Chest pain and Hiatus Hernia?

Hi Catgirl 26,

You have my sympathy with this matter. I have suffered with similar problems for over 2 years. Yesterday I went to the hospital for a Gastroscopy which showed that I had a Hiatus Hernia. I have suffered with acid reflux for quite a while and take Omprazonol. When the problems started I was having terrible chest pains and was sent for tests on my heart, this showed that I had mild Angina and was put on Atenolol, Asprin and Simavastin tablets. My problems have worsened over the past 6 months and I put this down to the reflux and Hiatus hernia, I have bad chest pains coupled with neck and throat pain also I have a terrible ache around my left kidney area. It was suggested by the gastro dept at the hospital yesterday that I be put on Nexium tablets. I have felt so unwell for over 2 years and wonder if I will ever feel better, my doctor feels that stress is causing a lot of the symptoms but I don't think he is right, I know the pain that I am in is real. I hope you realise that you are not alone.

Hi Centurion.

Thanks for replying to my post. You poor thing, you really are going through the mill with things, I can empathise. I had the ECG today which was all clear, part of me is relieved as at least my heart is fine but i'm still none the wiser as to the cause of my chest pain.

My plan is to keep visiting the G.P. until I get some sense. My hope is that eventually she'll agree that is is my hernia (as so far she's ruled out pleurisy, chostochondritis and now any heart problems).

Hang on in there Centurion, things will get better.

Take care.

Hi

I get this all the time...vwry scary at first then annoying and fear of my heart .....its the hernia I take deuterium drops and magnesium citrate to relax the muscles in my chest but I do suffer back pain like a throbbing bruise.....i have get antiflammatories for this a go told me hernia weakness the muscles back and front I hope this is off help but sometimes I massage in Nurofen gel so I can sleep pain free ......anything o eat effects me ......bread kills me for up to 3 days .......onions dairy choc I can however take dark choc... but as u know must foods have element of ingredients that can trigger it...... it's a horrible condition to have and can b very painful.... stress didn't help either I had sad death of family pet recently I thought my chest was going to explode........karen

I had a hiatal hernia and acid reflux. I had the chest pains, pain in my shoulders and across my back. I had difficulty breathing, and food sometimes got stuck. The medicines were not helping. My dr. sent me to a specialist about my hiatal hernia. He suspected the chest pain, back pain, shoulder pain, and difficulty breathing were from the hiatal hernia. I had an ultrasound, and another test. My dr. said the hiatal hernia was pushing on my diaphragm and was causing the chest pain. I opted for surgery. I was in preop, the anesthesiologist checked me. Since i was having chest pains, he refused to do surgery until I had a stress test and seen heart dr. I did the stress test and seen the heart dr. The heart dr. said there was nothing wrong with my heart.

I had the surgery in December and feel great.