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Hurt and sudden bruisers.what is happening?
May 11 2007 at 11:19 AM minhina (Login minhina)
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Hi
around a week ago my right dome started hurting under my breast. My ribs hurt, and my skin. i am unsure how to explain it. I woke up for a couple of nights, and the pain was such that i just took the device out. I had a bruise under my breast and it was swollen (not the breast, but the skin under, over my ribs)...I hurt so much so I did not wear the device for hours, and then tried to place it in a bizarre way so that i did not touch this area, but still could put the necessary hours of wear...
after around 8 days it has improved although hurts a little..now this morning woke up and it was the other side. the pain is really intense, amazingly, and i cant understand what is happening, and not sure whether i should stop completely wearing it..
it cant be that i suddenly do not know how to wear the device coz this is week 6.
anyone can tell me something?
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diana
(Login Diana1978)
SENIOR MEMBER hi May 11 2007, 3:43 PM
Is the suction too hard? in some people it can aggravate or cause a condition called costochondritis. this is a swelling of the ribs on the breastbone. the cartilage swells and it is very painful. my husband suffered from this. it is temporary. but hurts while you have it. brava does mention it in the fine print. hope you feel better.
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Sally Anne
(Login sally.anne)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Hurt and sudden bruisers.what is happening? May 23 2007, 9:32 AM
Maybe it's just the normal wear and tear that Brava causes to the body. It might be just a build up of friction.
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diana
(Login Diana1978)
SENIOR MEMBER hey May 31 2007, 12:11 PM
Are you doing any better? just wondering. good luck.
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lexy
(no login) Re: Hurt and sudden bruisers.what is happening? June 1 2007, 3:44 AM
just got something similar today only in the sternum area. swollen bone and red skin around. i know the cause in my case. too many hours at once and i'm only in the 2nd week. plus i felt it hurt and i didn't do anything. should have repositioned in time. hope ur better.
minhina
(Login minhina) Re: Hurt and sudden bruisers.what is happening? June 1 2007, 7:00 PM
thanks to all.
My things gets randomly better and randomly worse...at times i feel pain thorough the whole day when i breathe (on that right side under my breast) at times i am absolutely OK. when it hurts i try to reposition it..if it is really bad i take it out..I do not think it is wear time coz seems to be independent..might be my body shape, maybe my ribs are prominent...I am quite thin, so maybe just there, only skin is protecting bones, hence the hurt...
I have been managing fine, generally but occasionally, that area gets bruised and swallowed and so...
but i am fine..
thanks!
May 11 2007 at 11:19 AM minhina (Login minhina)
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Hi
around a week ago my right dome started hurting under my breast. My ribs hurt, and my skin. i am unsure how to explain it. I woke up for a couple of nights, and the pain was such that i just took the device out. I had a bruise under my breast and it was swollen (not the breast, but the skin under, over my ribs)...I hurt so much so I did not wear the device for hours, and then tried to place it in a bizarre way so that i did not touch this area, but still could put the necessary hours of wear...
after around 8 days it has improved although hurts a little..now this morning woke up and it was the other side. the pain is really intense, amazingly, and i cant understand what is happening, and not sure whether i should stop completely wearing it..
it cant be that i suddenly do not know how to wear the device coz this is week 6.
anyone can tell me something?
Author Reply
diana
(Login Diana1978)
SENIOR MEMBER hi May 11 2007, 3:43 PM
Is the suction too hard? in some people it can aggravate or cause a condition called costochondritis. this is a swelling of the ribs on the breastbone. the cartilage swells and it is very painful. my husband suffered from this. it is temporary. but hurts while you have it. brava does mention it in the fine print. hope you feel better.
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Sally Anne
(Login sally.anne)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Hurt and sudden bruisers.what is happening? May 23 2007, 9:32 AM
Maybe it's just the normal wear and tear that Brava causes to the body. It might be just a build up of friction.
Edit Message Delete Message
diana
(Login Diana1978)
SENIOR MEMBER hey May 31 2007, 12:11 PM
Are you doing any better? just wondering. good luck.
Edit Message Delete Message
lexy
(no login) Re: Hurt and sudden bruisers.what is happening? June 1 2007, 3:44 AM
just got something similar today only in the sternum area. swollen bone and red skin around. i know the cause in my case. too many hours at once and i'm only in the 2nd week. plus i felt it hurt and i didn't do anything. should have repositioned in time. hope ur better.
minhina
(Login minhina) Re: Hurt and sudden bruisers.what is happening? June 1 2007, 7:00 PM
thanks to all.
My things gets randomly better and randomly worse...at times i feel pain thorough the whole day when i breathe (on that right side under my breast) at times i am absolutely OK. when it hurts i try to reposition it..if it is really bad i take it out..I do not think it is wear time coz seems to be independent..might be my body shape, maybe my ribs are prominent...I am quite thin, so maybe just there, only skin is protecting bones, hence the hurt...
I have been managing fine, generally but occasionally, that area gets bruised and swallowed and so...
but i am fine..
thanks!