Constant chest pain and headaches Posted: 01-14-08 16:49pm
I am a 29 year old male, 5%u20199%u201D,
200lbs. For the past 2 months I have had
constant headaches. I went to a
neurologist and he performed MRI and MRA
of the head and both come back negative.
Several weeks later I developed chest pain
on the outer left side of my chest near my
collarbone. The chest pain becomes
constant for several days and can get very
uncomfortable. I have been to a
cardiologist and over the last four weeks
I have had numerous ECG%u2019s, worn a 30
day event monitor, echocardiogram, nuclear
stress test, ultrasound of carotid
arteries, CT scan of chest and chest
X-rays. Blood tested several times and
even venous and arterial ultrasounds of
both legs due to throbbing leg pain in
inner left thigh. All tests have come back
normal. No family history of heart
disease.
All of this began at the beginning of
November 2007. Other symptoms I have been
getting are what feel like hard heart
beats that feel harder than normal but not
any faster than normal when pulse is
checked. At times I feel like the inside
of my chest is vibrating. I have even had
muscle twitches in my arms, back and legs.
At times I feel somewhat lightheaded due
to the headaches and become fatigued.
These problems have given me some anxiety
since the doctors can not find anything.
Over the last two weeks I have noticed
that I have a lot more gas than usual
especially after meals and sometimes get a
burning in the back of my throat along
with a tightness in my throat with a sense
of feeling difficult to swallow. I will be
seeing a GI doctor in a couple of days.
I was diagnosed with a herniated disks in
my c3-c4, t7-t8 and t-8-t9 in December
2006.
Can the herniated discs be contributing to
my symptoms?
Any other suggestions or input would be
great since this has been going on for
nearly 10 weeks.
Thanks.
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Posted: 01-27-08 12:58pm
I wonder if the chest pains are caused by
(sorry it seems so simple) but
indigestion. With no heart disease in the
family, it seems unlikely that these
symptoms are caused by the heart (with
negative tests). Anxiety and stress might
also be the causes. But I don't believe
that spinal problems would cause chest
sensations, either. Hmmm....let us know
what the GI doctor says. After all
possibilities are rule out, you can look
into somatic disorders ---where you mind
actually simulates symptoms.
Are you willing to try Eastern medicine?
Acupuncture really helped my stress and
headaches...
