No exactly. but I do get sharp pains in my chest just over my heart. years ago I made my husband take me to the emergency room and they checked me out. Turned out that I had an inflamation of the cartleges across my rib cage ..... I guess that's my fibromyalgia or my arthiritis, pick one. It's scary though isn't it ? Atleast now you can understand what is going on. I still get pains in my chest and now I have high blood pressure , so it's confusing.

AT LEAST I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE ANYMORE...AND YES IT SCARED ME TO DEATH...NOW I AM JUST TRYING TO DEAL WITH IT BUT IT IS HARD...I WAS TOLD BY MY DOCTOR THAT I CAN HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS MY HOLE LIFE AND I AM ONLY 28...WOW...THIS SUCKS

What can I say? I am wondering about any pain meds, Nsaids or muscle relaxers they may have put you on. I don't get it in my chest but I have been in and out of docs and ERs for upper back pain that hurts so much I can't take a "normal" breath. I can't sleep, or comfy anywhere.
I have OA,RA, Fibromyalgia, a medobolic problem with my muscle having too many lipids that causes muscle knots and spazmims, Type 2 Diabitic, and blood pressure problem that they are trying to figure out now. I know one can set off the other to set off another.
Can you keep a log of your pains and questions you want to talk to the doctor about? Believe me, most of the time you walk in that office and everything just flies out the window in your mind.
Good luck and welcome!

GOOD TO see u here ur at the right place, i get severe pain in the rib cage area too, my hands go numb, it,s probable due to inflamation in ur joints do u take meds for ur arthritis i take enbrel and methrtexiate shots every three days, oh yes, the cold will set ur arthritis off, i have it in my back, my neck, my hips and knees, joints in fingers everywhere , try to find a good arthritis specialist, and see what kinda treatment u can get to help ur inflamation, predizone is good for that, makes u swell up and gain weight, i know it,s the pits i have a hard time dealing with it, but i,m always here for u, and stay here for alot of help k? please write me back, take care, WILDTHING!

thank you all so much for your help...i am not taking any meds..at the time i was told i had it i was pregnant and my OB did not want to put me on anything...well we lost the pregnancy..so now i can take meds for it...but i really hate taking meds...is there anything i can take that is natural...?

I have osteoarthritis and fractures in my upper back and my chest hurts as well. I understand how difficult it is getting comfortable even when lying down. If things are going numb does this mean that nerves at the site are being affected?
If its Osteoarthritis my dr recommended glucosamine and omega oils (fish oil etc). I have also found emu oil rubbed onto the site really useful. I was amazed how effective it was. Heat also seem to help. Good luck

I totally sympathise with you. I too have this problem in my chest, the specialist has told me I have costochndritis, I have added this website so you can read up on it.http://www.emedicinehealth.com/costochondritis/article_em.htm I hope by clicking onto this link you will be taken to the website where this complaint is explained.

Are you ribs sore to the touch, mine are, just wondering . I have myalgia also. Im glad the doctors found out what was wrong with you. Im new also and am eating all this info up.lol

im new to the arthritis community, ive been in the lupus one. have 3 daughters w/jra. but as a comment about your chest pain. ive had costochondritis a few times extremely painful but not dangerous from what ive read, very sharp and deep. it is the inflammation of the junction between ribs and sternum which is cartilage. i also had very deep lt sided cp and they were concerned it might be heart--it was all neg.

ok the doctor had to tell me the name of it again but what i have is called costochndritis...it has been acting up something bad the past few days...my jaw has even been hurting..i dont want to go on pain meds...i hate this i am only 28 years old i am to young to be in so much pain all the time...my boys so dont understand why mom can not do like she used to...and what gets me is that it just came on so fast..no signs what so ever fine one day the next i have this stuff...i wish it would just go back from where it came from...and to answer the question about my ribs hurting to the touch..when it acts up my hole left side and my hle rib cage hurts like crazy..it hurts to sit get in bed..stand no matter what i do it hurts...thanks everyone for the support it means so much to me and i am learning so much about this stuff...

This sounds like costochondritis which isnt really arthritis of the ribs but inflammation of the cartilage between the ribs.
Im hoping they ruled out cardiac and GI causes for the pain though
Dr O.

they have it is constochondritis....it hurts so bad....but i will be ok i think i am strong enough to handle it

NSAIDS (motrin, ibuprofen, naprosyn, etc) will help the pain and the inflammation
Dr O.

Basically ...like others have said ...you need to be treated for arthritis...
preferably referred to a Rheumatologist...When I saw a good one a couple of years ago he said rheumatologists deal with treatment of arthritic conditions....
other specialists deal with surgery on them (obviously not applicable in your case)...I too have pain in my ribs....and have often suffered pain in the centre when I'm upset (I have Generalised Osteo A..meaning in a number of joint groups)...Good Luck...Love M xx

thank you everyone for your help and support....i am getting alone ok...and just taking one day at a time...