"The chocolate is overpowering the peanut butter." Uhhh yeah it looks like you put three times as much chocolate as PB!

I misread the title and saw “Costcocondritis” and thought something happened to the Costco nearby.

I got diagnosed with Costocondritis June 11th last year and it sucked. I was out for like, a week and every sneeze was the worst thing ever. Luckily it hasn't proven to be chronic so far so I'm probably in the clear. I hope it's cleared up by the time you're posting this Stephen!

Sorry for the joke, but at first glance I legit thought you had "Costco"chondritis, which is caused by having too much Food at Costco lol🤣

Damn Stephen, I am so sorry you’re having these different issues. I know everything is going to be fine with you. I’ll keep sending good vibes to you. #goodvibes

Good vibes Stephen. I feel for you 2022 has been a rough year for me too but it will get better. Also if you don't know what he has it's basically inflammation of the cartilage in the chest area

Hi Stephen I have had Costochondritis diagnosed too! When I have it its like a sharp chest pain when breathing in deeply. I sleep on my stomach a lot too, and find I get Costo when I have either been feeling very stressed or doing chest flys Thankfully its been about a year since I had it last and Ive found cutting out coffee seemed to help in terms of reducing the stress/anxiety I felt. Hope yours goes away too thankfully its nothing serious but can feel kinda scary when it happens!

I got costochondritis back in 2018 and honestly it was so difficult to do anything for a couple of weeks. I hope you have recovered since then and that it isn't chronic!

Good vibes! Man, I hope the second half of the year treats you better. ❤️❤️

My jaw dropped when I saw the video title. I've had it for over 3 years, so it's safe to say it's chronic. I was able to diagnose myself, actually. My doctor confirmed it, though. Not to cause alarm.. But welcome to hell. No, but seriously, I hope you are able to get rid of it quickly, because it sucks so, SO much. There's good days and mostly bad days, where it's hard to just breathe. I think I got it after having two cysts removed, one behind my right shoulder, the other one on my back. When I was being cut into, I laid on my stomach, and I remember that when the doctor was cutting out the thing on my back, I could feel it in my chest, it almost knocked the wind out of me. So this has been quite the journey. And to add insult to injury, my doctor isn't prescribing nearly enough pain medication, because understandably, I suppose, he doesn't want me to get addicted to the stuff. The thing is, I don't take painkillers because I want to, it's because i HAVE to, in order to function. It's ruining my sleep, I either don't get enough sleep, or I sleep way, waaaay too much, simply out of exhaustion.

I have that condition too, it feels like my chest and spine are under pressure like something is squeezing the life out of me. I’ve had Costochondritis since August 2020 and I still have it.

I'm glad you finally have a diagnosis. Hopefully things will get better

I have this as well! It's unfortunately chronic for me. It's finally calmed down after a good two years, but I still get flare ups sometimes. The best thing I've found for it is good old fashion Advil. I think my posture + sleeping on a bad pillow for too long is what set it off for me. It can be very scary if it gets bad enough, but it's not dangerous. Just make sure you treat it with Advil and don't just let a flare up go, that didn't end well when I tried to just power through >

So many health issues at once... Please try to rest and take care, Stephen. Also the pain with your elbows was more than likely mild cubital tunnel. I have pretty bad cubital tunnel in both my arms and have to sometimes wear arm braces when I go to sleep to keep myself from bending my arms. Mine is to the point that the only way to get better is with surgery, but not ready for that yet...

Man it sucks that you've had all these medical issues back to back but it's good to hear this one is more temporary. Good vibes going out to you as always

Man, Stephen... I relate so much, I'm still dealing with my slipped disc and I will need surgery for this next week i can't sit, walk or stand anymore and I'm flat on my back 24/7 now... I feel your struggle :(

Can't say I know how it feels, but something that's close was when I had gallstones and eating anything flavorful causes me stomach pains for a good while. Hope you recover smoothly!

Glad you clarified that Costochondritis has no relation to the chain store Costco. Hope you get your health issues sorted, Stephen!

I've got costo too! It definitely sucks. I got diagnosed years ago. Usually its not too bad but I do get the occasional flare up from things like: coughing, sneezing, stretching weird, getting a chiropractic adjustment, rain, thunder. I can legitimately tell when a storm is coming because my sternum gets creaky feeling. What helps me most with the pain is heat, pain creams/salves, and light stretching of that area when it isn't inflamed. Here's hoping you don't have it chronically. Gingersnap popcorn sounds wild.

Dang! I thought the side of our fridge was crowded, but yours is MUCH more crowded! We have the countertop right next to ours on one side and a wall on the other, so there's not a lot of space to decorate. More on topic, I never had pain like that and that sounds like SO MUCH not fun. Sure, I have had sore muscles lately, but that's mainly because I've been doing more chores outside. I've had to step up on that since 2018 when my dad died and there's only two people now to do things here. I'm out of shape and mom is old, so it's a challenge.

Costochondritis gang here too. A funny thing about it is the common name is Teetz disorder. I have it pretty on going if I stress my self out or if I over do myself singing itll flare up. It's pretty easy to live with though once you find out what's causing it.

I've been dealing with this for a year now. It sucks, but I've gotten to the point where I just deal with the pain. Sometimes I can get my chest to pop and it relieves a lot of the pressure for maybe a day.

Saw the title and felt I had to quickly click on it. Unfortunately I had costochondritus back in high school and the pain was so severe I had to leave several times. Often times when it flared up one thing that oddly helped me was I would press down on my chest right at the bottom point where the ribcage ends, and I would feel a slight pop and it would start to feel better shortly after, but that may be just me and my screwed up body lol

as someone with tendinitis on my shoulders, Ive learned that even though im supposed to sleep on my back, my calves will hurt immensely sleeping that way. A plushy has been my answer for sleeping. have to sleep with a semi squishy critter or ill wake up in pain.

I got Costochondritis this past Monday, shockingly. Kept me up until 4 in the morning... I find it kinda ironic (or whatever's the right term for this) that you upload this later in the same week I got it XD

My sister and I have both dealt with Costochondritis and wow does it suck. She ended up going to the emergency room because we had no idea what was going on and then a few months later I was dealing with it as well. I hope yours stays calmed down!

Struggled with it a lot in the mid 2010s and it was agonizing, but it seems to have gone away/gone into remission. I think it had a lot to do with where I was in my life, moved out of my folks' place and barely ever had it rear its head since.

I also have this and I am so sorry you do as well. I hate it and I also am not allowed to lay on my stomach. I feel it the next day and it is the worst. It flares up in the winter for me if it gets cold up here as well as good old too much stress reactions. My initial flare up was so bad that I thought I was having a heart attack at around 20 years old and xrays confirmed diagnosis.

I have costochondritis due to autoimmune issues. It is often painful to the point that it’s difficult to concentrate on anything else. I also share Stephen’s IBS saga, going on 6 years. I have another colonoscopy coming up in two weeks (I’ve had four already). Scopes have shown polyps, inflammation in the esophagus and stomach from agita (GERD or acid reflux). There are no other findings, yet I continue to have IBS symptoms as well as (TMI WARNING) blood and mucus. Good vibes to Stephen, Mal, Keppy and his belly, anyone with an autoimmune disease, anyone with IBS, and all of you in general.

I feel your pain Stephen. I was diagnosed with costo and much like you I found that it flared up when I woke up. On very rare occasions I'd be in constant pain for 5 to 7 hours. It was miserable but I'd say that only happens every few months. My doctor says that it could be caused by stress and/or overusing my arms. I've learned to live with it but it is quite annoying

Pinching your nose can keep you from sneezing. It shuts down the sneeze reflex for me.

Hopefully you can show that costochondritis who's boss! Meanwhile, when it comes to medical stuff, I'm currently dealing with an issue with foot pain that started last month. A trip to the podiatrist revealed an issue with overpronation, and right now I'm trying to correct that. As for sleeping positions, back sleeping comes naturally for me, so that's my preferred position.

People talking about sleeping in a specific position is absolutely mystifying to me. It doesn't matter what position I'm in when I fall asleep, I'll be in a different one when I wake up. Like, I can't control what I'm doing when I'm asleep, because I'm asleep!

I’ve had severe chest/breathing issues off and on for a while now; I haven’t been officially diagnosed with it, much to my annoyance, but my doctor says it’s likely that I have Costocondritis and I’m really sorry that you’re having to deal with it Stephen. Hopefully I’ll, or already has, cleared up; it’s definitely not a fun thing to deal with.

Peanut butter chocolate toast sandwich, genius!

I wanted to make a Costco joke but didn't want to seem insensitive but now I'm glad you did it for me! And a lot of others presumably

I deal with a fair bit of chest pain when I get stressed, from what I understand it's normal for people with sever anxiety like I have so I've never really gotten it checked out.(Though I likely should at some point, just worried it will be miss-diagnosed again, seeing as I did get checked out once and it was diagnosed as... pneumonia, after the doctor basically punched me in the chest and asked if it hurt.) The pain I feel does sound fairly similar though, with my stress pains it hurts to even breath in a full breath at times. How I'm fairly certain this is because of stress is because it started during a very stressful traumatic relationship I had, and because my ex was just such a good person(sarcasm) she used it against me every chance she got. Now it tends to flair up when ever I get super stressed, for example right now where I'm not sure if I work tonight, I'm also not sure if I'll be working alone, and I'm also not sure what state the store will be in when I get there, as well as worried about my gf about her eating enough, and if some personal issues she's been having are okay, and if... I could go on for hours. Needless to say I got a lot of stress. I know what's causing my pain, I just can't really not be stressed. Though I will add, anyone reading this please don't be like me and just ignore crap like this, I should really go see someone about it, and if you are feeling persistent chest pains you really should as well.

I legit thought you were trying to make a Cisco joke with the title but I’m sorry to hear it was not a joke:/ here’s to feeling better my friend

I used to have peanut butter and chocolate sandwiches in school for a while, not the healthiest thing but pleasant enough. Sorry to hear you've encountered this issue and I hope you're feeling better soon.

definitely a new one for me. I can’t sleep on my back, as it exacerbates neck pain, except when I have a cold… I have had open heart surgery and it’s funny, inflammation like this was never mentioned…hmmm

After i got COVID last year i had costochondritis for a few weeks as well, the chest pain was bad whenever i sneezed or coughed(which was often lol)

I also got costochondritis, and have had it on and off for 10 years. It started one day going to bed, and I felt a bit of pain in my chest, but I figured i'd be fine and fell asleep. I woke up from insane pain, it felt like my shoulder bone was pulled straight up from my shoulder, and my breast bone hurt so badly that I couldn't breathe. I just thought "Huh, this is it, this is a heartattack". Nowadays I get it very rarely, and it's a constant pain for me and it lasts for a couple of days to a couple of weeks.

Good vibes! Sorry to hear about the costo.. I wasn't diagnosed but a couple doctors have told me it's possible. But my pain is mostly minor and I was experiencing it when I took deep breaths. It's been a while since it last happened. But it sounds like you're taking care of it! More good vibes your way!

I've been having problems with inflammation, mostly in my arms, for the last two and a half years. I am currently working on improving my diet, because it could definitely be the underlying problem (for anyone interested, Genius Foods is a well written book about a good diet). Still the sleeping position is something, that I had not yet thought about, so thanks Stephen for the tip!

I had costo for a few weeks because I was lifting weights that were 1. too heavy for me and 2. in an improper form. NSAIDs really helped lower the inflammation

Costco chondritis (hehe) sounds really not fun, and good vibes for healing and also trying to change how you’re sleeping. The times I’ve tried to do that for neck issues, I just wake up in the same position anyway. A better pillow helped, as do regular stretches for my neck. Forever a stomach/side sleeper here.

I'm glad it's nothing super serious, you guys have already had more than enough. Hope it goes away sooner rather than later.

Have had this 2 years on and off - horrible condition to live with! You think you are having a heart attack every day as the symptoms are very similar. Flare ups are the worst - particularly cold weather really flares mine up.

You got peanut butter in my chocolate

This seems to be a bad year for Stephen's torso in general.

Stephen, I never tried Nutella, until I started visiting France and had some French students come visit. It is quite tasty. Have you tried that?

Backpod brother!

How are you injuring yourself so much? That’s wild. First playing phone games too hard and now rolling around in your sleep. I’m genuinely concerned you might have some sort of cartilage or inflammatory condition which leads you to more easily bruise and damage those parts.

Kepler Alert: 10:25 Jif is the best peanut butter! Also thought it said Costcocondritus 😂 I can’t sleep on my back either, it’s just not comfortable

So can Costochondritis cause extreme pain, that every time you move it gives you a sharp shooting pain?

Is that Lindt chocolate? That's expensive stuff, never tried it but other lindt chocolate is tasty so it's probably nice. I think you might also have the Costco bug, seeing as some of your vlogs sound like Costco ads 😜

I hope I am very wrong but the Costochondritis might actually be related to your other issues and everything combined that has been going on with you the past few years including Costochondritis I have dealt with due to me having Fibromyalgia (oh and stress can cause more issues)....again I hope I am very wrong Good Vibes Stephen I know all this pilled on all at once is very rough

2020 part 3.

I'm also dumbfounded that anyone out there is ever able to sleep on their stomach. It is so painful and uncomfortable for me to just lay on my stomach so yeah...ouch :(

I wondered if you were a stomach sleeper

i'm sorry but i misread the title as something to do with being addicted to shopping at Costco

Hope the vet check-up goes well! ❤️ Also, wow. I've been suffering for almost 2 years with "unexplainable" chest wall pains, and I think this is it. This is my problem. Why am I learning this from a content creator on KZfaq and not a doctor I've been complaining to about it for months? Thank you so much for sharing.

is this what it's like being old? not being able to sleep in demonic poses?

Oh, so that's why that asthma flareup sucked so much.

Did Stephen invent a Reese's pieces sandwich?

Nutella is gross anyway

Omg I’ve had this for years! And never had a name for it or anything 🥹 ty Stephen

I had Costocondritis in October of 2019 when I had a horrible case of bronchitis and was coughing almost constantly. It lasted for about four months and slowed me down for a while, but eventually resolved on its own. I hope the same happens for you!