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Hello Everyone. Does Anyone Get These Awful Episodes Of "muscle Twisting" On Sides Of Rib Cage?
I have been diagnosed with "moderate to severe" COPD, emphysema. Still able to do most things. The Ipratropium/Albuterol nebulizer does wonders for me. I use it 3x daily. But this muscle twisting episodes that come and go are he worst symptom for me so far. is that from the corticosteroid inhaler? I used to be in Symbicort and had more episodes of this twisting pain, but since I have switched to Wixela, I do not get them anywhere near the amount I used to. But today I had an episode that was the… read more
Sounds like Costeochrondritis to me…
Yes my longs are full all the time, sometimes l get slots of pain from it.
I have had COPD for Thirty years years now.
What I did to cut back on mucus is cut back on dairy.
Hope you have a good day.
Take care of you
Thank you for taking the time to reply. So spasms around the sides of chest is common? Is it from the copd itself or from the corticosteroids? Thank you.
Thank you for your reply! I reviewed these symptoms and most do not apply to me. I also do not have fibromyalgia. I have been a caregiver a long time (I now work with Vietnam veterans) and I currently have a client whose spouse sudders with fibromyalgia so I am familiar with the symptoms. But thank you for your reply. I very much appreciate it. And the diagram was very helpful!
Spasms In Ribs
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