InstantForum.NET v4.1.4Arthritis Foundation Forumhttp://community.arthritis.org/forums/sitehelp@arthritis.orgFri, 19 Mar 2010 08:25:22 GMT20http://community.arthritis.org/forums/Topic4228488-1816-1.aspxMy 4 year old (whose polyarticular JRA was diagnosed in Dec 2008) had costrocondritis in June. The good news is that it's a virus accoring to my pediatrician and anyone can get it with or without autoimmune issues. Ithappens most often in children because itsettles in the cartiledge of the chest and children have more uncalcified cartiledge there than adults. The bad news is it's nasty and painful and lasts awhile (2 weeks - 1 month.) We tried Mortin (2T - 3x/day). It kind of worked. We tried to not let him get too winded when playing. Eventually it cleared up on its own. Hope this gives you a little info and hope your little one feels better soon.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:39:41 GMTWendy Momhttp://community.arthritis.org/forums/Topic4228488-1816-1.aspxDs had this for a short time -when he had a flare of his spondylo after a bout of the flu. very uncomfortable, but he's only 6 so couldn't give me a good description. at the time he had lots of enthesitis in other joints too. he was on sulfasalazine and had just started on mtx, but i think it took pred to get all that under control. luckily, it hasn't recurred, even when his disease flared in other places. good luck on getting dd's disease under control, so frustrating to try to sort out meds while our kids hurt, isn't it?Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:32:56 GMTMoKhttp://community.arthritis.org/forums/Topic4228488-1816-1.aspxI have had it many times in the past, it was before I was diagnosed with RA.(in April) My family Dr also said it is called chest wall syndrome. At the time the only thing given to me was an anti-inflammatory and some pain med. Not sure what brings it on but it is sooo painful especially at night when you lie down and it can take weeks to subside. I forgot that I have had it and did not mention it to my Rheumy. A moist heating pad at night to sleep did make me a little more comfortable. Sorry I have no real answers and I hope it goes away soon.:(Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:01:39 GMTdoxie loverhttp://community.arthritis.org/forums/Topic4228488-1816-1.aspxAnyone else dealt with this? Laura started having pain in her ribs about three weeks ago, and I remembered that the rheumatologist had asked her about this specifically at each appointment so far, so I figured this warranted an email to him. He said it's costochondritis, common in patients with her set of symptoms, and gave the rundown of what's available to possibly help. He said to try naproxen 2x daily, and if that didn't help to let him know and there was a patch we could try as the next option. Well, all the naproxen did was make her nauseous ... which isn't a surprise since no NSAID has worked for her at all to this point. Yesterday I picked up the Lidoderm patches he prescribed. I'm really hoping they work, b/c he said alot of people with costochondritis don't find relief in anything. I thought I'd see if anyone here had any experience with this particular symptom.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:30:03 GMTAnjie Vago