Sharp Stabbing Rib pains

[neokara]

Haven't been online in forever....

I've had a recurring stabbing pain in my ribs for a few years now, sometimes it leaves me alone for a few months and sometimes I get it daily.
Last week I was in PE and I hadn't had the pain for a while, well I began to run and it came back with a vengeance. I figured I just had a cramp so I slowed down to a walk and doubled over in pain. Finally I made it to the coach and he had me go inside where around 15 minutes later he found me curled up on the floor sobbing.
Nobody can figure out what this pain is...

It's a sharp stabbing pain that can be anywhere from the bottom of my ribs to my sternum. Sometimes it lasts 5 minutes, and sometimes it can last 6 hours. Tylenol doesn't help it at all....

Anyone have any idea? (Oh it's on both side but normally my right side)

[whatstolifebutobsession]

Neokara, that's super scary! I get sharp pains in my ribs, but like lightening they're powerful but instantly gone. I stopped worrying, but yours sound too extreme to ignore. I'd see a doctor immediately.

[Beckytea]

I get this! It's horrible, and I have no idea what it is :S

[neokara]

I've been to the doctor, the first few times I went they told me it was just a pulled muscle. The last time I went they referred me to the hospital, and they wouldn't take me.... So I went to the ER to do some tests and get IVs.... Nobody could figure out what it was though. They didn't do any sort of scans only blood tests and urine..... I was there for around 8 hours. Worst time ever....

[Girlinterruptedallthetime]

It is true that you can have a pulled muscle that lasts for a year or longer in your rib area. If you don't take care of it and do all that you need to do to heal it... it will feel like it has come back when really it hasn't gone away yet because you haven't healed it. As for them not running any test/scans there isn't much they would do if you didn't fall or can't say how you hurt it. The blood work would have showed you if there was anything wrong with the organs that are in that area. I know that doesn't help you to feel better or to get back some of your day but thats how it works.