3 weeks and no change, im getting worse!!
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Hi all, sorry to drone on but i would really love to have any feedback to help put my mind at rest.
Ok so it started 3-4 weeks ago, i had really bad chest pains under my left breast, my doctor said it was a pulled muscle, the pain got much worse and moved to the centre of my chest so i went to a&e, my ECG was fine, and all my bloods were fine, Blood pressure slightly high, i got sent home again saying it was a pulled muscle.....day after day i seem to have gotten worse, so back to the doctor i go, they think its acid reflux and depression/anxiety, i wsa prescribed Omerzaprole and Citalopram, i have been taking the Omerzaprole for over a week now and nothing has changed, i havent taken the Citalopram as im pretty sure im not depresseed or anxious, i am happy at the minute and have a lot to look forward too, basically the doctors are saying there is nothing wrong with me apart from being anxious.....but i am not too sure, i think there is something going on in my chest , maybe my lungs? Has anyone been in a similar situation to me? I dont know what to do????? THeres no set time to my pain, even when its not on my mind and im at work, im fine one minute then the next the pain is there, I can be resting or doing something as simple as washing up and i get breathless with the pain,Right now with the pain i feel at my worst, and do feel breathless a lot,should i go to a & e again?? I have a doctors appointment on Tuesday but not sure if i can wait till then. Sorry for going on and on but i really am worried that no one is listening to me and there is something wrong with me, surely anxiety can not cause daily severe pains with breathlessness? Many Thanks
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simone_40974 danielle198570
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HEllo Danielle ' same symptoms . Were you ever diagnosed with costochondritis ? My doctor has no clue and I basically relying on this forum for relief .
danielle198570 simone_40974
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Hi Simone,
I did eventually get diagnosed with costochondritis as well as having anxiety/panic attacks, since i last posted after properly getting diagnosed i feel much better in myself, im currently on omerzaprole and i take paracetamols/ibroprufen as and when needed, wheras when i first posted in this forum my symptoms were constant and i was convinced it was something much more sinister, wouldn't believe any of the doctors, but now i just get a day or so flare up now and again with the chest pain but instead of me panicing thinking its something else i have learnt to do something like reading,cleaning,baking to stop me from stressing and it seems to wear off. Even though my doctor diagnosed me with costochrondritis i feel its much more to do with health anxiety, but all in all i would say i feel great these days luckily. Hope this helps and if you have any other questions im more than happy to answer where i can. xx
simone_40974 danielle198570
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So happy to hear that someone is getting
Some
Form of relief or just shorter bouts with 'tis condition . Not going to keep asking symptoms but did you feel breathless at times? And like something a catch or a band was around your sternum ? 'Prob so . Am going. To take
Blood work as prescribed by then rheumatologist and go from there . Thank God for this forum .
simone_40974 danielle198570
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Body a certain Way and had such a sharp pain shooting through my sternum chest wall. So that really sounds like the plethora of symptoms that many ppl on this forum has experienced . Have you had that type of feeling ?
sheryl14 danielle198570
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JESUS MAYBE IF WE BOTH PRAY SOMETHING WILL GIVE