Approximately 1 year ago my boyfriend experienced what we thought was a heart attack. He is only 33 and while his diet could be better he is in fairly good shape. But while sitting at the movies his heart started to race, his became all sweaty, light headedness, couldn't feel his left arm, and his heart was literally beating out of his chest.... we left the movie. When we arrived at the hospital his BP was approximately 180/110. The nitro they gave him made his his BP drop so fast and low that he almost blacked out.

The hospital stay that time (3-4 days) discovered nothing. All the enzyme tests and EKGs and stress test all indicated that he was NOT having a heart attack. They sent us home without any anwswers but the pain never really went away. I started carrying asprin with me everywhere because I was afraid they had just missed something. He ended up back in the hospital again with the same concerns... tested again and nothing. They did suggest it was heartburn and after several STRONG doses of antacid they sent him home.

The pain comes and goes but it hasn't been truly bad until last night. He finished off the bottle of antacids and it wasn't helping. He decided to head to the store to get something else... but before he left he had me feel his chest and I had never felt anything like it. It was beating so hard I felt like I was on TV and it was going to explode out of his chest. He was hurting and scared but he doesn't have medical insurance at this time as a full-time college student and the thought of facing another $10,000 in medical debt kept him from going in. I would rather have the debt and not be planning his funeral... but none-the-less he didn't go. It is frustrating to not have any answers.


Any suggestions about what it might be would be greatly appreciated... even just thoughts about where to look or who to contact might bring some much needed relief.

Thanks!!