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Date: 10.10.2011
From: davina

Subject: advice please

hi hope everyone had a good weekend

as you may know i have had a chest infection last week and pain in my bottom ribs for about 4 weeks now. anyway my doctor said he thinks its because the chest infection, i think thats now gone but the pain in my ribs are still there and other pain in my chest now. the pain is around the bottom of my ribs and lower chest then i get some pains through my chest under my left breast.
anyone with any ideas?
could it be related to ra?
or just that i didn't take the enbral last tuesday?

sorry for all the questions
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Date: 10.10.2011
From: kirst

Subject: Re: advice please

i have inflamation of the cartilage in the sternum and between my ribs... the pains i get are similar to what you are describing. Apparently its common in people with any form of inflamitory arthritis like RA.

however you could just be getting over the infection and strain of coughing so much.

ring and ask the rummy nurse... would be interesting to see what they think xxx
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Date: 10.10.2011
From: marlene

Subject: Re: advice please

Hi Davina, not sure about your rib pain, but i suffer with rib and chest bone pain due to OA.I also feel pulsating with it. I don't know if RA reacts in the same way. Give your rhumy team a ring if you are worried. X
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Date: 10.10.2011
From: lynnr

Subject: Re: advice please

hi davina i get pain behind my breast and when i ended up in hospital the 1st time the gave me ecg but then said it was probable to be coming from my PA .
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Date: 11.10.2011
From: gary

Subject: Re: advice please

hi davina. seems like im going through the same thing. noticed a small ache in my ribs about 3 weeks ago but as i havehad 2 chest xrays recently i put it down to a bruised rib. however on sunday morning the pain became unbearable and had moved to my chest and i had great difficulty in breathing.
was so bad i ended up in a@e . after more xrays @ blood test it was thought i may have a blood clot on my lung.was given an injection and app for chest scan next day. after all this and more blood thinning injections i had phone call this morning giving me the all clear..still in mild pain but none the wiser as what the problen is.

take care all
gary
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Date: 11.10.2011
From: davina

Subject: Re: advice please

thanks for your messages, i spoke to rheumy nurse and i had an xray this morning, the rheumy was suppose to call me for the results but hasn't done so, hopefully that means nothings wrong.

i do believe that pain is because the ra but well see. x
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