Ok it's possible my daily and heavy usage is catching up with me
I've been having chest/stomach pains for a nearly two weeks. I went to the hospital a week ago, after a week of these pains not going away. I had a chest x ray, and told them about my usage. I figure if it does have anything to do with the k, it's best to be honest about my habit.
They diagnosed me with Costocondritis
When patients have a pain in the chest and a swelling is felt by the Doctor they will feel pain when the ribs are pressed just to the side of the large bone in the middle of the chest, they are often diagnosed with a usually harmless condition called Tietze�s syndrome, also known as costocondritis.
It's very possible that's what I have, and it's painful and it lasts a while, up to 6 weeks.
Now, what else I'm thinking is it could possibly be a stomach ulcer. So, I don't know how to tell the difference, because I have a friend who's had Costocondritis, who says they've felt the same pain I do now, and another who's had a stomach ulcer, and felt the same pain. Is there any test I can do to tell the difference? I just started taking rolaids today, so I guess if the pain goes away, it would have been a stomach ulcer, or it could just be my tissue just normally healing.
Is there anything to be truly concerned about my health?
I just read the post above me, could just be the k-pains.....