Tightness In Sternum And Tightness Between Shoulder Blades Posted: 10-28-06 16:20pm
For about the past year I have had a
tightness/knotty feeling that feels like
it is in my spine between my shoulder
blades and a few inches below my shoulder
blades. The above tightness is
accompanied simaultaneously by a
tightness/knotty feeling in my sternum.
This problem is there almost 100% of the
time. 90%of the time the pain is about a
3 on a scale from 1 to 10.About 10% of the
time this tightness in my spine and
sternum increases to about a 5 or 6 on a
pain scale of 1 to 10. As the pain
increases it begins to radiate across my
shoulders,in my neck and down into both
arms. The only medication that has eased
this pain has been predinsone. The pain
is somewhat relieved by very hot showers
but begins again after the shower and
worsens throughout the day. The pain
returned right after I finished the
prednisone. I have found that I can press
on the tightness in my sternum and it will
pop my sternum and pop my back giving me a
little relief. I am constantly popping my
sternum and thorasic spine all day long
just to get relief. I have been cleared
of all esopohageal and cardiac problems by
my gi Dr. And cardio. I did have an mri
is the t spine that showed mild arthritic
changes which my gp said was normal for a
35 y/o male. Due to the chronic nature of
this pain I have been struggling to
continue living my normal happy life. My
general practitier is at a loss of where
to go next and has resorted to just
treating my nerves/anxiety with zoloft.
He thinks that my anxiety might be causing
this. I do not believe this I lived 34
years before this without any anxiety
problems and believe that this pain is
what is bringing on my anxiety and not
vice versa... Any insight is
appreciated...
