This happens to me on occasion and was wondering if anyone else has this problem. I sometimes get the fibromyalgia type feeling of pain around my mid section and back. I feel achy all over like I am getting the flu. Meantime, I feel like a tight band under my rib cage and makes me feel short of breath. Once the achy feeling goes, that feeling goes as well. Any one else get this.

YES!!! I am having the shortness of breath thing too!! I am also very tender to the touch at the very bottom of the sternum and it's constant. Don't have the tight band feeling, but I definitely struggle to breath, especially when I exert myself, even the least bit.

Tidal, not sure if you posted it already, but was wondering if you had your shortness of breath checked out by a doctor, just to make sure it is not somethign serious.

I suffer from this from time to time. I have been checked out for it in the past. Sometimes I still wonder if they missed something.

I hope you feel better soon. It is very distressing.

I have had it checked out. Had chest xrays last week, a pulmonary function test this week and a gastric scope next week. Nothing found so far.

Well that is good news so far. Sometimes I get short of breath climbing stairs also and activities, but I can do exercises (not enough) and walk for half an hour sometimes (not enough). I think for me it could be heart deconditioning because I do sit for many hours working and not enough activity, so that could be why am so out of breath, hence out of shape. I dont work out enough.

For me it is not so much shortness of breath when moving around but rather a feeling like my mucscles are so achy and like a tight band around my mid section that gives me a feeling that I cannot breath. I read a post awhile back where someone talked about afternoon muscle aches and fllu like symptoms. That is what if feels like. I also have the sternum pain. If you press there, it about sends me through the roof. I still think fibro.

What's with the sternum pain?

I suspect I have a hiatal hernia, but I won't know anything until next week. I tested positive for the h pylori bacteria, so I assume I have an ulcer too, but that would not account for the sternum pain, or would it?

Sheesh!!!

Hi there,

There is a close link between hormonal changes and fibromyalgia in women. maybe get the pain threshold test for fibro or at least bring it up with your doctor.......

Hope it improves sweetie.......

Fibromyalgia



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