Hi
Been putting up with this for about 4 years now and recently I've been getting a lot of tightness around my rib cage and neck (so much so it can be hard to breathe at times)
Most worrying though, about a month ago I got out of bed and all of my intercostal muscles seemed to be pulled at the same time and I was rolling around on the bed trying to breathe! never felt anything so excruciating in my life. After a while it subsided enough to breathe properly again (albeit shallow breaths) and for almost two weeks I was left with an intense bruised like sensation in my ribs and back that gradually got better.
That was about a month ago, Since then I am very careful to not bend over or anything too quickly so I don't pull or strain my muscles before they have a chance to "warm up" however, a similar thing happened in one of my back muscles this morning when I attempted to pick something off the ground (slowly and carefully)
This is so depressing.....I'm 4 years in and getting way worse symptoms. I'm 27 for christs sake, and I'm walking around being careful not to bend the wrong way like an old man!
I typed my symptoms into this very site and it came back with a term I've never heard of.......the "MS HUG" needless to say I'm now terrified, more than I've ever been about you know what.....
Please, I just need some reassurance.