Posted , 4 users are following.
would like to know anyone out here have had prolonged chest discomforts and pain (sore/tender/tight) right in the middle of the chest and hurts to move even the slightest movement from anxiety?especially when i wake up from sleep..even when im sleeping as i toss and turn i can feel the strained..i have been having this for freakin' 8 months now and im worried and scared..some days its not bad at all and some days its quite bad..had 5 ecgs done before..came out great..blood tests and urine were good too..hormones are fine..blood pressure and heart rate good too..so im still worried..pls enlightened me anyone..i just want to know this chest discomforts are normal and im fine..pls pls pls
0 likes, 26 replies
lisalisa67 Rahb01
Posted
aciphex,nexium) and it helped a ton.sleep propped up and dont eat spicy or fried foods nor two hours before bed. Drink lots of water. It sounds like GERD. A gastroenterologist can confirm gerd with a endoscopy if proof is needed.
Rahb01 lisalisa67
Posted
Soanxious Rahb01
Posted
Rahb01 Soanxious
Posted
Guest Rahb01
Posted
Rahb01 Guest
Posted
Guest Rahb01
Posted
Rahb01 Guest
Posted
lily65668 Rahb01
Posted
I suffer from an auto-immune condition that affects all the connective tissues in my body. About five years ago I started getting pain in both my upper arms, which was diagnosed as tendinitis due to the auto-immune condition. This came and went until about a year ago, when I had a scary fall on a down escalator due to a dizzy spell. It happened right at the bottom of the escalator, so I was going straight onto those metal teeth, unable to stand up by pushing off from my hand, for fear my hand would go into the teeth. I'd just got off a train, so there were about 30 people coming down after me too. I was screaming blue murder for someone to turn the thing off but they're not very bright around these parts so no one knew what to do. Fortunately, two young lads who were on the station concourse sprang into action, grabbed me by my arms and hauled me off ...which, as you can imagine, did absolutely nothing for the tendinitis! I suspect the shock probably set off the auto-immune thing as well, which made it even worse, especially at my advanced age.
My lovely GP prescribed an NSAID - that's those anti-inflammatory drugs that are always in the news for poking holes in people's stomachs or causing heart attacks - so I smiled sweetly to avoid offending him and tore up the prescription outside. (I'm a former nurse, btw.) Since then I've been managing the condition by trying to work out ways of moving that don't hurt too much. I think taking fish oil has helped too.
Anyhoo, it's finally started improving in the last month or so. Last week, while doing my daily exercises, I realised that for the first time in a year I could raise my arms above my head without that awful, painful dragging on the tendons. You'd have had a good laugh if you'd seen me - I was so delighted I was dancing round the room in my underwear, waving my arms in the air! Not a pretty sight...
The moral of this story is that it will eventually clear up, but you could be in for the long haul, especially as you have a little one. Is there any way you can get some physiotherapy to speed things up a bit? I'm assuming you're in the UK, where I know there are long waiting lists for physio, but it might be possible. Failing an NHS referral, would you be able to afford a couple of sessions with a private physio? At least they could teach you ways of moving and lifting that wouldn't put as much strain on your chest. I know it's possible to do this in the UK, even though I don't live there myself. Ten years ago, when my mother was still alive, one of her neighbours was being denied physio on the NHS and managed to get a few private sessions that helped her tremendously. Can't remember how much it cost and it wouldn't be relevant now, but she said it was well worth it.
I hope you won't have to put up with this painful condition for much longer. Just hang on to the fact that it's nothing to do with your heart or lungs.
Rahb01 lily65668
Posted
lily65668 Rahb01
Posted
Rahb01 lily65668
Posted
Soanxious Rahb01
Posted
Rahb01 Soanxious
Posted
Guest Rahb01
Posted
Soanxious Rahb01
Posted
Guest Soanxious
Posted
Soanxious Guest
Posted
Guest Soanxious
Posted
lily65668 Rahb01
Posted
Rahb01 Soanxious
Posted
Rahb01 lily65668
Posted
Join this discussion or start a new one?
New discussion Reply