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undiagnosed chest pain
Posted: 06-30-08 06:53am

hi, i didnt really know where to post this, couldnt find a forum for chest pain! lol.
so for the last 7 days or so iv had really bad chest pain on my left side over my heart area. i went to the doctor who was rubbish and said all sounded normal in my lungs and it was probably due to drinking too much caffeine. i knew that wasnt what it was but have since cut out all caffeine to prove its not that! then i went to A and E coz i was in so much pain and the dr hadn't done anything. they did ECG and chest xray and bloods which were all normal. However my blood pressure was rather high - 156/96 which is unusual for me, and my pulse was high. they said it could be a response to pain, but i thought that usually made bp go down? so they concluded that although i could have sprained some sort of muscle, they thought it was indigestion. I know its not indigestion but hey gave me some antiacid pills which i took and havent helped at all! so not that.

the pain comes and goes, its hard to explain how it feels but its not made worse by moving which u would have thought it would if it were a sprain. not made worse by eating. no stomach ache. any ideas? it infuriates me that if nothing shows up in tests they seem to think ur making it up.

by the way im 23.
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Posted: 07-01-08 11:15am

Do you find the chest wall tender or painful when you press a finger at the location of the pain?
Are you experiencing symptoms of coughing or shortness of breath?
When do you usually get the worse chest pain?
Do you get excessive acid coming up into the esophagus?
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Posted: 07-01-08 12:24pm

no it wasn't painful when pressing, it feels like its deep inside.
i am not coughing, or it doesnt hurt more if i do. initially it felt like it hurt to breathe in deeply but im not so sure it does now and no not really short of breath.
no acid coming up that i believe, nothing feels any different in the esophagus/throat etc.
the chest pain isnt really made worse by anything-albeit i havent tried exercising since! moving doesnt make it worse and so i didnt think it could be a muscle sprain. it comes and goes at different times of day, sometimes its bad at nights and sometimes as soon as i get up.
today i feel like the ribs at my side under my left arm is a little bit achey but its a different sort of pain so may be unrelated.
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Posted: 07-11-08 04:52am

Some people can feel chest pains due to neuropathy (any disease or malfunction of the nerves).

How does the chest pain radiate?

Have you been tested for neuropathy with nerve conduction studies or electromyography?

One of the main reason for neuropathy is diabetes.
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Posted: 07-11-08 06:40am

they think because bloods etc havnt shown anything it must be something like a strained intercostal muscle. its just odd i havnt done anything to strain a muscle that i know of, and it doesnt hurt when i stretch or cough etc.

i havnt got diabetes and i do check my blood sugars at work (haha) which are always fine.

the pain stays in the same place really, over my heart area, which is like a stabbing pain. and then sometimes around the sides of my ribs and up to my arms i get a more achy pain that could be a strain. the two types of pain are different. the heart area one signif worse. muscular pain could take 6 weeks to get better, but hasnt really got any better so far and its been 3+ weeks.

no havnt had any nerve studies. what tests do they do for that? had CPR bloods taken the other day which apparently shows inflamation, should get those results next week, else i think theyr giving up with me Sad
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