I have chronic ribcage & mid back pain at the bottom of my shoulder blades the last 4 months. There is loud grinding sounds in both sides my ribs when I raise my shoulders up or down.
I use heating pads every single day & take ibrupofen which used to help but not anymore.
I am so tired & drained from this pain. I've now been diagnosed with anxiety & feeling really depressed.
I've had X-rays, ECG, I've had massages, seen a physio & a chiropractor and I'm just getting worse.
I'm starting to feel like I'd rather not live.
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Dear rose05272
Your story sounds so like mine I did a lot of push-ups and planking then was half out of a chair and sneezed violently that started me off. My ribs got inflamed and tightened and the more I stressed and tried to carry on the worse I got. I flew o/seas and it really kicked in when I got back . 4 months later and packets of pain killers later the rib pain started to subside I had to stop all my osteo chiro and physio spots because they were making it worse. I have had to take 2 weeks off work and use a heated wheat bag and totally rest it. Lower back pain still there but ribs make lots of cracking popping noises the pain at one stage was so bad I was vomiting up just water. My dr ordered a bone scan which I had Monday but I am very stressed waiting for results. I think rest and not stressing is the key
Thank you for replying 
I've been resting as I can't do much else without being in pain.
How long have you had your pain? Did you have any other tests or just the bone scan?
I'm so confused as to what to do and where to go next.
I hope you find the answers and you are feeling back to normal very soon xx
I had mild pain for 2 months them severe pain for 9 weeks. I have been to 4 different gp's 2 said Costo and 2 said it can't be as I have had it too long. I have had X-rays and now a bone scan which is very stressful. My ribs have calmed down I think all the different people working on me were making it worse. My dr also prescribed a muscle relaxer called norflex which I had 2-3 times per day and a prescribed 50mg voltaren every 4 hours. I couldn't even turn of in bed it was so painful
Hi Rose I'm the same so fed up with the pain it gose for a while then back even worse
I'm in the same boat as you pal iv had this on and off for a year 1-2 months of severe pain now moderate pain and iv now been diagnosed with anxiety and depression aswell because of it , feel free to drop me a message any time i know how hard it is lol it sucks lol take care
I haven't been diagnosed with anything yet, so far the couple of doctors I've seen just seem baffled by it. Today I woke up & it seems even worse, my whole upper back & rib cage feel like it's dislocated. I'm seeing a rheumatologist next week I'm so scared.
In the last 4 months mine has never gone away it started off on my right upper back/ribs now it's my whole upper back & rib cage, my mind has convinced me I'm either going to live in pain for the rest of my life or get diagnosed with something like cancer 
It's so horrible thank you for your reply. Do you get the grinding/snapping sounds when you move your shoulders & ribs too?
I've had it for months as I say it comes and gose it drags you down I cry most of the time as it's so painfull doc just gives me pain tablets sometimes it feels like your going to die hang in there
Can't sleep in pain ribs so sore if I turn feels like all body out of line just drags you down when you got this day after day keep chin up
I mainly had kind of sternum "pops" like they felt like a skipped heartbeat or something so it freaked me out,I went to a chiropractor which helped as my back was out of alignment which wasn't making my chest any easier to I would recommend that aswell
Oh ok mine sounds more like when you crack your knuckles. But it's in my ribs towards my back. I saw a chiro who adjusted me, he made my whole back crack which helped other areas but made this rib pain worse. I'm so lost as to what to do. It's been so many months. Thanks for your replies lovely x
At moment I could not stand the pain ribs and back so sore I don't think it will ever go I'm glad u found somthing to ease your pain
Have you had an MRI yet? cat scans? I go to a rheumatologist as well. Good idea. What about an orthopedist?Im also waiting to go to A pain management clinic in January. Want to try accupuncture. Dont get discouraged. They will find an answer and help you. They just have to figure out what it is. Have you had lots of bloodwork?
No doc has not done any blood work yet but I'm waiting to go for angiography as my heart is wired up wrong one of the arteries gose through his the heart muscel bur the pain and tenderness in my ribs and back become unbearable at times and he say it's this costochondritis but it's llk come at once and it just drags u down
Good luck!! and think you will be well soon and you will!!! Hang in there. I turn to prayer..helps me alot. and cold soft compresses and motrin, ans neurontin really helps alot. It blocks nerve pain. My Dr. prescribed it.
Thanks grace I hope I will it's nice to talk to someone in same position I think I've drove my friends round the bend keep moaning but no one knows what it feels like
It takes time for this to heal especially when you are experiencing anxiety and depression. Try to push through and try not to worry. This makes it worse. Mine comes and goes. I suffered from fibromyalgia and awful migraine symptoms for 18 years while raising three young children and working a full time, full-time job. It got better. I truly believe things get better. Put your worry in God's hands. He does answer prayers.
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