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Unknown chest pain: sharp, stabbing, and throbbing.

Posted by mikquack @mikquack, Oct 22, 2020

Help!
Hello! My names Mikayla I am 22 years old and have been having chest pain (sharp,stabbing/throbbing?hard to explain) since this March 2020. I have seen doctors and they have done a ct scan of my lungs finding a nodule on my lung and they sent me to mayo Rochester but they said my pain has nothing to do with my lungs. Then recently I had an endoscopy done and all my results came back normal. I am just now see a cardiologist but they are saying it’s highly unlikely that its my heart causing problems. My chest hurts everyday all the time just in different levels of pain from day to day and nothing triggers it either. Some days it’s a 8/10 and others 3/10 pain level. Im just so tired of dealing with this everyday and not having an answer as to why I’m in so much pain ): or feeling like I could die at any minute. Today I actually for the first time had chest pain and it hurt to breathe (sharp pain under my rib when deep breathing) also my left arm hurt for awhile but I’m not sure if that was from something else. 8 months is just a long time to deal with this and not having a good plan ):

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Becky, Volunteer Mentor | @becsbuddy | Nov 19, 2020
In reply to @becsbuddy "@mikquack I’m not 22 any longer but I have chest pain like you describe. All my..." + (show)
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@mikquack I’m not 22 any longer but I have chest pain like you describe. All my tests also come out negative. A cardiologist told me that it was most probably an esophageal spasm. He said to lie down , try to relax, and take 1-2 Tums. I’m also very careful to note where the pain is, if I get sweaty or nauseous and if the pain radiates anywhere ( all signs of a heart attack). After about a 1/2 hour, I’m okay.
I googled esophageal spasms, and as painful as they are, most are not serious. Ask your doctor if this could be the problem

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@mikquack Mayo Clinic has some good information on esophageal spasms

https://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=esophageal%20spasms

Check out this website. I thought I’d also try Google Scholar

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2011panc | @2011panc | Nov 19, 2020
In reply to @mikquack "UPDATE: my heart ultrasound came back normal which is what I expected honestly and it’s good..." + (show)
@mikquack

UPDATE: my heart ultrasound came back normal which is what I expected honestly and it’s good but puts me in a weird spot right now to figuring stuff out :/ My next step is seeing the gastroenterologist again. I already had a endoscopy done and that was normal.
My mom was wondering if it could be my gallbladder? I sometimes have pain right below my ribs also but my chest pain usually outways that.
I don’t think I’ve said this before but when they did the ct scan in March when I first started having chest pain they did notice a nodule on my lung and 2 doctors said I had one on my lung then Mayo Clinic reviewed it and said nothing was there. Idk I trust mayo but maybe I need another ct scan done just to be sure? This is just getting to be to much for me

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@mikquack I have chest pains occasionally that have been diagnosed as arthritis of the sternum/ribs. Every breath increases the pain, but the dull ache is always there. As with many people, my arthritis is worse when the barometer is changing. Since I have systemic arthritis, I know when "a big wind is commin'".

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Becky, Volunteer Mentor | @becsbuddy | Dec 2, 2020

@mikquack Just wondering if you’ve been able to learn anything new about the chest pains. You said you were scheduled to see a gastroenterologist—how did that appointment go? Have you gotten any answers?

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