Living with Costochondritis and Fibromyalgia

@Nalabird Hi, thanks for replying ☺️ that all sounds fab. I'm housebound right now and have been for almost three years but I used to love walking through the woodlands around here and further out in Northumberland when we got the chance. It was great for my mental health even though I'd be in pain for a day or two after. I love to read too. Distractions of fan fiction that I'm now in love with are great but again it's only helping my mental health. I can't knit, tried a few times and can't. I used to crochet and loved to cross-stitch. But sitting for more than an hour isn't good because of the prolapse. I love being my garden though. Seeing the spring flowers slowly emerging. Seeing my rose bushes, rose trees, hydrangeas and my azalea getting new shoots, beginning for their summer days. It's a great Distraction. I used to have a potting shed/greenhouse, but after a while I couldn't benefit from it. I admit to missing it now though. 💕

@dolphinblues Hi, thanks for replying ☺️. I've tried Voltarol Gel before. It didnt work unfortunately. I think because of the strong prescription medication I'm taking, any over the counter will no longer help. I do admit that my partner helps with rubbing between my shoulder blades. He's good but I have to tell him to really press hard because the softer motions of just massaging don't work. 💕

@Ashby I order cbd gummies from a company called CBDMD I order the calm gummies they work wonders for me. I hope this is helpful 💜

@Ashby Hi, thanks for replying. I tried CBD oil drops for pain in desperation to stop the prescription pain meds I rely on but it was useless. A total waste of money, especially after also buying a higher strength.

@Cannnicky hiya, and thanks for your reply. It was my GP that diagnosed the Costochondritis and said it was in connection with the Fibromyalgia. The sharp pain from my ribs through to my shoulder blades and between them reminded me of the pleurisy pain I suffered with pneumonia over a decade ago. It's not just sharp, it's a deep ache. Like an awkward pulling pain. I get my other half to rub hard at the bottom of my shoulder blades and between them. The more pressure he adds the better the relief, it only lasts around 10 minutes but it's a good ten minutes. I'm not sure about the covid jabs making Fibromyalgia worse. I had the first 2 jabs but haven't accepted any boosters. My brother-in-law has been left with respiratory problems, a raised inflammatory marker in his blood and a black shadow on his lung xrays that keeps changing as well as other smaller symptoms, none of which anyone has answers for in a man aged 32 who used to be an avid gym fanatic that ate well. His GP has however admitted that it's down to the jabs and told him they have no idea how to treat him and are only able to monitor him. I'm sorry about the length of it but hope my message finds you well x

@CrazyMeerkat Hi, thanks for replying 🤗 I haven't tried meditation. I'm not sure I'm able to be distracted by anything other than another health problem flaring up. I've got leg ulcers, almost 3 years of nurses visiting to clean and put my leg back into compression twice a week. I think it was the stress over a new infection in the leg ulcers that has caused the Costochondritis to flare up.