Long term, unexplained chest pain

Hi ji86,

I myself suffer from costo chondritis I've been suffering this for a year and a half! But I don't think u have this... My husband for the last year has been complaining of almost the exact same thing as you! I have been telling him to go to the doctors but he's stubborn and won't go... He also feels like it is worse after eating and. Comes out of the blue too! I did a bit of digging in to it and I think it could be an issue with his gallbladder but I'm not a doctor so I could be wrong but he will just say it's major indigestion but I think he's wrong! Anyhow I hope you get checked again maybe you could mention it to him/her good luck!

Hi, I also have extremely similar chest pains, they started when I was 10 and I am now 17 and still having them. I must have gone to the doctors at least twice a year because of them, I try to go to the doctors as little as possible because they dont know what they are and I feel like I'm wasting their time when I go and I never get the same doctor so I have to explain my symptoms all over again every time I go. I've also had the same tests you all appear to have had, an ECG, a chest xray and numerous blood tests but they've all come back fine. Mine also come and go, I wont have them for a few months and then they come back for about 2 months and then go again, its been on and off like this for seven years now. My latest period of chest pains was in november last year, they felt like stabbing pains and would often make me fall to the floor in pain and I'd have to stop doing whatever I was doing until they went. I went to the doctors about it and they did a blood test which came back with low iron (not related to the chest pains) and that was it so the doctor decided to refer me to a rheumatologist because they dont think its costochondritis since I've had it for so long. I'm so happy I found this thread, when I looked up costochondritis and other chest pains it always says they only last for a few months so I'm glad to know I'm not the only one.

Hello, I am a 17 year old young lady. I have been have sharp pains on my left side of my chest that will last for a few seconds and will sometimes go away for weeks even months without happening again. a few months ago I had an 'attack' at a local art store and found myself on my knees grabbing my chest to try and 'rub'out the pain. It was very uncomfortable and of course falling to the ground didn't help much. I went to the ER Immediately and the doctors took an X-ray, EKG, pregnancy test even! Everything came back completely normal and the doctor said I probably tore some cartilage when I popped my back earlier that day. Anyways I tried to tell the doctor that this was not the first time this has happened but he insisted nothing was wrong. I have had these 'few second attacks' for over 3 years now and even though it may not be life threatening it would still be nice to know what going on and how I can prevent this! I don't want to bug the doctors anymore because I know they feel like I am making my pain up. Take some ibuprofen is always the same answer I get from Almost every doctor. Has anyone figured out what this pain is from? Please help!

I have been having the same issues for over a year now. It's been making me want to go crazy Noone can live like thus forever it's like a squeezing fullness feeling for me only on the left side of my chest. It's causing me to have sleeping problems and not be able to enjoy life at all. Today I even went to a chiropractor and he said it was my ribs and did some stuff to me and it went away for a few hours then came back. Someone please figure this out and help all of us get back to living a normal life.

hello

i am 36 years old living in berlin . i am complaining since 10 months from constant pain at left side of chet anf left upper arm and shoulder and also left back pain. the pain is persistant all the day but the pain severity and chest tightness change from day to another. i alread visit a doctor. ECG, ECHO, cardiac enzymes are all normal. the cardiologist discharge me from his clinic few months ago, but the symptoms still persist.

thanks

i smoke since 15 years and have chronic asthma controlled by medications

Hi everybody! I dont know how this is going to sound, but I found so much comfort in these comments. Im a 23 year old woman that has been dealing with this for 5 months. It all started one day when I was taking my 3 yr old daughter a shower, it hit me. This sharp deep pain in my chest. It literally knocked me over because the pain was so bad I had to lay down and could barely move. Ever since that day, it has not went away. It is always there! Whether its a mild pain(one that I can deal with) or a severe pain, I can always feel it. Some days its really bad, I can do nothing but just lay down. Nothing triggers the pain, it just comes whenever it pleases. Im in pain right now as I type this. I just came home from the ER after ignoring these symptoms praying that they go away but havent. My EKG came back normal and my Xray was fine, however they did no blood work on me. They told me to follow up with a cardiologist and physician, but I dont even have insurance. Everybody in that ER was running around while I was just another patient they had to hurry out and check off. TELL YOUR WIFE YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Im sure theres millions of us having to deal with this agony and worry. Has anybody looked into Pulmonary Embolism? Most of the time I'm scared to go to sleep because Im scared I wont wake up. I go to sleep with the pain and wake up with the pain Dont we all. God Bless you all, hopefully we find our answers before its too late.

I've had constant chest pain for going on 2 months. I've had multiple chest x rays, blood work, ekgs. Everything came up negative. My doctor then mentioned something to me about chronic hyperventilation syndrome. Maybe look into it and ask your GP about it.

Hi all,

I have the same thing going on since September 2014, and I developed anxiety disorder since it is on my left side as well. I was wondering if anybody tried eastern medicine so far (acupuncture, chiropractor etc)?

I've been having very similar problems for about 5+ years now (I am 23, so they started around 18). I think they started with stress from Anxiety and Panic attacks, which have now subsided, and now the pain just appears either via a trigger or for no reason at all.

I get it all across the top of my chest, and sometimes the pain travels down my arm.

The most a doctor has done for me is give me co-codamol for when I was going skiing so I could function.

Other than that, I've been passed along and mostly overlooked, with only 1 ECG and blood test due to palpitations.

The main diagnosis is chostochondritis and I've been told there's nothing I can do except pain killers and take it easy when the pain gets bad.

Fingers crossed we can all get better some day!

Hi all,

I'm so glad I found this thread as it has given me some peace of mind at least. 

For the past 2 months I've been suffering with on and off chest pain, mainly on my left side near my heart but sometimes on my right side too. It initially came out of the blue whilst I was sat down and I thought I was having a heart attack!! A dull stabbing pain on the left side of my chest. It kept coming back every few minutes for around 3 hours and then stopped. Since then I seem to get random 'attacks' that last a few hours or so at least 2x a week. When I'm not having an 'attack' my chest feels tender/uncomfortable and I am very aware of it.

The pain only seems to come when I'm not really doing anything, like sitting down. I have a physical job where I walk around 8-10 miles a day and it doesn't seem to happen whilst I'm walking or exerting myself.

Ive been to the doctor 3 times about this, had ecgs etc and been told hat it's muscular/costocondritis. Every time I go to the gp, I feel better for a few days and then start to get anxious again but don't want to go back and wasted her gp's time.I've been told to take painkillers and ibuprofen and that it will go away on it's own eventually but painkillers don't seem to help.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated as I'm starting to get very anxious about this! It's impacting on my sleep and eating.

thanks!