Newly diagnosed
I went to my doctor about a week and a half ago and they told me i have costochondritis, we did an xray just to be sure it’s nothing else and it wasn’t.
They told me to take Motrin, which i have been taking 600 mg every 8 hours, so i’ve been trying to take it twice a day but sometimes only once. It only momentarily dulls the pain so im able to move around and stuff for the most part without it being uncomfortable. but the second that i sneeze, cough, laugh too hard, or move too much/quickly the pain and soreness comes back to my ribs.
-i’m already a back sleeper/sleeping on the side it doesn’t hurt
-have stopped exercise, only walk at the gym. i tried lifting again very light for the first time yesterday and it was uncomfortable so i stopped
-my diet is good
I don’t know what else to do to heal it? i have a trip coming up in about 2 weeks and im not sure if it’ll be better by then. Any advice?