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Chest pressure?

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amybober5982
amybober5982

I have been having this pressure in my chest for almost a week. Went to er had EKG, chest X-ray an bloodwork done. They all came back fine. Doctor said heart looks good. I'm not sure if this is like acid reflex, heart burn or fibromyalgia. Any suggestions?

Thanks

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  • kaz_40
    kaz_40 amybober5982

    Posted

    Hi Amy 1 possibility it could be is costochondritis,which people with fibro can sometimes suffer from. I was taken to A&E with chest pain I thought I was having a heart attack, I had bloods done ecg, everything came back ok. I am no dr but what you are experiencing could be down to fibro. especially with you having tests everything coming back ok. google costochondritis. take care
  • TeresaJS
    TeresaJS amybober5982

    Posted

    Just remembered: taking magnesium helps fibro and heart health.
  • Casper4081
    Casper4081 amybober5982

    Posted

    Hi Amy, I had the same thing happen go me. After spending the night in The ER the doc could not find anything wrong with my

    heart. She wanted me to make an appt with the cardiologist but

    I wanted to wait until mg doc came back from vacation first. He

    is an osteopath & always has the answer. After a few minutes

    listening to me he knew I had costochondritis.

    He gave me a course of prednisone & some stretching exercises

    To open up the chest area & shorten the chest muscles.

    It worked! I still get bouts of it but not like the first time. The exercise was to put a hot pack on your chest. Lay on the couch with

    your head on the arm of the couch. Hug yourself & stay like that

    for about 15-20 minutes. Do this 3x a day. Good luck & gentle

    hugs.

    Eo

  • amybober5982
    amybober5982

    Posted

    Thank you ladies, I sure can't wait till this passes. It is not a very good feeling.

    Take care

    Amy

    • kaz_40
      kaz_40 amybober5982

      Posted

      Try not to worry and stay calm as if you worry it will make things worse, easier said than done I know but focus your mind on something else other than what your experiencing and it will soon pass take care gentle hugs thinking of yousmile 
  • Casper4081
    Casper4081 amybober5982

    Posted

    It is very scary. Mine radiated from front to back. Please try the

    hugging exercises. I think it will help you.

    • amybober5982
      amybober5982 Casper4081

      Posted

      I have had it for a week now. I know what your going through an it's not fun. Mine is more like a pressure, went to er an got all test done an said my heart was fine. Layin around helps me but that's hard to do when you 2 little ones. Hope you feel better soon an if anyone knows anything we can do to help with this pain please let us know. Thanks ladies.
  • loxie
    loxie amybober5982

    Posted

    Thank heaven for the lovely helpful people on here.  I've been getting this lately and was worrying it might be heart problems.  Been at the doctors so much lately I just couldnt face another session of trying to explain and getting nowhere fast.  I'll google this and see if it matches what I'm feeling too.  I honestly don't know what I'd do without the support and guidance of you wonderful fellow sufferers. xxx
    • kaz_40
      kaz_40 loxie

      Posted

      Hi loxie Any problems with your chest, should always be invesigated by your gp 1st. I think your gp is 1st port of call as a gp may want tests done.I can understand you not wanting to go and see them. what about a chat on the phone with them 1st if you dont want to see them.and see what they say. they may say they want to see and send for you tests. some people that have fibro also have somehing called costochondritis its inflamation of the cartlidge that connects ribs to the breat bone. pain described as aching burning stabbing. My advice is speak or see a gp take care gentle hugs
    • loxie
      loxie kaz_40

      Posted

      Thanks Kaz, I will book another appointment in any case but having followed up the above comments by reading up on costochondritis, it does sound awfully like the discomfort I have.  It's not sharp or radiating down the arm, just in the chest like someone thumped me there.  I dont have any breathlessness either, even when I'm exhausted physically I dont get any angina like pain or difficulty breathing.  At least I'm a bit more reassured til I get back to the GP, good to note that in most cases costochondritis dissipates after a while - just sick and tired of new symptoms popping up like weeds in the grass at the moment.
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