Crushing pain in my chest. Anyone had this?

[Seetheweedsagain]

It started on the right on top of my breast. Has today moved all over the chest area and my back. It feels like something is broken 😞

Dr reassured its muscular but has anyone had similar? The pain feels a bit like I can't take a proper breath without it being more intense

It definitely is NOT the worst pain I have ever felt. But is feels unsettling, if that makes sense.

I am a 26 year old female so unlikely the Dr has missed a heart attack lol. But the discomfort is so uneasy

It feels like when I broke my ankle, that type of sore pain. Definitely no chest injuries

I'd go to A&E to get an ECG. Don't mess about with chest pain.

It sounds like it's got worse or at least changed since you saw the Dr? If so you should definitely get some more medical advice - out of hours at least or a and e.

How exactly did your Gp rule out heart attack?
Crushing pain in chest = A&e.

Does it feel like someone is stabbing you in the chest when you breathe? If so it could be costocondritis. I used to get that all the time. It's an inflammation of the chest lining. There's nothing for it but strong pain relief and rest.
But see the GP asap.

It might be pleurisy. That bloody hurts and you can't take a deep breath in.

It's viral (from memory) but, please, get it checked out ASAP.

A and E now, don't rely on the GP's word.

@Applestrudel71 I had an ECG at the surgery, all normal. Plus I am 26 so very low risk anyway

Plus, surely if I was having a heart attack, after 24 hours I'd be dead? Surely you don't just keep getting a painful chest and die? I know that is really blunt, but I didn't think I would be living surely if it was my heart

Get off mn and go to AE likely not a heart attack but woman's cardiac issues are very often missed .Worth getting checked out and an ecg and bloods done.Take care

ECG is just one of the ways they diagnose a heart attack. Seriously, get to A and E or ring 111 and tell them your symptoms and they will say A and E .

And yes,you need a blood test to check if it's a heart attack as the pp says.

Chest pain doesn't always mean a heart attack, given you've already had an ECG. Does the pain get better with movement? I get this chest pain and it gets better if I get up and walk about.

Chest pain isn't always your heart, it can be lots of reasons which can be investigated, an ecg is just one test,

@Seetheweedsagain my 26 yr old DD had pain in her chest like this. The Drs kept sending her home until her BF threw a fit in A&E so they finally did an X ray. She had a pulmonary embolism that could have killed her.
Drs get things wrong, sometimes you need to keep push8 g for an answer.

Mine was acid reflux. Very painful.

Op I've worked in cardiology. Any jaw pain? Sickness or dizziness?
And no many people have heart attacks and are still alive, it's simply a blockage in the heart so even if your alive now you could still have had a heart attack as it can simply be a small blockage if you get me. Many are simply small attacks. Personally I'm shocked you presented with crushing chest pain as a woman (that's often how a heart attack presents in women) and your gp didn't ask for bloods. I suspect if you were to phone njs 111 and describe your symptoms they would probably advise a&e for an ecg and bloods

"surely if I was having a heart attack, after 24 hours I'd be dead? Surely you don't just keep getting a painful chest and die? "

You can have heart attacks and not even know. You might think you've got a bit of trapped wind or pulled a muscle. Heart attack doesn't always end in death.

Heart attacks don't care what age you are either.

@Seetheweedsagain did they do a D-Dimer blood test to check for blood clots? If not, I'd strongly suggest going to OOH or A&E and request this.

Look at symptoms for 'pulled intercostal muscle'. Depending on where it is, it can feel much like this.

Do you have asthma OP? Sometimes I get a sharp pain in my chest a few hours before an asthma flare up. Hope you are ok

Is it in your shoulder blade too? Possibly gallstones. I get pain right between my breasts at bra band level that's crushing and very very painful when I have a gallstone attack.

However, crushing chest pain = a&e, every time.

MIL had a heart attack, on a Friday night. Chest pain, thought she'd pulled something. She waited till the GP opened on Monday morning before she called anyone, GP sent an ambulance.

Did d you get sorted @Seetheweedsagain ?

I’d want a more comprehensive cardiac assessment in an acute setting (hospital), not just be dismissed by a GP because of my age. Speaking as someone with experience of sudden cardiac arrests aged thirty-something.

It may not be a MI, but it may be cardiac. Or it may not.