I went in today for a painful problem I've been having and an incision check. The incision looks great. The other problem is one I've had for a long time. It's the bottom of rib cage, right side. It hurts. It hurts a lot. Why didn't I deal with it sooner? Because I've had other problems and I hoped it'd go away. It gets tiring being me (medical freak). They could save a lot of time at the doctors' offices by just starting the notes out with "Atypical."
So anyway, it's hurt a lot, off and on, for a long time. But, after my surgery, it went away. But, so did my rosacea. I, in an uncharacteristic show of optimism, believed it cured, thinking it was miraculously tied to my back. It wasn't. Both came back.
The physical therapist said she thought it was postural and gave me some stretches. But I wanted another opinion. It turns out it's...something. Darn, I forgot the whole name. The upshot is it's inflamed cartilage. He said the problem is you can't immobilize a rib cage. He agrees posture is likely a contributory factor, being so scrunched up so long, and now my body is recovering and changing from the surgery.
There's not a lot one can do; some ice, pepper cream (?), time. He said normally it goes away on its own fairly rapidly, but, "Because it's you, it'll take longer." Heh. Indeed.
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