Hello. I just joined this because I wanted to see if I could figure out exactly what was going on with me. And I currently am on vacation, and also dont have health insurance at the moment, so I can't exactly go see a doctor.

Not too long ago (several months or so), I went to the doctor and found out I have mitral valve prolapse - mvp. He said it would just cause a tiny bit of chest pain every now and then, but was nothing major, I had nothing to worry about, etc.

But lately it seems to be getting worse or something. It feels like the skin tissue of my upper chest is much thinner than I remember, and usually feels bruised for no reason. I sometimes think my chest is degrading or something of the sort.

Back when the pains were first begginning, before I found out it was mvp, something horrifying happened. My friend, just playing around, punched me in the center of the chest. It was not terribly hard, he isn't strong, usually it's just something I shake off after a few breaths. But it felt like my ribs had smashed and impaled my heart. I fell to the ground in pain, and had to lay there crying (and laughing, because it was so pathetic -_-) from the extreme pain. I couldn't even move or breathe without the pain being so intense I could hardly stand it. The entire rest of that night, the pain in my chest was severe, though I was able to walk and stuff, it just hurt alot. His mother kept wanting to take me to the hospital that night, but I didnt go, I didnt think it was anything too horribly bad to worry about for urgent care.

Anywho, nowdays it seems to slowly be getting worse. At random times, for no apparent reason, chest pains will just start, and vary in how bad they are. Sometimes it is just a little nuissance of a pain, and other times I have to go sit down because moving and breathing becomes painful. Even when I dont have any pain, I have a sense of lingering pain in my chest. I can't explain it, but its like even though it isnt hurting, I know it will hurt in that spot, and ya. The pain varies in how bad it is (from a minor annoyance to not being able to move or breathe without pain), and happens in different areas (directly over my sternum, in the soft tissue above the nipples, and directly on my mitral valve I am guessing).

I will go to the doctor whenever I can, just incase, but I have been looking for answers so I figured I would try here. I am not sure if this is just part of mvp, a bit worse than what the doctor described, or if it may be something else.

Thank you ^_^