I'm posting this here because it all stemmed from an upper resporatory infection.
About three months ago, I was experiencing chest cold symptoms- severe coughing, fever, nasal symptoms, etc. Went to the doc, took a z-pack and felt better- except for recurring pain in my chest- it hurt when i pressed on it, took a deep breath, or sat up very straight. I thought I had just pulled a mucle when coughing, so i gave it a week or two and it didn't get any better. I made a doc appt- she told me that she thought it was pleurisy- she prescribed 600MG ibuprofen and set a follow-up in a week. A week later, i still wasn't feeling any better (and was getting a bit anxious at this point) and she scheduled a chest and sternum x-ray- both which came out normal. She then told me that I probably had Costo Condritis, and to rest and take ibuprofen when it flares up. Since then (late april/early may) the pain has minimized, but is still there when i press down on my chest. This pain does not bother me when I am sleeping, and does not occur until i have been awake for a few hours. I still exercise/jog, and the exercise does not affect the pain (maybe a bit tender occasionally after a strenuous workout.)
My question is- should I be worried about this? I'm a healthy 26/f- quit smoking about a year ago, smoked 6 years previous at about 1/2 pack a day or less. I'm on no current meds, doc said that a blood test was not necessary. Could this be anxiety related? I just graduated from graduate school, I'm starting a new job in the summer and I'm also moving out.
Thanks in advance for any help!
-Kristin