Don't know if it's GERD

Okay, so I've been to the emergency room a couple of times for chest pain and got told that I have heartburn pretty much every single time. Because all of my EKG's and X-Rays keep coming back normal, I feel like the doctors are just trying to get me out of there as soon as possible so they don't ever do any more tests. Which is making me mad because I get such horrible chest pains.

I went to a gastroenterologist and had tests done to rule out GERD and the doctor told me that I didn't have GERD. Just some mild acid. Nothing major though. But this last time I went to the hospital for chest pains, the doctor put me on 40mg Omeprazole and I've gotten even worse since. My chest constantly hurts every single day almost all day long, I may have a bit of relief here and there but for the most part it's horrible. And I get horrible stomach pains throughout the day as well. The chest pain is located right in the center of my chest and center of my back. And it gets pretty bad right under my breast bones as well.

The main reason I guess I'm sort of questioning if it is GERD though is because whenever I lay down at night, I CAN NOT lay on either of my sides because the pain gets unbearable and I feel like I chest gets so tight it's going to explode. I pretty much have to lay on my back for any sort of relief which sucks because I always sleep on my sides. I'm just curious to know if anyone else has that problem that also has GERD. Because it's really starting to freak me out. And like I said before, I've been told I don't have GERD and the doctors have only given me EKGs to test my heart (and those don't prove anything really).

Did you get checked for a hiatal hernia? Any relief if you burp or get up and walk around? What you describe is similar to what I felt. I likened it to an alien trying to pop out of my chest. I switched up my diet, started exercising, lost weight, and the gerd and HH basically disappeared. Knock on wood, I haven't felt anything in 2 months, and I had symptoms for over a year before I made the changes.

And Gas-X was my go-to emergency fix when I started to feel the pressure build. I still keep blister packs in my truck, briefcase, and around the house.

I had major chest pains and side pains and went to the ER several times to be sent home saying it could be gas. Come to find out, it was my gall bladder. Done ultrasound and no stones. done a hide a scan and it was 0 % functioning. Took I out and have not had a chest pain since.