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Months of Chest Pain - Please help
Hello all,
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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when you hod your breath also PUSH like your going to go have a big BM of have a baby you got to push for it to work i was just at my cardiologist today and we talked about that stopping the chest pains form the esophagus it really works
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2 Reactionsthank you i suffer form severe gastro issues all caused from a bad gall bladder and bile reflux so i have been thru it all.
@debiobrien How are you doing now?
Thanks for giving a proper explanation. I really appreciate.
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3 Reactionswell i stopped all my meds and am going the natural route since none of the docs could help me. i went on an alkaline diet super strict, i drink aloe GEL not juice, i juice celery every day and drink a couple cups or it a day its super healing and alkaline and great for the belly. i also make fresh ginger root tea and drink lots of it every day. every morning i take 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and put it in 4 ounces of water and drink it and also every evening its works wonders takes all the acid right away. i take strong probiotics (renew life ultimate flora 100 billion) every day. i put the heating pad with a damp cloth on my stomach and chest every evening to soothe the stomach and esophagus, i drink "6" 16 ounce bottles of water every day. i use drops called "CELL POWER" NOT cell food, CELL POWER in my water a few times a day. The diet is key all alkaline nothing acidic a very strict diet. Exercise, swim, bike ride, and walk and this is hard for me because i also have fibromyalgia but its all helping that to. now i have been doing this for 9 days now and i can just start to see and feel a difference. i believe it will heal me totally in time. reduce stress also...i also make fresh chamomile tea at night it helps me sleep good. its all natural and all things right here from the earth and i believe in time i will be healed of it all. i met a man a few months ago with all the same issues as me but even worse and this is what he did and hes 80% healed now. but u got to get that gall bladder out it will cause so much damage. it ate the lining of my stomach real bad and my esophagus. bile is like strong acid and its not supposed to be in your belly.
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2 Reactionsi tried to send you a link ot my diet but it would not allow me to but just google alkaline diet and alkaline and acidic food chart..
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1 Reaction@debiobrien That sounds like a good diet I've read about it and have fibromyalgia I have gone of the nightshades I've noticed a difference there feeling better .I'm half way to this diet but not aloe drink yet
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1 Reactionyes not only night shades but Gluten, EGGS, dairy, sugar are horrible things for fibro. he aloe gel is good for the digestive track, Fresh ginger root tea you make form scratch is great for fibro. If i cheat on any of those foods i go right into a fibro flare for days its so painful.
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1 Reaction@debiobrien Hi Debbie I am off sugar I notice when I eat it I hurt I drink Almond milk or fat free I should get of this Trying to find GF foods We have a good grocery store that has alot of GF items .I do feel better when I'm of this I will have to do better though.Thanks for your post
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1 Reaction@debiobrien Thank you for explaining your diet. I hope you get well soon 🙂
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