Sternum pain

[Selectamatic]

Does anyone else get this?

Cacked myself when I had it first, thought it was a heart attack!

Dr tells me that the cartilage around my breastbone becomes inflamed and irritated, causing pain. I get it every now and again, especially after doing something out of the ordinary and a bit strenuous...

No cure, apparently, just time for the inflammation to go

 

[David.]

Yes, and touch wood, have not died yet......
Can be something as simple as picking up a mug at full stretch or a funny angle aggravates it again, after months of being fine.

 

[Kevtherev]

Get this hedgecutting must be from twisting in the seat.
Sharp pain too

 

[JohnD]

Same hear had exactly the same thoughts as yourself apparently everything checked out ok.

If I do a lot of lifting of heavy things and I usually do it flares up but goes after a few days.

 

[MrsFB]

I get this too... just have to ride it out and try and remember not to twist funny, even reversing the car hurts.

 

[spin cycle]

not inflamed gullet is it?

 

[MRT]

Yep get this now and again since mistaking myself for hafthor bjornsson while loading what was left of a scrap car onto a trailer when I was 18. It stung a little.

 

[tupmaster]

i get it now and again, but also back pain with it,think it must be what its like to be shot with an arrow or bullet

 

[bracken basher]

Is it Costochondritis?
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Tietzes-syndrome/pages/introduction.aspx