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Diagnosed With Costochondritis. Stabbing Pain In Right Side Of Chest And Sternum Area. What To Do?
Question: Hello sir...i am XXXX...from kashmir india ...i was diagonosed with costochondritis in march this year....had some blood tests but no xray...doctor gave me altraday and neurolife and toldme that the problem would go away soon.
But it hasnt...now i am having pins and needle like stabbing pain in my right side of chest ribs and sternum area.....please suggest me what to do
But it hasnt...now i am having pins and needle like stabbing pain in my right side of chest ribs and sternum area.....please suggest me what to do
Brief Answer:
May be costochondritis/esophagitis/neuropathy.Cons
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, thanks for using XXXXXXX
I went through the query and understood your concern.
Keeping your medical history in mind and diagnosis of chostochondritis in march, your current symptoms of pins and needle like pain may be due to costochondritis or esophagitis or due to neurological problem like neuropathy.
I like to explain each one with the management.
1. Costochondritis: The pain may be recurrent and may come when ever affected. Here the pain will be localized and severe. Can take Altraday as prescribed by your doctor and can apply local diclofenac gel for pain. The pain will subside gradually. Get done one X ray to role out any other musculoskeletal problem.
2. Neurological problem: If nerve is affected there may be pins and needles like pain. The cause may be due to nutritional deficiency or due to variation in nutrient supply to nerves. You can take nutritional supplements and tab containing pregabalin for neuropathy with pain along with plenty of fruits and vegetables.
3. Esophagitis: Usually pain comes with reflux of gastric content or after having spicy/hot food. Not continuous. You can take syrup with local anesthetic for pain relief with anti emetic (domperidone) and PPI (Pantoprazole). This will help you in managing the problem. If severe and chronic needs endoscopy for further evaluation.
Get done ECG once to rule out any cardiac cause and consult your doctor for evaluation and management as described above.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Feel free to ask if any related query and I will be glad to answer them.
If you like my answers kindly rate it, and write a review as well. Wish you a very happy life and good health.
Regards
May be costochondritis/esophagitis/neuropathy.Cons
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, thanks for using XXXXXXX
I went through the query and understood your concern.
Keeping your medical history in mind and diagnosis of chostochondritis in march, your current symptoms of pins and needle like pain may be due to costochondritis or esophagitis or due to neurological problem like neuropathy.
I like to explain each one with the management.
1. Costochondritis: The pain may be recurrent and may come when ever affected. Here the pain will be localized and severe. Can take Altraday as prescribed by your doctor and can apply local diclofenac gel for pain. The pain will subside gradually. Get done one X ray to role out any other musculoskeletal problem.
2. Neurological problem: If nerve is affected there may be pins and needles like pain. The cause may be due to nutritional deficiency or due to variation in nutrient supply to nerves. You can take nutritional supplements and tab containing pregabalin for neuropathy with pain along with plenty of fruits and vegetables.
3. Esophagitis: Usually pain comes with reflux of gastric content or after having spicy/hot food. Not continuous. You can take syrup with local anesthetic for pain relief with anti emetic (domperidone) and PPI (Pantoprazole). This will help you in managing the problem. If severe and chronic needs endoscopy for further evaluation.
Get done ECG once to rule out any cardiac cause and consult your doctor for evaluation and management as described above.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Feel free to ask if any related query and I will be glad to answer them.
If you like my answers kindly rate it, and write a review as well. Wish you a very happy life and good health.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thank you for the reply sir.....i want to know if its really costocondritis..then it should have gone away in a year or so but it has been more than a year now...also the reactive protein ratio in my blood test was postive 1:4 something..i take mecobalamine 1500 mg and aceclodifenac these days but the pain still remains at times..
should i continue with these meds
should i continue with these meds
Brief Answer:
yes.continue drugs.can re occur
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, thanks for writing back.
Yes chances of recurring costochondritis are there. Your raised in reactive protein suggests inflammation. So you need to continue aceclodifenac drug. This is anti inflammatory drug, but has action for short time. So if you stop after getting rid of your symptoms then in mean time the drug effect will also disappear. This drug does not cure the cause but symptom.
Methylcobalamine helps in nerve growth. So you can continue this.
For costochondritis, giving adequate rest with anti inflammatory drug will relieve the symptoms. But this can re occur.
For my patients with costochondritis I usually prescribe NSAID with muscle relaxant like tizanidine/ chlorzoxazone along with adequate rest and plenty of fluid and diet XXXXXXX in fruits and vegetables with regular exercise. So I advice the same to you.
Hope this answered your query.
Wish you good health.
Regards
yes.continue drugs.can re occur
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, thanks for writing back.
Yes chances of recurring costochondritis are there. Your raised in reactive protein suggests inflammation. So you need to continue aceclodifenac drug. This is anti inflammatory drug, but has action for short time. So if you stop after getting rid of your symptoms then in mean time the drug effect will also disappear. This drug does not cure the cause but symptom.
Methylcobalamine helps in nerve growth. So you can continue this.
For costochondritis, giving adequate rest with anti inflammatory drug will relieve the symptoms. But this can re occur.
For my patients with costochondritis I usually prescribe NSAID with muscle relaxant like tizanidine/ chlorzoxazone along with adequate rest and plenty of fluid and diet XXXXXXX in fruits and vegetables with regular exercise. So I advice the same to you.
Hope this answered your query.
Wish you good health.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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