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I need help. I am a 25 year old female and for the past two weeks I have been experience extreme chest pain on the left side of my body. Naturally under my breast line region. When the pain start it cames on when I laugh but lately when I lie in bed at night I feel the tigthen of my chest which usually last about thirty seconds to one minute and then stop. I made an appointment with my doctor but should I go to the emergency room or just wait for my appointment. The pain on the scale of 1-10 is a 8. My pulse don’t seem to be abnormal. I do not have any discomfort breathing. However yesterday, which was 8/17/2009 around 10:15 pm I felt the pain on my left back area. Please Help
Hi, Lynda. What happened with this im experiencing the same thing. My mom says to go the the ER but i really dont want to do that unless it is necessary. Im 24 and do have your symtoms but my pains are above my breast.
i too am experiencing this….. last few days but really took notice last nite thought would be gone this morning wen i woke but still there i have taken heartburn chews thinking this was problem but still there, im thinking mite have something to do with my back maybe. not sure don’t wanna have to go to doctor if its nothing serious…. im 24 as well…. maybe its a age thing lol….. let me know how u guys go…
Hi Frnz,
I am also experiencing similar problem since last night. Its almost 12 hrs now but the pain on left side of chest is persistent. I am 26 and have a family history of heart ailments.
My heart beat isvery low and since last few weeks I am under extreme stress and anxiety due to personal life problems.
All this is forcing me to relate this to heart problem. From last 1 week I am suffering from back pain and had fever for last 2 days, but this left side chest pain is new development. I feel more pain when I laugh or talk loudly.
Let me know if ur Dr suggests anything on this case .. Thanks in adv.
I’m a female of age 23. I too had a left side chest pain. Pain spread to the left arm and left upper back. It started at night 2:50 AM. It pained and stopped for some 2-3 times. I think this is gas problem. Breathing seems to be normal. Please let me know what this is and what needs to be done.
I’am 61 year old male I take two blood pressure bills,avodart,aspirin,centrum silver and two nature cleanse pills a day. I have chest pains on the left side of chest. would the pills I take have anything to do with the pain. the pain started two months after I started taking avodart.( please help) Pete K.
i have been experiencing chest pain (leftside) that spreads into my left arm, shoulder and back, and i am not to sure what the cause is. it seems that it only happens when i get extremely upset. i also then have trouble breathing – not hyperventelating as such, but rather just stop breathing for short periods of time and have to remind myself to breath. i would like to establish if the two situations are realted and if i should be more concerned about getting my lungs checked out or my heart… any opinion?
i have been expricencing chest pain (left side) that spead my whole leftside of chest only and i am not sure whtat the cause is? what i do i can under stand please give me suitable suggestion
my name is sohayl hussain. for the past two days, mostly in the evenings i get shar pains on the left hand side of my body. i am only 15 years old and i am concerend that this may lead to a heart attack.
please culd u let me know what is happening to me ? =(
I am a 23 year old female. I have been experiencing pains in the left side of my chest, back, neck and arm for about 2 months now. I had a stress echocardiagram done in september along with a chest xray which results all came back normal. I also had a ton of bloodwork done at the same time. Sometimes the pain is very sharp… at other times it almost feels like pins and needles. I am a smoker and am on birth control which makes me paranoid about the possibility of a blood clot. OR, because the pain is in my back and neck I was wondering if its possible it could be a pinched nerve or nerve damage?
thank you…..
Hi Deidre,
I am a 32 year old female. i have experienced the exact same symptoms as you. Are you still having these symptoms? My chest pain started at 2 AM as severe sharp “stabbing” pain in the heart/chest area, with resulting spread of numbness and pain into my left shoulder and down the arm. I went to emergency only to be told that it was probably just a chest infection. But had recurring symptoms for the entire week following. After an episode of shortness of breath and dizzyness while vaccuuming, I called the family Dr. I was sent for blood tests, chest X-Ray, ECG and EKG. The blood test came back after three days and I was notified personally by my Dr. to go to emergency immediately for a heparin injection. While at the hospital, my symptoms became worse with severe sudden headache,and seeing “spots” in my vision. The same emergency dr. saw me from my previous visit. However, this is where my story gets upsetting…The Dr. ordered some more blood samples and ECG. After waiting for 4 hours, he came into my room and told me to go home. He didn’t ask me how I was feeling, he didn’t check my body/touch me NOTHING! He just stood 8 feet away from me on the other side of the room and let me go. I tried to tell him I was feeling worse, but the had this äire about him and his posture told me that her was upset that I was back again at the hospital!! I felt like I was being treated like a “mental patient” I called my Dr. the next morning to tell him about this and am still awaiting some kind of answer as to what my problem is. I am upset, confused and worried about my health. I feel like no one is listening to me. I have 3 children under the age of 6 and need to be at home taking care of them….not having a heart attack because the Dr. won’t hear my complaints.!!! Good luck to you and hope you get a chance to figure out what is wrong.
i have experienced chest pains in the left side for a couple months now and its startin to really worry me. its also affecting my left breast also and i have talked to someone about it but they seem to just tell me that i should wait to see if it worsens ii dont know what to do.
I’m 37 and seem to have the same issues as the rest of you. The main pain for me is on the left side of my left breast and seems to happen in the evening and/or when sleeping I lay on my left side, it seems to get worse when I do that. The pain is also under my left arm and sometimes the back of my shoulder also on the left side of my body. I have been checking out other sites like this one, I am by no means saying you should not see your Dr. about your pain but many people are discovering that the pain began when they had something stressful happen or when they are stressed out. Being a single mother of 3 boys I am ALWAYS stressed but have only had the pain for about 6 months.
Hello, My name is Cecile. Im at 25 year old Female and i’m experienceing chest pain on my left side undernieth my breast area it dosn’t go away for a while it could stay there for a while..and sometimes i get a sharp pain on the left hand side of my uppper back..I think it could be gas, so i take Mylanta and the pains still kinda there and this problem sometimes gives me anxiety/painc attacks because i feel like it’s going to be a heart attack and something serious..I really hope it’s not serious. I will be going to my Dr. for answers..and so should you!
I will just be sat watching tele etc then i will get a big sharp pain in my left side of the chest. If i take a normal breathe its extremely painful so i have to take very short little breathes. If i do this the pain goes after ten – 20 seconds a i seem to relax. Other morning i woke up startled as my car alarm was going off. My heart was pounding and with each beat i had a little pain but nothing harsh just very slight.
I use to train and excersice 3-4 times a week but havn’t for 6 month. I have been getting the sharp pains which i have to take short breathes for for years at least 5 i am 27 now and my older brother of 2 years also gets the same.
Any ideas would be very greatful.
I run and play tennis but I notice about 9 months ago while at work my heart beat would increase for a about 10 minutes. I wasn’t like I was having any anxiety attacks. I figured is was just all the affects of the caffeine from Coffee and Red Bull. I then thought it was just heart burn. However, I started to feel not pain but discomfort right underneath my left pectorial. I thought could it be heartburn due to the caffeine? Confused and concerned. My paternal side has a history of heart problems. My paternal grandmother and father both died of heart problems. My dad really had a horrible eating and drinking habits. He didn’t work out and he drank and smoked. So I know he may have just predisposed his problem.
I’m 39 and have been in sales for 6 yrs. Could the stress of my occupation be taking a toll on my heart. I’m studying for the Series 7 exam(major stress) I will get the pains when I get nervous about taking the test???
Any suggestions??
I am 14 and just in the last 1-2 weeks had a weird pain in my chest. It was on the left side under the breast and it got worse when I breathed in. I’d never felt this before, and ignored it since it hurt but wasnt unbearable. It went away quickly. It’s hardly been more than a week and I got it 3 times just today. I don’t think it’s getting more painful but it happens more often and lasts longer. I read that it could have something to do with gas buildup or something? Does that mean burping could help relieve it?? I also read one woman say that she had pain when wearing tight tops, and another say it happened when she drank some kind of sport drink. Could it also be due to bad posture?? I don’t know very much about this kind of thing, but I don’t want it to get worse, so i’m going to see if I can solve the problem on my own. I know it’s unlikely, but i’m going to avoid tight tops and wear baggy clothing, try burping since I RARELY do, try to have better posture since mine is pathetic, and avoid caffinated drinks temporarily to rule out any of these things if they happen to be the problem.
I am a 68 year old female, in pretty good health. I have been having this pain in my upper left side chest. I too am scared of the answer, but having read this page I feel a bit better and maybe my husband is right in assuming that I have pulled a muscle when turning the mattress the other morning. If it is just a muscle pull, I do wish it would hurry up and heal. The pain is such a worry and my imagination is frightening. If there is no improvement in a couple of days I’ll have to see a doctor.
I present almost the same symptoms – a pain on my left side, above my heart, and it hurts when I breath, with moments when I feel short burns on my breat.
I assumed it was a breast pain or a pulled muscle. It`s been hurting me from a while, but I did not pay attention cause the pain was coming and going; but now I have it continuously for over 48 hours, and its intensity it grew from 4 to 8, on a 1 to 10 scale. I feel also the pain radiating on my armpit and my left arm, and I don`t think it`s from sleeping on the left side.
I have been reading about panic attacks, which have similar symptoms: I have been stressed lately and worked a lot, with long hours and less sleep than usual.
I was thinking that the panic attacks are happening only when u are under pressure, exposed to high levels of stress, not after, as a delayed reaction.
I have had chest pain for about 22 years and some time when I sleep on that side it fells
puffy and if I stay there to long it get worse twenty years ago I went and had the hospital
check it out with x-rays and sneak thing and deed not see anything so I just live with
the pain. The pain is constant. :-}
I am 47 soon 48 and I Have had this cheat irritation for 4 months been to hospital ran all kinds of test stress test, ekg blood found nothing. it don”t hurt I just Know it is their. no high blood p,. only thyroid.
I have had chest pain for about 22 years and some time when I sleep on that side it fells
puffy and if I stay there to long it get worse twenty years ago I went and had the hospital
check it out with x-rays and ultrasonic thing and deed not see anything so I just live with the pain. The pain is constant. :-}
All the discription of your pains on the left side of the chest, spreadingto the back is exactly similiar with the pains am having right now. I went to the hospital two days ago, and had an x-ray done. But the Doctor said it was ok. Its suspected that i have pectic ulcer. He priscribed some drugs and am relieved now
I’m 26 year old male and I’ve experienced the same sharp chest pains (left side) since I was +_9 years old. Its occurs randomly (when relaxing or when lying down or after excercising) but it only usually lasts +_30 seconds. Only seldom (when I get chest pains) does it hurt more when inhaling. Usually tapping with a fist on my chest helps the pain subside.
My blood pressure is fine and I’m “as fit as a fiddle” according to doctors I’ve been to for checkups, although I havn’t gone indepth with addressing the chest pains.
I don’t however, like in the above posts, experience any of the above problems (fever, cough, nausea(vomiting), perspiration, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, sore back, sore shoulders) and as with any job, little sleep and stress comes with the territory, but that’s more than made up for on the odd weekend. (But, seriously, what stress could a 9 year old have?)
So far as I know the only problem they picked up was a heart murmor when I was a kid and I believe that’s phased out without the use of medications.
I’ve grown to live with the pain, albeit moderate, that comes once a month to three times a week, but it still is a growing concern…
Any advice?
i am 30 years old and for the last few days have been having chest pains in my left side also .i have been very nervous and went to the er they took a xray and did an an ekg found nothing at all wrong .a day later it still hurts once in a while
Hi
I have been getting chest pain on the left side, and in my arms and neck. Have also had tingling in my hands. Really confused as to what it could be and too scared to see a doctor.
I am relieved to be reminded that I am not the only one experiencing this pain. I do believe anyone 30+ should visit a Dr. with symptoms like ours; however, those of us who are younger rarely need to be concerned about a heart attack. I am 23 and have been experiencing seemingly ramdom chest pain since I was apprx. 12 yrs. old.
I have noticed that the pain is possibly induced when the following three things occur: 1. Stress due either to emotional or physical sources, 2. Poor posture, and 3. Food that upsets the stomach. I have yet to figure out what foods particularly set off my spells of pain, but I am working on it.
I have found that the solutions to my pain that work the best are the following; 1. Take deep breaths, focusing on relaxing, 2. Practice good posture, holding my shoulders back, and 3. Sleeping on my back with my head tilted to the right.
Let me know if this helps anyone else!
hi im becky i have been experiencing some chest pain on the left side of my chest in the area of my left top right hand boob it doesnt happen often but when it does it scares me??
Hi my name is lynzi im 22 years old and its been about a week and a half where i’ ve been feeling pinches on my left side of my chest about a month ago i was feeling pressure in my chest and i went to the hospital and did ekg which came out normal the doctor told me i had acid reflux the pressure in my chest went away thank god but now im having this pinches in my left side of chest area i feel my heart beat fine but once i feel the pain i get scared thinking it may be a heart problem i have no family history with heart condition but i’ve been burping alot can it still be reflecting to the acid reflux??
Hi i my name is Dette- i have been having the same problems that you guys are posting. I had this for a year & half now and just like some of you i had been to ER so many times and did most of the tests but still haven’t figured out what was wrong.
I have a tiny stone in the kidney.. very tiny that nothing should be done with it accrdg. to the doctors. I was told at nite time to eat & drink 3 hours before going to bed. Not to drink anything with caffeine. Refrain from eating fastfoods. A friend of mine told me to try to drink black cherry juice once day. I tried it for 2 weeks now and it helps a little bit. I can still feel the pressure but it is not as discomforting as before. Another friend suggested that I should boil fresh parsley and drink the water from it. I did try it too-to cleanse my kidney.
hello,
just want to ask about, what is this, im experiencing heart or chest pain when i go to side lying position and i dont know why..
im just confused what is happening to me. im just 21 years old.
please rply
thank you
july
Am 28 years male,and i have been having the chest pains below the breast for some time now,it then shifts to the back,neck and sometimes joints pains
I have been having a history of peptic ulcers for almost two years,this problems comes when i have stress.went to hospital and CT scan was taken and i was told my heart is normal but i still have the pains
Am now confused
I am 26years old female. for the past 3days now i have had pain on my whole left side including my back. I figured may be it could be a gas thing, but i am affraid it may be something else.It really hurts to eat like as if there is not enough room. I hurt laying down or bending over. What should i do or do you know what it could be? i get alot of migrans i have been to a neroligist and they say my head is fine.
I am 53 yr.old female. About 6 weeks ago I was doing alot of bending forward & heavy lifting. I was thinning out my book collection. Shortly after, I had horrible left side, left back & left rib/breast pain. I cannot sleep lying down. The pain is so bad I feel nauseaus. I have lost my appetite . I only eat minute amounts, & only because I know I need to eat something. I am weak & have no quality of life. I was taking Tylenol 3 for the pain but it caused hideous stomach pain/acid reflux. I stopped taking the Tylenol 3. I laid down on the soft couch today & actually slept for an hour. Our dog woke me up to go potty. I had a hard time raising myself up off the couch & THE PAIN STABBED LIKE A BURNING SEARING through my left side under the breast. I literally doubled over. That was about 3 hrs. ago. I now have unrelenting pain in my left side. I don’t know if it is a pulled muscle, GERD ,ulcer or??? I see my G.P. tomorrow. Hopefully, he’ll be able to figure this out. I hate going to doctor’s but I can’ t live with this pain !!!!! I forgot to mention I can only sleep sitting up & that I have severe swelling of my feet, ankles & legs.
Hi I also have been having chest pains on my left side for over a month. I went to the doctor and she says my heart sounds fine, i asked her if i shld get a Ekg or whatever you call it and she said no.She told me that the cartilage in my chest was inflamed, she gave me anti-inflammation and pain medication i took them up to a point and then i stopped (I did not finish them like told) because the pain was not as bad. But now its back and its in my left arm as well the pain was so bad i couldnt bend my arm
I’ve had the same pains on and off for approx. 20 years. When I first mentioned it to my GP after the first attack, I was sent to the Hospital for the usual blood tests and x-rays, but all came back negative. In 2003 I had a bad attack, the left side of my face felt numb and had pains down my left arm. I was told I had a chest infection. In 2005 I had another attack in the night, couldn’t move, was stuck in one position with dreadful chest pains. My husband called an ambulance and I was kept in A&E overnight. I was advised that it is a condition called ‘Costochondritis’, treatable with Ibuprofen, if that doesn’t work then ask for stronger medication from your GP. I’ve recently had another bad attack, Ibuprofen helps, but had to sleep on my back for approx. 6 weeks. The attacks usually coincide when one of my children has a very bad cold/viral infection. You can manage the attacks, I usually get warning twinges and start taking the Ibuprofen. It normally does the trick.
Hey I’m 19 and have asthma so I occasionally get chest pains. But recently, I’ve had different chest pains not unlike lots described here by other young women – left side around bra line. My stomach’s been flipping lately since I’m sick and taking opioid antitussives, so that could be a cause now but previously, I would occasionally get those weird pains. Just a thought though, could it be from an ill-fitting bra? Could the wire be digging into breast tissue or just too tight and thus causing rather localised chest pain? I know I’ve gained weight recently and don’t always have well-fitting ones, but there are some figures around that over half of women wear ill-fitting bras.
I am a 37 year old male who has had chronic left sided chest and shoulder pain for 4.5 years now. I have suffered numerous attacks when I thought I was having a heart attack. I was a fit man with a sporting back ground and have not been able to do any physical activity since. I have seen various cardiologists and pain specialists who have never managed to diagnose the issue – Costoclonditis/Chronic Myocarditis and Sporting shoulder injury have all been investigated. I wear a Tens machine now to aid with pain relief. It works, but only masks the pain. I now get the pain in my RHS occasionally. The pain gets worse if I drink alcohol or try to exert physically. The pain is constanty there and the level of pain fluctuates. I have learned to live with the normal pain level, but in extreme circumstances the pain is too much to deal with. Any advice greatly received?
im am 14 years old and i have chest pain on left lower side of my chest ive been doing research with my mom and and we think it might be precordial catch syndrome witch normal lasts 3 sec to 3 min of pain on the left side of the chest loss of vison it could feel like just someone pinching u to some one stabing u i found that if u make yourself take a deep breath it hurts alot more but turns into a ripping sound and pain goes away almost as soon as i do it ive also learned that most of the time my attacks happen when i am inactive these attacks spread out it could happen 3 times aday or happen 3 times in a year ive been haveing theses attacks for 4 years now and they say what i might have is harmless but uncureable =( if u have the same problems plz let me know
have had all these symptoms for 9 weeks now and im afreaid they will never end…. ive been to the ER 8 times cause itfelt like a heart attack… ive had the stress echo test done, blood done, blood clot test, ekg and so many jmore terst that come back normal.. today i had a scary attacj… i was just sitting at sonic, and then my heart felt like it was trying to beat and it couldnt, it was very hard heart beats, then shot some very tight chest pains in middle of my chest… i tried to breathe and calm down, buy my anxiety took over…. so i took my lorazapen and ibuprfen right away.. and itkinda helped… anyone feel any of this at all/. please help
hi am also getting similar pain regard my left side of my chest am 20+ my chest getting tighten and feeling in comfortable in breathing it was happen on 11/08 itself after 19 am getting same pain again please suggest me the best treatment..??????
Hi Dr /folks,
my wife is 25 yr old, we have a 9month old baby, and now she is been expereincing from past 2 -3 months left side chest pain, and she has a back history of 2 of her mother’s sisters breast cancer. i am really worried please exaplain someone to do some home remedies to test because i dont want to suddenly take her to hospital and she is not sompfortable, give us some idea to make sure its not breast cancer.
thanks
lingaraj.india
Does anyone have any actual advice on this site? I think it’s great everyone is sharing their stories, but it would be nice if there was some sort of follow up in regards to these symptoms. I think it’s clear we are all having very similar symptoms. I would like to know what you all found out in regards to your symptoms? i.e diagnosis??
Today is the 6th in a row where Iam experiencing sever pain on my left side of my chest.It feels like it is my heart that hurts…like I have a cut in my heart. It comes and goes throughout the day. I was running on the treadmil when I first noticed it. I was going at a slow jogging pace. I stopped running and walked for a bit then completely got off the treadmil.Later in the day in came back, and now it hurts even when I lay down for about 1 minute.
I have a dr. app in 10 days, Iam not sure if I should go into the ER or not. Please help.
Hi
todays date is monday 20th september 2010 just in case you needed it
i am 15 years old and turning 16 in october
i have have chest pains on the left side of my body for a while now a few years and it just happens randomly. it stopped for a few months and it just started happening again. also many times a month usually 2 times a week minimum i feel out of breath i dont do anything i’m just sitting on the couch or walking casually or somthing and i feel out of breath and my heart is beating like a just did a 100m sprint. dont know if these to are related but i owuld like to know what i should do
Mitch
Hi – I have been having sharp chest pains on my left side since I was 23 years old – I am now 44. It happens randomly and may last for up to 2 days. It is aggravated by breathing in deeply or moving/twisting body and I can only lay down in bed at night on my left side or on my back. If I try to turn onto my right side I certainly know about it! I will often have to prop up my pillows and try and sleep sitting up to stop the stabbing pains and take light breaths. I have been sent to the hospital for X-rays on several occassions during the years had my pulse, blood pressure and heart listened to etc but everything always looks normal. I truly believe that the situation is due to stress as whenever it’s happened to me I have been stressed. I have learned to ‘take time out’, stop what i’m doing, switch my brain off and be kind to myself and it passes. There is a history of heart problems with my father and grandfather so obviously I get stressed it’s a heart attack and this makes the pain worse, so I have learned to calm myself down. It’s best to always get the pain checked out though. I am already taking painkillers and Naproxen for Athritis and these don’t make any difference.
I have just been to A & E – I have been having what feels like a severe stitch/cramp in my left side Chest, that started in my right side of chest a month ago. But this took my breath away. 4 weeks ago my GP said i had probably strained/pulled a muscle in my chest- however it comes and goes- mainly when i move around, but it disturbs my sleep. The Consultant and DR in emergency room said they thought it was a breast bone infection which can be caused by stress and anxiety or being generally run down. You have to fully rest and use muscle relief creams or medicines such as anti- inflammortories. If the pain still persists or increases to go back asap. I am not allowed to lift,pull,push anything for at least 7 days. My movement is limited aswell as it hurts leaning over or doing stuff with my Left arm. I will keep you updated.
I too have experienced that hideous pain, its going on 8 years. I am a 28 yr old FEMALE. There was this one time when I was driving and the pain came…the WORST feeling…I had to stop the car and I cried, it lasted less than 60 seconds and I was back on the road again. I have been to the doctor SEVERAL times and they diagnosed it as “Costochondritis”, which is inflammation of the rib cage. They(the doctors) said one cause was stress, they even mentioned that WOMEN are more likely to experience these pains. The doctor perscribed an anti inflammatory steroid and after i ran out of those he told me to start using ibuprofen, to exercise, and to try not eating right before bed. A lady that I mentioned it too said that hers comes around the time her menstral cycle comes on, I can atest to that, as well, “IT DOES!!”. I would advise you ladies to hit the doctor because eventhough you feel as though it is not that important its probably a whole different situation with you.
Hey Yall
I am a 22 year old female. I have been having severe chest pains under my left breast and sometimes above it and kinda in the middle of my chest also. This usually comes with pain in the upper left back and shoulder and neck. My left pinky and left foot has been numb on and off now for a couple of years. I have had the chest pains for about 2 years now too. My symptoms sound very similar to all of yours. I have had my heart checked and they found nothing and could not tell me anything. This does scare me though because I know just because we are young doesn’t mean were not at risk for a heart attack. Very scary and worries me a lot! What to do?
Hello,
I really appreciate reading everyones experiences with their chest pains, I am 19 and I have had chest pains since I was 7 years old, and the doctor still doesn’t know what it is. There were only a couple of blogs of people that wrote on this site that I can relate to. My chest pains come randomly, i could be driving or I could be in class or even just waking up in the morning. They can come once a month, one a year, or 3 times in a day.. it varies. I have now learned how to control them by applying pressure on my left breast in circular movements, When I was little I would hit myself repeatedly for hours at night until the left side of my chest was black and blue (I know.. scary!) The pains occur right behind my left breast, they feel almost as though a bone has popped out of place and if I take too deep of breath I feel as though it will pop (which hurts a lot). I have only had about 3 full-on attacks when I took too deep of a breath and I fell the gorund and collapsed. But now I just breath very slowly and rub on my chest, I can’t speak a lot or get overwhelmed and I feel as though my left arm feels a bit weak and I dont want to lift it. They last for either half an hour, or they can go on for 3 hrs, it varies and I never know what to expect, but they are scary and I wish a doctor could tell me what is wrong with me.
Hey
I have been experiencing left chest pains for the longest while. I thought it was due to alcohol consumption so i stopped drinking for awhile. The pain continued but not as bad but I have realsed that it gets worse whenever I drink. Although I did not drink last night, it was worst that I ever felt. It was as if my chest was tearing apart whenever I lay on my right side. To relieve the pain I had to lay on my left side holding tight my left chest. The pain continued all night. Right now I am feeling a heaviness in my chest as though my heart is swollen. I plan to visit the doctor tomorrow.
Any suggestions as to cause will help.
hi all, i have beng having the same symptoms 4 over a year now, last august i went to my gp as the chest pain was unbearable, i also had continuous headaches and vomiting up acid. the gp told me that if the chest pain persisted just to take 2 paracetomol and sleep it off, i wasnt 2 pleased about that so i kept on pestering them. the gp said that it was a gastric problem as they done all sorts of tests and they all came back normal. they put me on antibiotics 3 times were i had 2 take 9 tablets a day for 2 weeks and then go bk to my gp in a months time, a day after i finished the course my gastric problem persisted. the chest pains have subsided a bit i just get the odd twinge, i decided to watch my diet, i stopped eating crisps, chocolate and sweet foods which i think was the reason why my chest pains went away. but today 20/10/10 i had a packet of crisps and after i finished them the chest pain on the left hand side of my chest came bk. these pains are really affecting my social life and i work in retail and often talk to customers and as im always burping people think im being rude.. i just want these pains to go away help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my husband recently had the pains that you are describing. he had lots of heart tests to rule out the obvious and the most dangerous. Ended up being his gallbladder.