Panicking...

I hope everyone has had a nice Thanksgiving holiday...mine was pretty nice up until last night when I woke up with pain in my left arm and shoulder. When I got up this morning the pain was gone but just felt on edge all day, the fact that it's Sunday didn't help. Then an hour ago I was just sitting on the couch with my fiancé watching a movie and suddenly got a stabbing pain in the left side of my chest so of course I am freaking out now.

I've been having back pain and chest pain on and off again for several weeks, I don't know if the two are related, I guess they could very well be. I've been reading about something called "Costochodritis" and wondering if I have it, wondering if that would explain the chest pain. Even if I lean forward sometimes it hurts. I took my blood pressure earlier and it was normal, my pulse was a little higher than usual but didn't seem out of the ordinary. I saw my doctor on Tuesday, he checked me out and said everything was normal. I did tell him about the chest pain and he thinks it's definitely the anxiety but recommended a cardiologist that I can see for some peace of mind. He is really such a sweet man and even though he thinks it's the anxiety causing all these symptoms I appreciate that he's listening to me and not brushing my off like other doctors have done.

As I'm writing this got another stabbing pain.

Costrochondritis can cause a lot of pain!! I actually started getting chest pain in my teens and was diagnosed with it. I am so used to it now. The best way to tell if that's what it is, if you push where your feeling the pain and it hurts then you know it's not your heart. I'm glad you are getting checked out!! It will make you feel better!!

I'm so sorry your having a tough night. That's no fun. It sounds like anxiety pains to me. I get pain my chest sometimes and when I move a certain way I can feel it more. I went to the dr and she told me it was anxiety but had me get an EKG just to calm me down. It was normal. But I'm sure having a cardiologist reassure will definetly help. I hope you feel better soon.

Jill