Please can somebody help me?
For the last 3 weeks i have been getting
chest and left arm pains, well they have
been more aches then sharp pains. The ache
in my chest feels quite deep and is a
pulsing radiating pain going around the
left side of my body, i can feel it in my
left shoulder and in my back, but the
worst I've felt it is in the palm of my
left hand and my thumb??!? I feel like i
go out of focus and feel really quite
light headed. I wake up in the middle of
the night with palpitations also its
uncomfortable to lay on my left side as i
feel a deep internal pressure. I am 30
years of age and have just recently
stopped smoking (2weeks now) after 15
years. I dont get that much exercise but
changing that as we speak.
I have had and ECG and blood tests all of
which are fine. However my triglyceride
levels are 3 times what they should be but
the doctor said overall my cholesterol is
ok? I am feeling worn out from the worry
of possible heart disease or eminent heart
attack, this thing is really scaring me
and i really don't know what to do. The
Doctor said it could be costochondritis
but the thing is i dont feel any pain in
the ribs nor when i breath any
differentially or if i press anywhere on
my rib cage. I do get quite bad
indigestion and heart burn generally and
also have been suffering lower abdomen
cramps. I just wondered if there was
anyone out there that could give me some
advise, help, reassurance.....
If the pain was related to your hart the
ECG would probably show something, but
didn't show anything. It is good that you
stopped smoking and planing to do more
exercises. But your triglyceride level is
that what concerns me the most. Can you
tell me the precise value for the
triglyceride level in the blood?
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Eddie Webb
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Apr 2008 Posts: 4
Posted: 04-17-08 09:14am
All i remember was that it should have
been 2 but is 5.6 (mmol/L). Many thanks
for your speedy response, as i feel like
im losing my mind.
You will probably need to start taking
some medicine for lowering the
triglyceride level in the blood. Some
medicine from the group of fibrates
(fenofibrat, bezafibrat, gemfibrozil) is
recommended in case where only
triglycerides are elevated and cholesterol
is normal. Lowering the body weight, more
physical activity and reduced alcohol and
sugar intake are also requested.
Abdominal ultrasound can be done to
evaluate those abdominal cramps.
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Eddie Webb
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Apr 2008 Posts: 4
Posted: 04-21-08 06:11am
So could the Cholestral level lead to the
pains in the chest that im feeling?
Increased levels of cholesterol or
triglycerides can't cause chest pain
directly. Raised blood fats are one of the
risk factors for developing
atherosclerosis of the heart's blood
vessels (coronary arteries).
Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
is usually manifested with chest pain.
Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
is not typical for your age but you should
be careful in the future with the risk
factors for atherosclerosis: smoking,
diabetes, high blood fats, hypertension,
overweight, low physical activity etc.
I believe that psychic stress is the main
cause for your chest pain, for now.
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Eddie Webb
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Apr 2008 Posts: 4
Posted: 04-21-08 10:05am
Again many thanks for your speedy
response. I guess these pains can be
caused by anxiety. I just wish this panic
would subside. So could my heart be
damaged hence the pain in my chest. or
could my arteries be damaged from the high
fat diet and smoking? if so can i reverse
this?
