Stabbing pain in my neck , breast and shoulder

[giddy1]

I've had it for a few hours now and I'm getting a bit anxious (which probably is making it worse)

Dh is away, autistic dd and 11 month old baby asleep in bed. I keep imagining something is going to happen to me overnight and no-one will be here to look after my girls.

Call NHS direct. Don't just sit there stewing.

does it hurt when you breath giddy... or when you move??

poor giddy,

what kind of pain, is it a stitch kind, a trapped nerve, do you feel it when you breathe in... if so maybe it's that between the ribs pain that feels awful but is absolutely nothing. Very common in women apparently... can't remember the name.

oh giddy, I can totally relate as I get a bit like this when my H works away. Can you try and calm down a little bit. Read a book or watch something or phone a friend and see if it goes off?

today i have been having a pain in my left arm and convincing myself I am going to have a heart attack in my sleep. i am sure for me it is pyschosymatic!

Thanks everyone, it is pretty constant and I am trying but failing to take my mind of it.
I don't know if you know what I mean but it feels like a cork screw slowly being turned . Its equal in the front and back from my neck to my breast and especially in my shoulder blade.
I have a tingly arm and cold hand . (who am I kidding when I say I am trying to take my mind off it)
It is similar but not as bad as a condition I had during pregnancy and straight after the birth of my baby. That was apparently completely pregnancy related though and I was given the all clear 8 weeks later.
I feel like I don't want to cause alarm to anyone if it going to go on its own or if I am concentrating too hard on it.
It probably is what ever that clever word was for all in my mind .
I am glad to feel like someone is hearing me though

I know this sounds really stupid but have you undone your bra? I sometimes get this and panic but then realise that the bra i'm wearing is a bit too tight and is underwired, as soon as I undo my bra the pain eases.

Ledodgyherring.. your so right... thats happened to me before too...

Poor you.

Is there any chance at all you could be pregnant?

ooh good grief Calista ...well I hope not although I would secretly love to be. Due now actually and don't think so.
The condition I had was due to pregnancy related heart murmur and tachicardia. I had to have morphine as the pain was so bad but I was an inpatient at the time so "in safe hands". I suppose this just feels a bit like it but no where near as severe.

ledodgyherring and rummum ...my bra was off hours ago. I agree they can make you hold your body all wrong when they are too tight. Thats a thought..I do need some new ones.

I ask because, without wanting to scare you, pains in your shoulder can be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy, which would need to be seen to as soon as possible.

How are you feeling now hon?

Thanks for that info calista. I had no idea.
I feel exactly the same. With a very deep constant sensation.

Perhaps it would be wise to do a test. My pill finished last thurs and I am awaiting my period There were two occasions where I had to take it during the day after I had forgotten the night befor.
My problem really is that I have no-one remotely close by to ask for help with the girls especially at night. My dh would not hesitate to come home if I was ill but my hope is that I will sleep and all will be well in the morning.

I don't suppose you've got any pg tests in the house? If it's still bearable, maybe wise to try and get some rest and take some painkillers, see how it goes.
You know nhs direct would prob tell you to go to a&e and get checked out, and tbh I feel inclined to tell you to get your dh to come home, at least so you can get a test, and have someone with you if you need them. The 'corkscrew' pain sounds really harsh, and you've got the previous history to take into account.
It's your call of course hon, but please do what you know is best. x

Thanks for your messages everyone.
I have phoned my dh who will come home (takes 4 hours)
feeling pretty sick so will go now and get some sleep.
lucky for me my girls have been really good tonight
Thanks again

how are you today giddy?

How are you today? that sounds scary. I worry about that happening in the night quite frequently as im a single parent. Cant wait for my kids to get older i can tell ya. Hope you're on the mend today. x

Thanks everyone.
I went to a+e last night and I was seen by a cardiologist and had an echogram? and blood test which showed I have some sort of "sticky blood syndrome" I think it is called Hughes Syndrome. I was given a drug to thin the blood to prevent pulmonary embolism.
Apparently the symptoms of thicker blood flow or tiny pulmonary embolisms (clots) cause sensations like angina or a heart attack.
I will be taking warfarin and daily aspirin.
I had all these same tests during my pregnancy and I was given a similar drug then but was told that my symptoms were because of the heart muscle pain due to a permanently racing heart rate and that was only "pregnancy related" I also had a "pregnancy related heart murmer"
I think I've been quite lucky to not get very poorly in the last 11 months since my dd's birth.
Calista , thanks for your help. I did the test and am not pregnant.

thanks for your kind thoughts everyone.
I am feeling completely back to normal now

giddy what a horrible time for you. I'm glad you know what's going on and have a plan of how to deal with it.

My Dad has been on Wharfarin ever since I can remember. Phlebitis runs in the family.

Take care.

How worrying for you, so glad you got the treatment you needed. Look after yourself. xxx

blimey what a worry.... glad it sorted now...

glad you went and they know what they are dealing with :)