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Months of Chest Pain - Please help
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My name is Brandon and I'm a 34 year old male. I'm excited to get signed up on here and hopeful this may help my anxiety which is through the roof! I have been through ongoing chest pain for the past 4 months. The pain started off as a pinch on the left side of chest. It evolved into a pinch and pressure onto the right side of chest. It would be nearly daily, but didn't really get worse after meals or doing a lot of exercising. The pain then started radiating to my shoulders and sometimes into my arms but rarely. Now, it radiates into my jaw occasionally. I get a wierd fluttering in my chest occasionally when I lay down, but when i sit up and get doing stuff I don't realize it much. Now the chest pain mainly feels like pressure in my chest snd i get occsssional sharp pains on the lower portion of my ribs and sometimes on each side of my sternum. What could this be?
Here's what all I've had done....
CT scan of heart and heart echo - found i have a slightly dialated aerota at the base that they will monitor yearly. I also have a bicuspid aerota valve with moderate regurgitation. Cardiologist does not think my heart is causing the pains. I have no blockages at all and they aren't concerned at all of a heart attack.
I was scoped and found i have a moderate to large hiatal hernia and esophagitas. They also did a manometry test and found I was having esophogas spasms. I am set to have a bravo test this week to see if acid reflux might be the cause. I bet that will show that is the case because I've had acid reflux since my late teens / early 20s.
During my CT scan, they saw a slightly enlarged lymphnode...which i think was on the right side of my chest. They said they would recheck that in 6 months. I had a cold or infection during that test and had some congestion and they say that may of been the reason for that.
I have been on a proton pump inhibitor, zantac and tums as needed but i haven't really noticed much of an improvement on them, if at all.
I have back problems and a neck injury as well. They also think that may be the cause of the chest pain. I had an MRI which did not show any nerve compression but I am constantly battling neck and back pain, sometimes severe.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks all,
Brandon
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hi I am a 21 year old female and have had chest pains for about 10 months maybe more, it feels like my chest is tightening it is on my left side majority of the time but has moved right in the middle of my chest but mainly on the left side is were I continuously get the pain. It could be my heart with it been on the left side. Any ideas
Welcome to Connect, @court41297. I moved your message and combined it with this existing discussion on chest pain as I thought it would be beneficial for you to be introduced to the many members who are discussing much of what you are experiencing.
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Have you consulted with a doctor, @court41297? How are you coping with the pain?
@court41297 I'd like to add my welcome Do you think it might be heartburn ?as Kanaaz said see a Dr about this if you haven't.
Thankyou, I went to the hospital last year I had 3 ECG's done and they were ok, they listened to my heart and I had a regular heart beat or something like that and then they said go to your GP and request the camera down as it might be something gastric. So I told the nurse about me going to the hospital and I have seen a nurse practioner and she prescribed me with sertraline 30mg for depression and anxiety then I went back and they moved me to 50mg, now I am on 100mg and have been taking the 100mg now for about 2 months. I also sometimes wake up in the middle of the night for no reason, my Mum thinks it could be anxiety as I'm worried about my Dad. I take rennies and Gaviscon to help but they don't really help.
Thankyou, I did at first but I've had it for about 10 months maybe more and it's mainly on my left side but sometimes goes to the middle and yes I already have seen a doctor.
@court41297 Since you are on meds now your Mom is probably right Mother's usually are Do you take deep breaths when you feel this way breath are so important to get oxygen throughout your body deep breaths. There is a program called Tapping that is good if you want to check it out it's Tappingsolution.com Try to relax
I have tried breathing in a brown paper bag, thankyou I will check it out now.
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Are you on steroids? Prednisone contributes to me having esophageal spasms which kind of mimic the pain of a heart attack. I was actually hospitalised for ten days to complete tests to rule out anything to do with my heart. I hope this helps!
I have a lot of the same issues. I am 35 y/o male. For months now I have dealt with random chest pain/discomfort. These can sometimes last the majority of the day. Occasionally, this discomfort will be accompanied by a sensation in my left arm. It almost feels like the muscle is going numb. Also, the chest discomfort can radiate into my back. I've found that my resting HR can frequent dip into the low 40s. More nights than not I will wake up with these chest issues. This sets off the anxiety and it's all downhill from there. GP sent me to cardiologist. Holter monitor and echo stress test. Can't seem to diagnose anything. Does anyone have any insight into what could be going on if it's non-cardio as they are suggesting? I am sick of reading the same old "your chest pain could be serious, go see a doctor". The anxiety makes sleep almost impossible since I'm convinced I'll have a heart attack in my sleep. One weird part of this is the fact that when my HR is elevated in excersise, I feel the best. The chest pain is gone, and stays fine for a while. Worst time is when I'm completely at rest. I hope someone has some insight.
@jdad0602 Some medications or combination of medications.. even over the counter ones... can cause the heart rate to go down. If you take any medications ask your pharmacist if anything you are taking can cause the heart rate to go down. Make sure you mention any over the counter medications you take.