Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Bleh.....

That's how I feel today. I have a lot of stuff to do, but last night I had a costochondritis "attack" as I like to call it. Here is a link about what costochondritis is. But basically it's the cartilage in your sternum pulling away from your rib bones and it feels like a heart attack. It hurts to breathe and if you take a deep breath it hurts a ton. It started last night right before bed, and then I couldn't get comfortable and so I didn't sleep well. Usually it goes away after a few hours but this time, I woke up with it still hurting a lot. So i have been afraid to move too much. I used to get this on occasion and I never knew what it was so I decided that the next time I got it, I would go to the doctor. I got it one day a few years ago while at work and went straight to the doctor. She did an EKG just to make sure it wasn't anything to do with my heart and there was nothing wrong there so she said it was costochondritis. I haven't had it for awhile, but it hit me last night. It's weird. It really does feel like what you would imagine a heart attack would feel like. It's a sharp stabbing hot poker pain in your chest. Anyways, that's what I'm dealing with today. Oh the drama. I always have weird things happen to me. I love posting them on here so you all can see what a freak I am.
Later tonight, I am going to Sam's club with my aunt and cousin to get some items for the memorial service on Saturday. I hope it feels better before then. It suuuuucks!

2 comments:

Mindy said...

I've had that in the past and it hurts like crap! Hope you feel better soon!

Jaime said...

I've had that too and I didn't know what it was. Hope it goes away soon!