One minute it was hot, then
cold and then suddenly like someone was stabbing me with needles. I also used to feel a
cold/wet sensation like fluid was running down the inside of my chest, like a vessel had burst. When the stiffness starts to really wear off, mine was around 6 months, then all the wierd sensations stop. Everyone heals at a different rate, and being only 47 at the time I thought I would be back to normal in no time. It took 12 months for all pains to fully stop with me.