suffering for 6weeks with a nagging ache behind my left boob,sometimes it goes into my shoulder.The pain varies day to day,sometimes it feel like my wire from my bra is stabbing me.Doctor prescribed Naproxen,which says take twice a
day.as i'm not keen on taking tablets can i just take them when i need to.Doctor gave me some information on the condition but would be nice to know from anybody else who has suffered from this and how long did it last. Thanks in advance.

[rockyracoon]

I've suffered with it on and off for years, not much you can do about it. Mine gets worse if I do heavy lifting or something physical, so it put paid to my vegetable patch.

I've also got a Hiatus Hernia so get a bit of trouble from that as well and I can't take NSAIDs (sp) as I've got gastritis caused by H.Pylori.

My costo bouts don't last for too long, but what really helps is to stop wearing underwired bras. It really, really does help, I know the range of non wired bras is crap but just try it.

Good luck.

[ladyalex]

In general, it is better to take pain medication as it is prescribed....x times a day...
If you wait 'until you really need it' the dose may not be enough to kill the pain.
Better to keep a bit of pain medication in you all of the time.

Good luck.