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Posted 11/16/2018 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
Good Afternoon,

I am a 27 year old male and I weigh 175. I am very active and do a lot of running. I have no health problems other than some elevated cholesterol which I am controlling via medicine (It is genetic). Occasionally I do have GERD symptoms after drinking coffee, and fried chicken. Since yesterday, I have been feeling what seem like chest spasms in my right breast bone. It is not severe but its annoying. I noticed that the pains came today after I drank my coffee and also when I lean in a chair to the right. This makes think it might be a combination of some reflux and a strained chest muscle. I have been experiencing nausea that past few days that I think are GERD related. I go through bouts where I will feel nauseated in the morning then it will go away.

That being said, I have had a full checkup a few months ago and my blood pressire is normal (it gets elevated at the DRs office), and my choleterol is now under control. I eat fairly good. I don't think it is a heart issue but the sensation always makes me wonder.

Also I went running the past two days in a row without any chest pain whatsoever. I have heard that if it were heart related then it would get worse. It feels like a pulled muscle to be honest. Sometimes moving to certain positions can exaggerate as well as stretching out can too. I feel it in my right chest bone and sometime in my ribs too. I sneezed yesterday and I felt my ribs spasming out. But I wonder how I could have pulled that muscle? i

Does anyone have any insights?

Edit: Sunday I did help my parents take down christmas decorations down from the attic. They have a walkin attic but still i wonder If I may have strained something during that. The sensations started Monday or so.
Posted 11/16/2018 8:57 PM (GMT 0)
TMo,

It sounds like a benign muscle pull to me. The telltale sign being that you can 'manifacture' the pain with a specific movement.

A more severe/uncomfortable injury to that area is costochondritis...which is an inflammation of the connective cartilage in the ribcage. This can happen with unusual movements/exertion, such as what you did when moving the Christmas boxes.

Rest and no more exertion is the best and quickest way to recover.

I hope you find relief soon!

S.C.
Posted 11/18/2018 7:42 AM (GMT 0)
Yep sc. Tight...gerd. doc says ok . Ease up on the coffee and fried... seems then...it comes on. Acid build up from the mix that ya body not like...dr office...me anxiety and me get rapid heart rate. Keep strong. Ht
Posted 12/19/2018 2:34 PM (GMT 0)

Scaredy Cat said...
TMo,

It sounds like a benign muscle pull to me. The telltale sign being that you can 'manifacture' the pain with a specific movement.

A more severe/uncomfortable injury to that area is costochondritis...which is an inflammation of the connective cartilage in the ribcage. This can happen with unusual movements/exertion, such as what you did when moving the Christmas boxes.

Rest and no more exertion is the best and quickest way to recover.

I hope you find relief soon!

S.C.

Thanks for your response.
I am thinking it might have to do with my sleep posture or something else. Like today I noticed there was some pain whenever I breath. Feels like a strained or pulled muscled. It may be my sleeping posture.

I am trying to stay positive and not let my mind think that it is somehow heart related. I have doubled down on my diet which wasnt bad before but now I am becoming very strict on what I eat. Like for dinner a few nights ago, I had a vegan dinner that consisted of an avocado, apple, green tea, blueberries, and walnuts. That may seem excessive for a 27 year old but I feel it is better to start sooner than later. Today I had plain whole grain oatmeal today for breakfast. I am considering baking a sweet potato for dinner tonight as well as broccolli.
I thinik my hypochondria has affected my diet. Is that good or bad if the result is positive?

Sorry for the rant but it has been a month since I have been online so I wanted to let everyone know how I am doing.
Posted 12/19/2018 2:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,

I have had GERD for years but it has been a lot worse lately. I do get chest pain, back pain and muscle spasms in weird places in my back. If I eat fried foods all the pains get a lot worse. Also eating large meals cause lots of pains and aggravate GERD.

The anxiety does not help at all, so try to watch what you eat and stretch. I think GERD comes and go but anxiety makes it stronger at least in my case.
Posted 12/19/2018 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
TMo,

I think continuing with a healthy diet (though not to the point of being too restrictive) is a good plan, as well as keeping a food diary, will help you identify beneficial vs. trigger foods.

...and as far as your sleep posture goes...can you invest in a good pillow for your head/neck, as well as a body/support pillow? I have both, and it is really helpful. (I tend to compress my brachial nerve otherwise and have numb arm the next day!)

I hope you can continue to find the answers you need for relief...keep the updates coming!

S.C.
Posted 12/26/2018 4:18 PM (GMT 0)
So I am continuing to have these weird chest pains that come and off as well as when I make certain movements. I notice they are in the morning. I am getting anxious about them due to the fleeting possbility that they could be heart related. I keep telling myself that I am fine and that these are muscle pulls. I read that heart related pains will be constant and will not be come and go.
The stress of the holidays could have aggrivated them as well.
Posted 12/28/2018 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
TMo,

Good self talk and use of the positive mantras. Keep up the great work with those!

Did you ever do any reading into the possibility of costochondritis as I mentioned above?

S.C.
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