After being in pain for most of the summer and being poked and prodded for a month, the verdict is costochondritis. This is severe inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the sternum.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/costochondritis/DS00626
According to my neuromuscular doc, this condition is fairly common in people who have multiple autoimmune diseases. That includes me.
Getting my heart, stomach, and gallbladder checked out were, according to my doc, the appropriate things to do, given my family history and age. But, in the end, it was benign, but painful, inflammation that was the trouble.
I feel like I "lost" my summer, between being in too much pain to function well and being in hospitals and doctor's offices. But, the upside is that, after 2 1/2 months, I am finally feeling human again.
Just in time for Fall.
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