... That is what my doc said I had yesterday... costochondroitis !! ... (5 replies)

... I'm no doctor, but the pain you have sounds like something I had awhile back called costochondroitis -- inflammation of the chest wall. The chest pain over my heart sent me in to the convenience care for an EKG and really scared me. Turns out I'd hurt it while doing lots of shoveling over the weekend (doc said viruses could cause it too). I used a heavy duty ICE ointment... (5 replies)