Tender bones

PollySid
PollySid Member Posts: 343
edited 18. Apr 2012, 13:24 in Living with Arthritis archive
When getting dressed the other day I noticed that my ribs were tender to touch so I checked the rest of my bones out of curiosity.

If I press on my ribs, collar bone, hips, shoulders, knees (and probably other bones that I didn't test) they really hurt for a few seconds.
Is this to do with the OA in my spine do you think or ought I to go and mention it to the doctor? I expect my joints to hurt when touched but was surprised to find my ribs and collar bones did.

I am waiting for an appointment with an orthopaedics specialist to try to find out what is going on in my spine. It has been a month now and when I rang yesterday they had no idea when I would get an appointment. Apparently it is up to the specialist how soon he sees patients.

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  • bubbadog
    bubbadog Member Posts: 5,544
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    All my joints feel tender at the moment and my whole body feels cold but that's from this horrible flu bug that's going around!! I really hope it eases off and hope your not getting this flu bug!!
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i would mention it when next at gp just to be sure i do not know much about oa but it could be to do with the nerves if spine affected good luck val
    val
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    I would mention this to your GP,to me it sounds like Fibro, apparently there are pressure points that cause pain , and it sounds has if you have a few of them, or like somebody else has said you could be coming down with something.
    Hope it all goes has quick as it came..x
    Love
    Barbara
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Polly,

    I have the same, very tender and hurting bones in the chest area, ribs, sternum and collar bones. Sometimes the scapulars as well.

    You need to get it checked out flower. In my case it means the pa is having a flare and it can lead to feeling like your being cut in half as well. Run it past your doc and the ortho's when you see them. Hang in there. Cris x
  • jaja
    jaja Member Posts: 135
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi polysid... Iv got fibro and when i press most areas especially,over bones,it is painful...but its a particular pain ..it hurts when you first press then when you release it actually builds up to a worse deeper pain which takes quite a while to die down....i think any new pain you should run past your GP or rhuemy nurse...

    JAJA
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,106
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Polly

    me too like Cris ribs sternum etc. and the same way - sometimes l am aware of it so press the bones/joints and sometimes like just now l think of it ad check :oops:

    I would definitely mention it to the next doc you see :) .

    Love

    Toni xxx

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