Hello aesmayo01. Thank you for sharing your story. I have had many tests recently to find the cause of my fatigue, shortness, of breath and exercise intolerance. My doctor ordered a Cardiac Stress MRI to check for MVD. It did not reveal MVD. I also had a bicycle (exercse) echocardiagram. The Echo portion was normal but the EKG portion showed changes in the ST waves and very high blood pressure during peak exercise. I was told this could indicate a coronary blockage or MVD. A coronary angiogram was done to rule out major coronary blockages. I was prescribed a calcium channel blocker to treat the exercise induced hypertension. The doctor said it will also treat any pain I have from microvascular disease in the event that the tests missed it. I am reluctant to take the calcium channel blocker because my blood pressure is normal at rest. I have fluid retention in my abdomen and legs. The doctors are telling me that it is from the hypertension. I know many people with hypertension but they do not have swelling in their legs and abdomen. I appreciate your confusion and sympathize with your situation. When a patient has a complicated clinical picture some doctors want to hang their hat so to speak on something obvious even though the patient feels something much more serious is going on. This may be the reason for your doctor's lack of consideration of heart issues and blaming your symptoms on your digestive issues. Although, digestive issues can most certainly cause chest pain, it is quite telling that your chest pain came after a bout of stress. Keep searching for an answer.......I wish you the best and hope that others can share more about MVD .....especially how they were diagnosed and what specific symptoms they were experiencing. I plan to keep searching for an answer to my symptoms as well and I'll share whatever I can that may be helpful.