I have a medical question

[nursewife]

I've never heard of vitamin d causing sternum pain. Have you changed your exercise at all? Could it be heartburn with the pain centering there?

[margotmacomber]

Could it be how you're sleeping?  

[justdance]

I have vitamin D deficiency, and yes, I was having sternum pain for awhile. I went to the doc a few weeks ago and they upped my vitamin D, and I haven't felt the pain since.

[shostakovich]

Do you carry a large bag/purse that has gotten heavier recently?

I pulled a muscle in my sternum area once, and it was because I had a messenger bag full of booshit that I insisted on hauling around everywhere. The doctor's Rx was, and I quote, "Stop carrying so much crap. Why do you need all that crap?"

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May 10, 2013 22:02:52 GMT -5 letsgetweird said:

So I've been experiencing sternum pain off and on for at least a month. I have bad allergies/asthma/chronic cough so I figured it was related to those issue. I paged Dr. Google and learned this could be related to vitamin d deficiency. Has anyone else had sternum pain from this? If so, did it go away after taking vitamin d?

When is the pain at it's worst? What makes it better? Does the pain come on at night/daytime?

[natsnow]

maybe you should ask Dr Google about costochondritis.

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May 10, 2013 22:54:45 GMT -5 letsgetweird said:

Oops hit submit too soon. The pain comes and goes. It's not an every day thing. I'd say it's the worst when I bend down. I haven't noticed a pattern of the pain coming on during the day or night.

It's not excruciating pain. It mainly bothers me to not know what's causing it. Usually my mind goes to the worst possible scenario, "omg I have a tumor, I'm dying."

If I had to guess, you probably just injured a muscle that is attached to the sternum. It probably occurred when you were picking up a bag off the floor. Lots of people have very weak pecs due to our posture. This causes the muscles to constantly be in a tightened position making them more vulnerable to injury.  If the pain is a dull, aching pain - it's more likely due to muscle strain than anything else. If it gets horrible, I'd make a visit to your local PT and see if they can't remedy the situation for you. 

[natsnow]

May 10, 2013 23:00:19 GMT -5 letsgetweird said:

May 10, 2013 22:51:13 GMT -5 natsnow said:

maybe you should ask Dr Google about costochondritis.

That could be it. Although a common symptom is pain when breathing or coughing, which is not an issue for me.

Yeah. sometimes people feel the pain with movement. it depends on the person. if it is that, ibuprofen should help.

[margotmacomber]

May 10, 2013 22:45:46 GMT -5 letsgetweird said:

May 10, 2013 22:41:55 GMT -5 margotmacomber said:

Could it be how you're sleeping?  

I don't think so. I've always slept on my side.

I'm just talking out of my ass.  I sometimes sleep on my arms (weird) and it fucks my whole body up.  I'm drinking ok?!  lol

ETA like both arms are under my torso and when I wake up my arms are asleep and tingly and my back is saying fuck you