10 Symptoms of Costochondritis
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #9: Swelling
Swellings are a response by the body that involves getting resources to an infected or damaged area to try and fix it. This means sending blood, white blood cells, and other items that can do the job of fighting and repair. This means that swellings are not uncommon after surgery as the body tries to fix the damaged area.
In cases where costochondritis is a result of recent surgery, then swelling is a fairly common symptom. This can also be associated with redness and pus may also be discharged from the area. Depending on how healing from the surgery goes, these symptoms should hopefully clear up in time.
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