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To not go to a&e?

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heartmugoftea · 15/04/2024 13:18

I'm 36, otherwise healthy. I've had chest pains since Friday, DH thinks I should go to a&e. I choked on my drink either weds or Thursday and coughed for a good few minutes quite violently.. could that just have caused this persistent chest pain?

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heartmugoftea · 15/04/2024 22:12

It's going to sound like I'm lying but my dad had a heart attack in his early 30s (he blames stress as my brother was a newborn and unwell) and my sister had to have her gallbladder removed as an emergency operation.
Argh I'm worried now. Would a simple ECG detect a possible heart attack?

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Armychefbethebest · 15/04/2024 22:06

I had a heart attack aged 35 , a few days before sore jaw thought I'd slept on it funny. Then started feeling sick and the last few hours an intense pain like petrol set alight on my chest, better to be safe op, I actually apologized to the very confused paramedics who did 3 ecgs just to be sure

orion678 · 15/04/2024 22:05

Could it be gallstones? Can be triggered by eating and leads to bloating and heartburn like pain which for me radiates up towards my chest and to my back. Also leads to tenderness under my ribs, but a bit to the right not quite in the centre.

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heartmugoftea · 15/04/2024 22:02

@QueenCremant no weight loss, if anything weight gain and persistent bloating Sad

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heartmugoftea · 15/04/2024 22:01

@CaraMiaMonCher I'd say it's achy and occasionally sharp. It's all over my chest wall but more so in the centre.

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heartmugoftea · 15/04/2024 21:59

I managed to get a call back from my GP. He said it could be "acid related or a number of other things" (reassuring.. not) has put through some tablets to help with the acid and said if it gets worse to go in and see them asap or a&e. They're quite a good surgery in that they often have same day appointments.
I'm exactly the same the chest pain is there all the time and I've notice that the middle of my stomach in the centre of my rib cage is very tender. I also just feel so full. I don't know if those symptoms are connected or what really. I'll see how I am tomorrow I suppose but I just feel really anxious about it.

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Frenzi · 15/04/2024 20:08

Is it an accident? You said No.
Is it an emergency? You said No.

Should I go to accident and emergency? Erm - no.

TheHighPriestess1 · 15/04/2024 20:04

heartmugoftea · 15/04/2024 16:56

@Weatherfor

pain symptoms
Starts after eating, bringing up food or bitter tasting fluids, feeling full and bloated
Possible cause
Heartburnn or indigestionn
I've been feeling really full and bloated lately

hiatus hernia

Axx · 15/04/2024 19:56

How are you?

CaraMiaMonCher · 15/04/2024 18:35

Is it sharp? Achey? Burning?

Localised to one particular place that you could point to? Or generalised muscular soreness of your whole chest wall?

monicagellerbing · 15/04/2024 18:31

Sounds like gallbladder to me

BeaRF75 · 15/04/2024 18:19

Not an accident.
Not an emergency.
Seems pretty obvious....

Misspacorabanne · 15/04/2024 18:18

I was gonna say indigestion or reflux when I read your op! I get the swallowing issues when mines bad, and can almost choke. Have you tried taking anything that could help? Mind you 4 days is a long time, best to be checked.

RampantIvy · 15/04/2024 18:16

I agree that you should ring 111. Often people mistake indigestion when it is actually heart related.

alovelynight · 15/04/2024 18:12

Ring 111 and they will tell you what you need to do.

Janiie · 15/04/2024 18:10

NeverDropYourMooncup · 15/04/2024 17:54

Nausea, chest pain, jaw pain, indigestion symptoms - listen to your DH.

It is possible to not keel over straight away from a heart attack or have narrowing, rather than a blocked artery. So go, they'll do a quick trace and blood test, exclude the possibility, you go home again.

Or, see a gp they do a quick assessment and ecg then you go home again.
A&E is for accidents and emergencies. Chest pain brought on by a coughing fit days ago isn't either.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 15/04/2024 17:54

Nausea, chest pain, jaw pain, indigestion symptoms - listen to your DH.

It is possible to not keel over straight away from a heart attack or have narrowing, rather than a blocked artery. So go, they'll do a quick trace and blood test, exclude the possibility, you go home again.

QueenCremant · 15/04/2024 17:46

I would advise GP. Could be acid reflux/indigestion or a blockage/narrowing in the oesophagus.
Any Unintended weight loss?

Janiie · 15/04/2024 17:41

Yes 111 no doubt would send an ambulance if the op said 'chest pain'. The fact she's had it for days and sounds like indigestion is very relevant so gp or 111 always the first port of call.

Icanseethebeach · 15/04/2024 17:19

111 and your GP will say A and E. Chest pain is not something a GP had the right equipment to assess.

TheShellBeach · 15/04/2024 17:16

heartmugoftea · 15/04/2024 13:45

@toomuchfaff thank you for the reassurance. I feel like I'm maybe getting a bit of jaw pain but I'm not sure if that's my hypochondriac mind taking over. I can breathe ok, complexion is fine etc. I've been taking gaviscon as I was wondering if it was reflux initially but I'll try some paracetamol and see if it helps.

Anyone presenting to 111 with chest and jaw pain will be rightly advised to go straight to A and E.
They may even despatch an ambulance for you.

Janiie · 15/04/2024 17:14

heartmugoftea · 15/04/2024 16:45

@SleepyRich thank you for your thorough reply. If it's no better in an hour or so which I doubt it will be then I might go to a&e when DH is home from work. I'm wondering if it's more of a gastrointestinal cause as I've also noticed my upper stomach is very tender between my ribs, I've been feeling sick and needing the toilet a lot more and feeling full very quickly. It's all very random symptoms Sad

What did 111 say or are you not in the UK?

jennylamb1 · 15/04/2024 17:12

I would go to a and e, they will triage you and would be better to get it checked out with those symptoms.

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heartmugoftea · 15/04/2024 16:56

@Weatherfor

pain symptoms
Starts after eating, bringing up food or bitter tasting fluids, feeling full and bloated
Possible cause
Heartburnn or indigestionn
I've been feeling really full and bloated lately

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