I have coronary microvascular disease. Found my own diagnosis and brought my research to my specialist. Confirmed diagnosis last August....
It's very true....
Not really understanding the above msg :(...
Thanks for that. I've been researching non stop. I fit the bill except for the presentation of pain. I don't have any risk factors except low iron in the blood (which I read was a cause on one of the...
Turtle, do you know anything/much about CMVD?...
Anyone in here been diagnosed with CMVD or variant angina?...
It was mentioned to me about a pinched nerve as well but it's not. Yours may be...especially with the tingling at the base of the neck. My pain is literally everywhere waist up. Dull sternum pain...
Yeah, I'm not sure. This past week I've been having bouts of sharp left rib pain (under and behind left breast) on some occasions it's been pleuritic in nature. Hurts if I yell to my kids from...
I'm experiencing similar. Chest pain. Normal ECG's, normal bloods, normal stress and Holter. My pain is horrible about 30 seconds after I get out of bed. I wake up...either fine or having the dull...
Happy Turtle, I've had the Endo done and a sigmoidoscopy (still don't know why) all normal there as well. I saw a GI on Friday who says she doesn't think it's reflux but is going to test for...
Hey Nate. I've had an endoscopy done; as well as, a chest CT. No indication of a hiatal hernia. The chest pain continues. Left rib cage right below my left breast...and just down a bit. Pain moves...
Does your doctor mean it's enlarged in both the left AND right ventricle? Or wall thickening in 2 separate places? If I were you (for piece of mind) I'd call and ask. I'm going to assume you are in a...
I've been keeping heat on it steady. I don't know if it's helping or not. I think its a comfort thing now. Lots of burping. No acid tho. Endoscopy showed mild chronic gastritis. All heart blood...
I have undiagnosed chest pain now for 5 months. The pain was sharp left side mostly behind left breast and into left rib cage;however, in the last month it is more dull/pressure central and sometimes...
Buds, you probably just have Athlete's Heart. Mildly enlarged due to the amount of cardio/exercise you do. You're heart is a muscle. You work it out it's going to get bigger. Why were you getting...
Thank you for that. I don't feel my symptoms fit with this. But I don't feel they fit with anything else either :( The pain travels in that it can go from sharp on the left side (- As it was for 2-3...
Is this thread still active? Wondering if anyone with Costro experienced pain when wearing their purse strap cross body? Reaching? Carrying grocery baskets at the supermarket? After 4 months and a...
Thanks. Yes, my anxiety is through the roof right now....I was back at emerg Saturday night and now we're back on the "pulmonary embolism" train as my d dimer is still high :( Which in itself scares...
I understand and agree with everything you are saying. I'm desperate, not for me but for my kids. I'm scared I'm going to drop dead or leave them too soon...my youngest is 2 and she is my little...
I was fleetingly checked for that. There was a difference between lying to sitting...not more than 20...and a very slight difference from sitting to standing...like 3 in the difference. The initial...
What do you mean you know I have anxiety and stuff so you won't go there?...
Hey. Doctor said it could be Pericarditis. He said the results of my Stress test and Holter Monitor would not explain the chest pain. The only findings were average RHR of 61bmp and down to 44bpm at...
Right now, I have 2 diagnosis and the docs aren't sure which one I have. It's either Gurd or Pericarditis. Maybe some of you with experience can tell me if I belong here or not. Symptoms -chest pain...
Lotus, Just chiming in because you sound a lot like me. Anxiety and health problems do not go well together. No no they don't. Im in the midst of trying to nail down a diagnosis. I have many similar...
I really feel like I'm dying. The chest pain is unbearable. Just tried combing my daughters hair...chest hurts so bad. Muscular would not explain the shortness of breath....
Also. I have no fever. The pain is not pleuritic . Sometimes hurts when I exhaule. Coughing, sneezing, etc does not make it worse. I have a referral to see a GI. I am not having any lower GI issues....
Hey. It was here in Canada. I've had the following tests since Oct-present... Echo-normal. No pericardial effusion. Chest CT w/contrast. Normal aside from mild benign calcified granuloma. Chest...
Ugh. I'm just realized not only did I have this back in Nov. 2014 with the same sick feeling...I also had it a couple times during the year (just the chest pain)....I remember thinking that somedays...
Also, it was never pleuritic and I don't think I had a fever. Any ideas?...
Thanks, I really appreciate it. I'm terrified...with all the head and heart things happening. Could you simply give me your thoughts? -no effusion on ECho --cardiac blood today all normal -no...
By your response, I take it you don't feel I belong on this Pericarditis/cardiac train either. I don't have costro. The cardiologist did the physical examination and could not replicate any of the...
Anyone with this....what were your symptoms? I've combed through all of these threads and see people talking about head pressure when bending down, etc. I can't find anything like that online. And,...
Thank you. I tried searching for "pericarditis without inflamation markers" or "pericarditis with no effusion"...not having any luck. Maybe pericarditis isn't the right diagnosis. Was wondering if...
Can anybody shed any light on this? Does it sound like pericarditis? Even in absense of fluid, inflammation? I'm desperate. I'm scared and I truly feel the doctors I'm dealing with are clueless...and...
Thank you for that. Still figuring everything out! :)...
Is this possible? Or have I been misdiagnosed?...
I was having the breathlessness only during exercise and pressure in head before the chest pain started. The chest pain happened then I became very ill...nausea, tired, chest pain worse when lying...
Have any of you been diagnosed with this in the absence of findings on echo, chest CT? No infection or inflammatory markers in blood. No rub, no fever. Left sided sharp chest pain that got worse when...
I was diagnosed with pericarditis in Sept 2015. Definitely had it last year but was misdiagnosed with viral pneumonia. The thing is though, I have none of this clinical findings. No effusion, no...
Hey! Thanks for the response! Why do you say it's "interesting what the cardio said?" Neurologists say maybe lupus or sarcoidois...or "idiopathic" blah blah blah. Internists says yes to the...
Hi everyone. I've been reading a lot here and finally decided to join and A) maybe find someone in a similar boat and B) help others in similar situations. I'm 34. A mom of 2, a wife and a teacher...