any doctors or nurses on here??

[pinkroses]

Would like to pick someones brains about chest pains.

Can anyone help???

[WigWamBam]

If someone with you has got chest pain, don't wait around for someone to answer your post - ring NHS Direct, or your emergency GP, and get advice from them. If you think it's serious, get to A&E.

[starlover]

agree with WWB!

[pinkroses]

Oh no. It is for me. I wanted to know how you can tell the difference between indigestion or actual chest pain.

It happened the other night. I was struck with unbelievable pain in my chest. Had tingling in my left arm and nearly blacked out. Then pain lasted about an hour, which I assumed was too long for it to be anything to do with my heart.

ps...not a fan of the doctors.

[starlover]

oinkroses... that's definitely NOT indigestion...

seriously, you should get checked out, specially as you had tingling in arm as well

[pinkroses]

The thing is, I'm only 27. The doctors will laugh at me.

[WigWamBam]

Please, get to the doctors as soon as you can. It sounds like heart to me, especially with the tingling in the arm and almost blacking out. It sounds as if it might be angina, but you need to get it checked out sooner rather than later.

[WigWamBam]

They won't laugh at you, this needs to be taken seriously. My old boss had a heart attack at the age of 29, my uncle died of heart problems at the age of 32, it doesn't only affect old people. Get it checked out.

[ChicPea]

You need to be seen ASAP as the other MNer's have said. ASAP please. You won't be laughed at.

[Puff]

As others have said, you won't be laughed at - those symptoms are taken seriously.

[pinkroses]

Our doctors surgery is awful. But I will go and get it checked out. just wanted to know if it could actually be a bad case of indigestion.

[pinkroses]

DO you think they will assume I am over-reacting as it happened on Tuesday evening? I know I should have got it checked, but I hate hospitals.

[WigWamBam]

Indigestion doesn't give you tingling in your arm, though. Crappy surgery or not, you need to see a doctor.

[WigWamBam]

Don't wait for it to happen again, please. It could be worse next time.

[Puff]

No, you are not overreacting - you've looked back and realised how bad it was and that you probably needed an ambulance at the time! Go see your doctor - if it happens in the meantime again - do not hesitate to call an ambulance - you will be taken seriously.

[starlover]

they will NOT laugh at you... say you were worried, but scared of going to hospital. But you mentioned it to friends who said that it sounded serious...

please get it checked out!