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does anyone get severe chest and under boob pain , feels like a build up of pressure and a sort of spasm , it also goes into my right shoulder and right rib , when i get the really bad attack i feel extreamly nausous aswell , my chest and ribs hurt to touch but does not feel any worse when i move or sneeze etc . anyone else have this
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Dono8555 beth77670
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Although I am a male, so I can't speak to "under boob" pain 😉 I do get something that sounds very familiar only it attacks the left side of my chest and left arm. It also creates a surge of pressure on my head and causes my head to jerk. It is called Myoclonus and is listed by a number of of ME/CFS studies as a symptom of ME/CFS.
I'm not saying you have Myoclonus, but it sure sounds very similar to something that has afflicted me since the very start. In fact, it was the very first symptom I showed.
Don
beth77670 Dono8555
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do you get sudden attacks aswell that can only last a couple of minutes then die down ?
Beverley_01 Dono8555
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does it feel like your having your arm being pulled out the socket? I have had this since the beginning and it comes on from nowhere. Not sure if it's the same .
Beverley
Dono8555 beth77670
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Mine last only seconds, but the happen continually ... upwards of 100 times a day!
Dono8555 Beverley_01
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No, mine feel more like electrical shocks that jerk through my chest, left arm and head.
charlie19 beth77670
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Chest pain is one of my most prominent and disturbing symptoms. I have suffered from it almost non stop for the past 17 months. Last yr it was so scary and sore that I ended up in ER 7 times over a 4 month period. I requested a full heart check, which I had and it was all clear. Presently the docs now put it down to muscular skeletal pain, a symptom of fatigue...but it is far from clear. It can come on suddenly or gradually, last for a few hours or minutes. I cant think of a day when it has not been present in some form. This stops me from doing daily stuff more than most of my symptoms. It is just down right scary and debilitating. I guess this is where I often feel my illness is as much fibro as CFS...or such a blend of the two. I know this is not uncommon. When it hits all I can do is try not to panic, stay calm, remain still if I can and hope it eases or passes. Frankly I am over it.
Beverley_01 charlie19
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I think that my chest pain is more like yours Charlie and less like dono. It is hard to describe pain isn't it but, I think that I have that feeling of just wait for it to go that you have.
Beverley
charlie19 Beverley_01
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My chest pain can be the scary sharp jabby central pain....or just awful aches and heaviness tightness from shoulders to pecs.
Beverley_01 charlie19
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Hi Charlie,
do you do anything that helps? I know that may be a strange question but, I find laying down can help or supporting one of my arms across my chest. doesn't always work, sometimes offers relief.
I feel mine comes from doing too much and I never had it before the cfs/me and/or car crash. Sometimes it's hard to know what is the cause. A private physio told me that it could be trigger points and the medical profession aren't sure why they appear. Having my back and shoulder area manipulated definitely loosened the tightness though I had to stop going and still get the pain. Had it quite bad last night.
Beverley
charlie19 Beverley_01
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Thanks Beverley. No its a good question. Despite my pleas to the GPs they seem to ignore my the fact that I am in almost constant pain, at best discomfort. After having this now for almost 18mnths I view it as a manifestation of my fatigue, muscle myalgia. Any type of exertion brings it on... but it can be there even when I feel reasonable.
Beverley_01 charlie19
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it is such a bizarre condition. If I didn't have it, I really don't think I would believe just how bizarre! A lot of GP's aren't very good with symptoms that don't tick a box. It took going to see a private physio for me to feel heard. I have an area that has little feeling that is a good few inches wide and goes around my waist. It doesn't tick any boxes and no one really seems bothered to investigate it. The physio was able to explain why I was having issues there and although I still can't really feel it felt good to know.
Beverley
Pathtonowhere12 beth77670
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It happens with CFS, a lot of things happen. Although I'm 90% recovered, I still have a dull chest pain that I think has an articular source. Spasms also. I had them every minute in the first 1-2 years, now I only get it a few times a day and some days not at all.
caroline_74621 Pathtonowhere12
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wow, 90% recovered. Well done to you.x
Please tell us your secret. :0)