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Q: Chronic Chest Pains In Teen
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Strumphs
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She's 15, and nearly every day she gets an episode of stabbing pains in her chest, right in the center of her chest. (I showed her a diagram of the circulatory system and she said it's right where the "arch of the aorta" is)
She has a nerve disorder (CMT, aka HMSN, type 1A), which causes her some pain, and that's part of the problem: every time she sees a doctor about anything, they blame it on the CMT and maybe give her pain medicine for nerve pains (which rarely work too well).
Is there any chance that the pains are caused by anything other than the nerve condition? I assume she's too young to worry about it being a problem with her heart or aorta or anything like that. The pains just come on suddenly & spontaneously.
Any suggestions for things to ask the doctor to look into?
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