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Atypical chest pain, connective tissue disorder.

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smith00157
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Hi folks. Any help would be huge. I've had wandering chest paint - everywhere, underarm, neck, chest, abdomen, seemingly in the lung too. For a month.

Squeezy pain, stabby pain, crawly pain, gradually incoming and outgoing pain.

Echocardio: normal. CT: normal. MRI of head and cervical spine: normal.

I have "mild" Ehlers Danlos Syndrome so I'm terrified that it's an incoming aortic dissection even though nothing has been seen anywhere yet. I tested false for "vascular" EDS although I know that's not a get out of jail free card for vascular problems.

Age 39. It's bad and it's more or less destroying my life.

I've heard arguments for costochondritis and anxiety. I don't know. I just don't know.

It changes (although unpredictably) seemingly based on what I'm eating. Sometimes manifests as unbelievable fatigue.

Anyone have any ideas? Also wondering if it's spinal pressure in my thorasic spine? Been trying spine stretches. 

I dunno. 

God bless and I hope all of you out there find whatever answers you're looking for also.

 

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