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@mnmimi Good morning. I, too, suffered from this painful chest problem. It first happened after I got out of the hospital after being diagnosed with autoimmune. The pain was awful. I had a friend call 911 once because I was sure it was a heart attack. I was sent to a cardiologist who determined that it wasn’t my heart, it was my esophagus. I was having esophageal spasms.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/esophageal-spasms/symptoms-causes/syc-20372250
The doctor told me that the treatment was “to suck on peppermint,” so that’s what I do. You might go back to the cardiologist and have a discussion about these spasms. You can then be ruled out for any heart problems. The spasms hurt, but it’s a relief to know that it’s not my heart.
Can you come back and tell me what the cardiologist says?
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Thanks so much for responding. I have not been referred to a cardiologist yet. My primary did an EKG and chest X-ray which were normal. She was going to order a stress test, but after starting on the prescription antacid, the episodes stopped. Until now. Almost 6 months later. If they continue, I will contact my primary but I don’t think she will refer to a cardiologist until I have had a stress test, which she says is step one before any other procedures or diagnostics.