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Posted 1/29/2018 6:08 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone

I'm a 15 y/o, male, 240 lbs. Never before have i had heart related issues. But something has been bugging me for a good month and a half now. I'm experiencing sharp chest pains in the left side of my chest, near my underarm area, and sometimes feel a bit of a heartburn. The pain SOMETIMES radiates to my left arm more specifically to my bicep muscle.It hurts randomly during the day and DOESN'T worsen with breathing,coughing or anything of that sort.I'm not experiencing any other symptoms. I had 2 EKG's, an Echocardiogram , Bloodworks and Biochemistry, aswell as a chest X-ray. All the tests came out positive and with no abnormalities.The doctors told me i'm fine and just prescribed me painkillers for 2-3 days. The pa

Now I can't help but think the doctors have missed something and that something is not okay with my heart and/or chest. Can anyone help me, my anxiety is eating me up.
Posted 1/29/2018 7:41 PM (GMT 0)
It's quite possible that your anxiety is making your symptoms seem worse. You are fortunate that the tests were negative, you need to trust your doctors. Have you thought about seeing a gastro doctor about the heartburn? A lot of people that suffer from GERD have symptoms that people mistake as being heart related.
Posted 1/29/2018 7:45 PM (GMT 0)
Maybe the anxiety is making it worse,but the pain usually happens randomly even when im not feeling anxious but then after it happens it induces fear and severe anxiety. I havent seen a gastro doctor but thanks for the recommendation,ill be making an appointment.
Posted 2/3/2018 4:23 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry to hear you're having those kinds of issues! I likewise have unexplained chest pain that hasn't shown much on expensive tests as of yet (the doc wants some more). Mine does get worse with exertion though, and hasn't radiated to the arms. Have shortness of breath with exercise as well.

I did have some side pain around the same time as the last big episode. Eventually I realized that was at least in part due to my mattress being worn out and me sleeping in all kinds of weird positions and without proper support. (Actually, that and the poor sleep probably made the other issues worse too.) So think about things like that as well.... any mechanical or exercise type things that could make muscles/ligaments act funny.

Anyhow - mine it turns out are due to Lyme disease, and other Lyme patients have similar stories of heart or heart-like symptoms, often without anything showing on the tests. I sincerely hope that you do not have Lyme disease! But feel free to drop by the HW Lyme forums to find some info and helpful, caring folks (speaking from experience, not bragging about myself).

Hopefully you can narrow it down and hopefully it's minor!

One other thing - You are probably aware already, but weighing that much is not good for your health. I speak from personal experience; I was probably at least that much at your age. Besides my being lazy and overeating, I was also glued to screens and had poor posture. Boy, that all catches up with you! Let me urge you to do whatever it takes to take as much control of your health as you can! (I realize there are situations that make weight control difficult, and I don't know if you're in one of those.)

CJ
Posted 3/26/2018 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
Do you have neck or shoulder stiffness/pain? If so, you may want to get a CT scan to see if you have any slipped discs, pinched nerves or other issues. Keeping your neck in unnatural positions can strain muscles around your chest, neck and back (like looking at a tablet, computer or tv for multiple hours).

Good luck!
Posted 3/26/2018 5:36 PM (GMT 0)
Heart related chest pain is rarely described as 'sharp', it's also not usually localised (EG the left side or by your armpit), heart related chest pain tends to be a pressure like or crushing feeling in the centre of your chest under your sternum which radiates out.

I'd agree with Shellazae, based on your symptoms, something nerve related could be possible, a pinched nerve, a slipped disc or perhaps something like Thoracic outlet syndrome which can cause sharp pains in the chest and arm.

Talk to your doctor, don't let them fob you off just because they don't think it's heart related, ask for some more investigation, a referral to a Neurologist maybe a good first step.
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