By Patty on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 09:05 pm:

Hey, guys, does fragile cartilage go with this EDS thing? I am tearing the cartilage in my rib cage. The first time was while my 9th rib was fractured in the back and the cartilage tore loose from coughing with bronchitis. This time I was leaning over the front seat of the car with pressure on my lower left ribs and I had a sudden sharp pain. I am very tender at the tip of the 10th rib and all the muscles/ligs/tends in the area are tender and sore. Does this sound like it is EDS or something more?

By Anne on Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 02:49 pm:

I would also like to know if this is true. I had a capsular shrinkage on my wrist two days ago, and they found torn cartilage, which no one knew I had.