This blog entry is about my struggle with costochondritis. You can read my story and follow my blog entries in chronological order by going to this link. Writing a blog entry for dealing with this costochondritis is not easy. I probably should start writing down a list of thoughts before I blog about this. I have a feeling I'll be sitting here cutting and pasting my words so that they'll not be so jumbly (and the spell-check says "jumbly" is not a word--but I'm saying it is today). More than a ...
You Don’t Know Me – a Litfuse review
First, let me make my apology to Litfuse and Susan May Warren for not getting this review out when I was supposed to. I was scheduled to put my review up on the 3rd, and somehow I must have deleted the email, and weeks later noticed that there were reviews being put up on the Litfuse site. After then emailing Christen for info on the blog tour, I got delayed with a bad costochondritis flare-up (was not able to type up my review) and then went out of state for my dad's knee surgery and to help ...
Tackling Costochondritis – What Works & What Doesn’t
During my battle with costochondritis, I've read so many remedies. Here is a list of a few things I've tried. My personal findings are noted in blue italics. Note: What works for me may not work for you, and vice-versa. NSAIDs temporary relief, not a cure - I only use during major flare-ups Mobic (and other arthritic type medications) tried for a couple months when first diagnosed, and I'm not interested in continuing at this time. I prefer to use more natural means for pain relief ...
