Breastbone, Chest and Sternum Pain?

This is an ongoing symptom for me. One that has had me doubting the possibility of Lyme altogether despite positive Igenex results. Has anyone else had constant sternum/chest pain? The pain exists also in my left shoulder and at time radiates down my triceps area to my elbow.

Again, the pain never really ceases, but varies in intensity and I know this did not exist prior to the period that I would have contracted Lyme. I notice some crackling sensation in the area on occasion when I twist my torso, which has led me to the possibility that perhaps it is a pre-existing weakness that is being exacerbated by Lyme.

Does Lyme target and attack areas of weakness of injury?

My family physician actually first diagnosed me as having costochondritis and or myocarditis (though there was never any sign of infection) when I first began having chest pain. However, after meeting with a cardiologist and having an echocardiogram- which seemed excessive seeing as I'm young- and taking NSAIDS to no avail, I was deemed healthy. This presented as an early symptom of sorts before the excessive fatigue and then abdominal pains and neuropathy and tinnitus and all the various other symptoms.

The odd thing is that my chest pain actually preceded by quite some time my camping trip during which I noticed the EM rash. I traveled to the same region many times before, but I doubt that I had Lyme before then.

Years ago, I had costochrondritis on the left side of my sternum. When I got Lyme, the pain was on the right side of my sternum and would move slowly to my right shoulder. When it got to my shoulder, something was going to give. I'm a kidney stone survivor (I like the sound of that) and the pain I had from the Lyme was similar to the kidney stone pain. I could feel my pain moving. Now that I have Babesiosis, my right shoulder has arthritis and Mepron/Azithromycin eliminates the pain. When I stop the meds, the pain comes back.

Wow, that's terrible. I'm sorry to hear everyone dealing with this annoying constant pain. Is it possible to ever have it subside? By that I mean, through treatment have you been able to achieve a level of comfort where you don't notice it, and then when finishing treatment have it disappear?

I'm not noticing a lot of stories of individuals who finally become symptom free and then successfully withdraw from antibiotic use. Does this ever really happen? Because as Georgia Hunter said, once the medication is stopped, the pain returns.

Thank you!