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Breast cancer and costochronditis
This month has been really tough. My mum was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis which we are told is terminal. My father who has dementia went into respite, got very ill and now he too has been admitte...
I had costochondritis after an episode of pleurisy. The dr could not say whether thr two were connected. Mine ended up being infective costochondritis. It hung around for about 4 months, and only cleared after a 6 week course of antibiotics. I never felt quite right until after the antibiotics, so keep an eye on how you feel and jump onto it if it still doesnt feel right, as I was told that the next step would have been removal of the affected rib.
I hope everything else you have going on in your life settles down soon. Sounds like a really difficult time for you. Good luck, sometimes you've just got to get through the next hour, the next day, the next week....
I hope everything else you have going on in your life settles down soon. Sounds like a really difficult time for you. Good luck, sometimes you've just got to get through the next hour, the next day, the next week....