This was the fourth or fifth time I've gone to the ER with this problem. They give me an EKG, some times. Lung x-ray and send me home. They usually offer some pain pills and I usually decline.

This time the ER gave me a diagnosis of pleurisy, but my gp said that was wrong. The ER gave me a shot of toroidal and an Rx for toroidal pills. My gp told me to take 800mg of Ibuprofen 3 times per day for 5 days at the minimum. I also took the toroidal when I actually had symptoms for the first few days following this episode. This is symptom is pretty much gone now, I'd like to report. The sternum is still tender when pressed on, but not as much as before.

Anyway, my first surgery is scheduled with Donahue in September and it is on the left side, so that should fix this problem, like forever.