chest pains for several years - Hey, Helen

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Helen. It is soooo hard when " professionals " , instead of helping you,

make you feel small and foolish. Their oath, " First, do no harm " , evidently

doesn't mean much to them because psycological harm can be as damaging as

physical sometimes. jb

 

 

helen_1947_slaughter <helen_1947_slaughter wrote:

Judy ---- hi sweetie --- thank you so much for listening and finally

joining the group! I am just gonna cry!!! Somebody out there PLEASE

help this lady - she is very special to me and a wonderful person. We

have talked privately - but she needs ALL our help! People come into

your life for a reason - how true! Helen

 

, " Judy " <zmansgram

wrote:

>

> I have been having chest pains for several years. I was first

told

> after an ultrasound that the " muscle " in my heart was relaxing,

when

> I would sit down to rest. I was given Atenolol. The chest pains

> continued and I continued to tell my doctor and he continued to

> pretty much ignore it. I moved 5 1/2 years ago to a new town and

> mentioned it to my new doctor and he had me see a cardiologist, who

> did the nuclear stress test. I ended up have stints put in my

heart

> on two occasions. The chest pains continued occasionally, but

> recently they have gotten worse. Before, when I had one, if I sat

> down, it went away almost immediately and would only return if I

> didn't rest long enough. The cardiologist has done two heart caths

> in the last 6 months and tells me my heart is beating fine, the

> blood is flowing fine, but the chest pains have gotten 10 times

> worse. I was sent to a gastroenterologist and he did a ERD/Bravo

> and said I didn't have acid reflux. I had thought he would tell me

> I was having spasms of the esophagus. He did say that I had a

> hiatal hernia, but it wasn't bad enough to cause pain and that lots

> of people had them. (a fact I already knew) Anyway, my regular

> doctor, finally, I think to shut me up, did a cat scan and found

> nothing. I continue to have the chest pains and no one seems to

> know or care what is causing them. They hit right about where the

> 3rd button on a shirt would be. The pain is very sharp, and

hot.

> I liken it to the corner of a wooden block being pushed hard into

> the chest and hot searing pain. If I use nitrolingual spray, or

> levsin, under the tongue, it will fade in about two or three

> minutes. Does ANYONE know what this is, or has anyone had this

> problem?? I think I need to check into a psychiatric ward

> sometimes. Is it all in my mind??? If so, I have a vivid

> imagination!!!! I hope someone can help me. judy b.

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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