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[ghost_light]

I finally saw a chiropractor today. My sternum has hurt since Saturday morning to the point that just rolling over in bed was waking me up with sharp bolts of pain, I couldn't breath deeply or slump. I finally found out why (not how, which is still the $100 question). I popped a rib out of alignment. The Dr. thinks he got that squared away, but now he wants to take a better look at the curvature of my spine and try some in-depth treatments on that.

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[crisavec.livejournal.com]

owwww!

[mcmatz.livejournal.com]

I am very wary of chiropractors - the theory they base their medicine can edge on quackery and many folks have ended up harmed by the "alignments" - the spine is a terrible thing to mess with. Teller of Penn & Teller tried one for some back pain and now the pain is chronic - also they did a "B*llsh!t" show on back crackers.
I might go to a regular MD and have the diagnosis verified. I suffer from a similar recurring pain and it was diagnosed as costochondritis - google it for details - it is basically a chronic swelling of the cartilage in the ribcage. It can be quite painful and make breathing hurt but it doesn't affect the lungs and has nothing to do with rib alignment.
Just my two cents - your mileage may vary...

Take care and I hope you feel better!

--Madeline

[ghost-light.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

I have felt better since he cracked my back (and I got 2 massages.) It's still awfully tender and I kind of feel sprung but the pain is very localized in my breastbone finally. I was feeling great this morning until I tried to adjust my bra strap, now I'm all achy again. (I'm icing it, but have no real icepacks which has lead to the new insult/pet name of the week in our house "corn snuggler".) I've always been wary of chiropractors too, it seems like you always hear about them finding something else and then something else so people have to keep coming back weekly for life. That's probably what this would be, too. My gyn spotted the curve a couple years ago and deemed it "significant" but didn't think anything could be done. I'm at least curious to see what this Dr. thinks.

[geolinguist.livejournal.com]

It sounds so much more attractive than dislocating your left boob...

[ghost-light.livejournal.com]

I was rather fond of that diagnosis, though. Plus how many times can you go to the Dr. and be told "okay, now put your hand here and you be in charge of keeping your breast out of my way while...."

HA!

[kahteeyah.livejournal.com]

That's exactly what I had to do when the doctor first examined the lump of impending doom.

[nagylany.livejournal.com]

Ouch. My husband had somehow bumped his rib cage out of alignment--had sharp pains, couldn't move his left arm. Better with the chiropractor.

[kahteeyah.livejournal.com]

so how is the Janet feeling today?

Good luck with the interview!!!