Dull ache in chest
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Hi everyone
I have been getting a weird kind of pain just below my left breast towards the centre of rib cage but deep inside , its sort of like a dull ache with the occasional episode of sharp wincing style of pain , I have been to see my GP and she sort of looked at me with a blank expression and said it could be indigestion and has prescribed me with labsoprazole , it isn't indigestion as I suffered with that before , the pain is to high up to be that , she is sending me for a ECG at the end of the month , I am worried sick as I have had this pain for 6 weeks now , I also have high cholesterol ,
Does anyone have any idea what it could be , thanks
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theladstey nicola29615
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Hi Nicola,
I'm no expert but been suffering from chest pain myself for months. If its been 6 weeks its unlikely to be your heart. Your ECG will reassure you or at least ensure you have the right help.
I was prescribed lansoprazole but I've come of that and nothing has changed. I am awaiting an Endoscopy to rule out Acid Reflux.
Does it hurt when you move or is it just there all the time? Your doctor should be able to make a diagnosis on your symptoms. Make sure you tell them everything.
I hope you feel better soon
Ste x
nicola29615 theladstey
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Hi Steve
It hurts all the time , it's been coming and going for the last 6weeks , hurting for a few days but then easing off , but this last week it's been constant , my GP was going to give me a GTN spray but then somehow decided on labsoprazole which are doing diddly squat
Thanks for your reply Are
Nicola 😘🙅
nicola29615
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Sorry about the emoji's pressed wrong button then couldn't delete post
theladstey nicola29615
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Hey
I got the GTN Spray too. I was scared to try it in case it did work (weird i know). But it does relax muscles so it may work and not mean its your heart. If the doctor has not prescribed then they don't think its your heart. It took a long time to reassure me, I had a stress ECG at hospital which finally put my mind at ease that it wasn't my heart. I'm on anti anxiety tablets so hoping those will take it away.
I know its not nice, I really hope you can get sorted. I use a hot water bottle all the time. It doesn't help at all but its a nice comfort blanket.
Ste x
nicola29615 theladstey
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I have an EGG booked in for the 19th September but feel like that is ages away , pain is slowly increasing , I have high cholesterol as well which is worrying me been on meds for years for that , I have asthma but have ruled that out as I'm not wheezing
So they think yours is due to stress , my dull ache first came on whilst I was driving and really felt like stitch crossed with indigestion,
but has carried on ever since ,
Thank you and hope your meds ease your symptoms
nicola29615
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Been back to Docters this morning , my pulse was at 110 which at times is classed as normal for me , had tests done years ago ,
She has sent me for a chest x-ray and wants bloods done , so maybes I am getting somewhere now , she told me to take paracetamol and ibuprofen for the pain , but if it gets any worse to go to A&E