Connect
← Return to Months of Chest Pain - Please help
Discussion
Months of Chest Pain - Please help
Digestive Health | Last Active: Oct 24, 2022 | Replies (296)Comment receiving replies
Welcome @helena4000 @altamash and @jdad0602
I’m truly sorry to hear about your stress and frustration of not being able to pinpoint a cause for your pain – It’s horrible to feel scared and worried!
I encourage you to go through these discussions on Connect, where @astaingegerdm @happyat76 @danab @bonnieh218 @brrn have shared some information and experiences that I think you’ll find useful.
– Chest pain > a month https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chest-pain-a-month/
– Ongoing Chest Pain with normal tests https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ongoing-chest-pain-with-normal-tests/
– Chronic Stomach, chest and back pain https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chronic-stomach-chest-and-back-pain/
There are a few conditions that can cause this kind of chest pain – GERD and other gastrointestinal problems such as ulcers, muscle spasms in the esophagus, a gallbladder attack, can cause chest pain and symptoms that mimic those of a heart attack or angina:
– Heartburn or heart attack: When to worry https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heartburn/in-depth/heartburn-gerd/art-20046483
However, it is always safer to get it checked out –the more you know, the easier it is to avoid damage.
Replies to "Welcome @helena4000 @altamash and @jdad0602 I’m truly sorry to hear about your stress and frustration of..."
Connect
Thank you....since I posted I have been to my own doctor, who did an EKG which he said was normal. He immediately jumped to anxiety without suggesting any other tests. I'm like, but I've never had this before, running must have triggered something-I've never had pain in my chest & trouble breathing for a month. He thought it was musculoskeletal. Gave prescription for sertraline and lorazepam, and ibuprofen cream. A week later I called off work & went to an urgent care clinic because it hurt so much, and I still had trouble breathing. They did an X-ray, looked normal. Ibuprofen pills prescribed. Which brings me to today, rapid breathing at rest, continued pain...and everytime I go to the doctor they throw anxiety at me. I'm terrified to go to an emergency room. And people wonder why we don't like going to doctors. They don't listen.