My husband was recently taken into
hospital after a suspected heart attack.
Although the ecg results indicated some
heart damage, the other tests (stress
test, blood tests, etc.) showed no
problems and the medical staff at the
hospital are unable to come to a decision
as to what is actually wrong with him.
He frequently gets an ache in his chest
(as opposed to a pain) and pain in his
arms resulting in a feeling of weakness.
This is usually accompanied by a hot
flush. These attacks usually only last a
few minutes and are often followed by a
persistant need to burp, which makes us
think the problem is possibly digestive.
However, we can't imagine what would cause
the pain in the arms which is the most
debilitating part of the attack. Any
ideas?
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stldad
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Sep 2003 Posts: 7 Location: St louis
Posted: 09-23-03 23:41pm
Have you coincidered acid reflux. In some
cases it can be severe and fell like a
heart ache. I used to have it and it was
unbearable. Ihad to burb and my chest
felt like it was on fire and ached, it did
make me feel almost nauseous.
I have been able to correct that problem.
If that may be it I can give you a
solution.
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Anthea1948
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 3 Location: UK
Arm And Chest Pain Posted: 09-24-03 08:19am
We have considered something along
digestive lines, but would that cause the
pain in the wrists?
Anthea
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Nadine
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Sep 2003 Posts: 1 Location: Waverly IA
Arm And Chest Pain Posted: 09-24-03 09:05am
Ok, i'm new here, explain acid reflux to
me. Is it the same as gastritous(i don't
think this is spelled right, but you get
the picture). I was diagnosed with this
18 years ago when I would suffer from an
attack once or twice a year. However,
over the last two years it has increased
to once a month, and now I am down to at
least once a week. I haven't figured out
what sets it off yet, but others have
suggested caffeine, oil, dairy products,
etc. Whatever it is, it's becoming rather
tiring as the symptoms are chest pain,
backache, and bloating which when begun
seems to have to run its course. In other
words I haven't found a remedy that works
very well.
help!
help!