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Sun, Dec 21, 08 at 18:31
| I have a very tender area on my upper chest near the breast bone. Hurts from having a mammogram but the Dr. says it is arthritis ... is arthritis in the ribs common & why is it tender without even moving or touching the area? I guess arthritis in that area would show up on an X-ray like any other area with arthritis like the hand, spine, etc.? |
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- Posted by socks12345 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 26, 08 at 17:13
| I thought arthritis occurred in the joints, but what do I know? Did you do anything that might have caused you to fracture a rib, like putting a lot of pressure there? |
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| No, no rib damage ... just VERY tender when touched. - vieja |
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- Posted by carol_in_california (My Page) on Mon, Dec 29, 08 at 22:06
| Sounds like it could be costochronditis. It is an inflammation of the cartilage where the ribs join the sternum. Take an anti-inflammatory and see if that helps. It should get better without treatment but sure is painful until it heals. |
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