Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Woodland Hills, CA
Stabbing Chest Pains Heart Area Posted: 02-15-06 11:38am
I've recently started to get stabbing
pains on the outer left side of my chest
(where the inside of my left arm touches
the chest area). It is in the area where
the heart is at. Its a quick stabbing
pain that comes and goes. The pain last
a few seconds and never longer than a
minute. The initial pains is gone, but
there is a small amount of pain that stays
for a few minutes.
I did not feel any numbness following the
pain.
My family does not have a history of heart
problems.
I first noticed the pain while resting
(laying down) after a strenuous work out
of weights and running.
The next day it occurred during my work
out when I was running. I avoided doing
any strenuous, but again it occurred early
the next morning while I was taking a deep
breath. It was a quick stabbing pain
again, but it quickly subsided.
I am doing deep breathing to see if it
associated to it, but the pains has not
come back.
I was doing a little research and I think
it might be due to the following items:
angina
anxiety & stress disorder.
What are a few steps I can take to better
self-diagnose the pain?
How would I proceed in talking to a doctor
about the pain?
What should I expect from the doctor
during diagnosis?
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DeeX
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Just moved back to Newcastle,
Posted: 02-15-06 14:04pm
Hi jcmahal
i know how you feel!! I also get
stabbing pains in my chest, inside and
under my left arm and also under my left
rib. Sometimes it can be a shooting
pains and others times a pinching achey
pain. They are very scary!
I do suffer from anxiety and these pains
are the from that ( although when they are
happening its hard to belive) I have been
to the doctors so many times thinking
otherwise and they just tell me "im
stressed" or "worrying"
sometimes I still think my pains could be
caused by a trapped nerve or some muscular
problem. Maybe this is the cause of
yours? Have you seen a doctor about it?
I
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Jenna2
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 41
Posted: 02-17-06 19:02pm
Hey jcmahal,
i would not try to diagnose yourself,
because that never works unless you’re a
doctor. I would simply make and
appointment with your doctor and explain
the pains where he or she will then set up
(or should set up) possibly an ultra sound
of your heart and or an ecg to rule out
any heart issues. As for thinking may
have experienced angina, I work in a
health field and have witnessed many
people have an angina attack, the pain is
so bad that people are bent over from the
pain and they cannot breath (not just feel
that they can't), and if your pains were
that bad you should be going to the
hospital. If you are younger and work
out you probably just pulled something
because there are many muscles that run
along our chest area, but again we are
just here to give advice, most of us have
gone to the doctors to rule out everything
and it would only be fare to yourself and
to be on the safe side to make an
appointment asap to make sure you are ok.
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Bek
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 206 Location: SA
Posted: 05-02-06 22:54pm
I too get the chest pain. I discribe
mine more as a heavyness and a pain that
can be on the left and sometimes in my
back or at the top of my chest area (just
under my collar bone) and when I massage
it I can feel the tense muscles. Today
it is under my ribcase on the right!!!
Weird. What is also weird is that when
it is on the right I get on with it but
when it is on the left I worry about it
being my heart.
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