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Chest Pain + Fatigue

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Oct 2 12:23pm | Replies (17)

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@bayleekay, @jessicamt hasn’t been active on Connect for some time, so she may not see your question. You mentioned that you’re experiencing very similar things. Would you tell us a little more about what you’re experiencing?

Which of the symptoms Jessica described are similar to yours? How long has this been going on, and what testing or evaluation have you had so far?

Even if Jessica isn’t able to return and update what ultimately happened in her case, there may be other members here who recognize parts of your experience and can share what they learned along the way.

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@jlharsh okay thanks!

For the past approximately 3 months, I have been experiencing persistent and worsening symptoms including chest pain/pressure (described as heavy, tight, and sometimes stabbing), headaches, significant fatigue/lethargy, body aches, shortness of breath, dizziness/feeling faint, and intermittent feverish feelings. More recently, I have also developed pain in my right upper arm with shooting pain, tingling/pins and needles, numbness, and weakness in my arm/hand, along with neck and shoulder pain. The chest pain and arm symptoms have occurred both at rest and with activity and have recently become worse, along with worsening headaches. I have been evaluated in the ER twice, and my testing has included multiple EKGs, troponin and BNP testing, an echocardiogram/TTE, CTA, chest X-ray, head CT, spine CT, routine blood work, inflammation testing, and a gallbladder ultrasound, all of which were reported as normal or negative. I have also been evaluated by cardiology, and I was told the symptoms could potentially be related to coronary artery spasms. I have tried medications including amlodipine, which has not provided relief, as well as imdur mononitrate. I also previously tried heartburn medication and aspirin when pleurisy was considered, but those did not improve my symptoms. Despite the extensive testing and medication trials, I continue to have chest pain, headaches, fatigue, and neurological-type symptoms in my right arm. I am a 24 year old female and prior to this I weight lifted regularly and walking at least a mile if not two or three a day. I can no longer do these things.