Numbness / tingling in right arm - A&E?

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DP had sudden chest pain at 1pm and ever since he has had numbness and tingling in his right arm. The chest pain subsided fairly quickly.

He feels completely fine apart from this, but the tingling isn't shifting. Does this warrant a trip to a&e?! He thinks not because he's fine otherwise but I'm not so sure.

Hopeful bump...

Yes immediately!! It could be heart issues. Go now don’t wait.

Call 111.

A very much loved colleague dropped dead on us last year and ignored his warning signs. Don’t let it be your dp!

Absolutely! Typical signs of a heart attack.

Go to A&E

I'd minimum call 111 but think an A&E trio would be totally justified. Whatever you do, definitely get us checked ASAP!

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I would defo go to a & e for that. My father had symptoms like that a while ago & didn't go to a & e. Luckily he was fine but the GP gave him a bit of a lecture for not seeking urgent help at the time it happened & for waiting until the next day. Hope everything is ok OP.

Well? You ok?

Yes! Straight to a & e

Not 111. 999! Chest pain with numbness and tingling down the Arm is an emergency.

I hope you have gone and he is ok OP.

These symptoms are for A&E, not 111.

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Definitely take him to A&E, they will do an ECG and take bloods to check his Cardiac Enzymes. Get him in ASAP

Thanks all. He's at a&e, sorry for slow reply. He's had to go alone as DS is in bed. Really hoping it's nothing.

How did your dh get on??

@Flossie44 he's still over there at the moment. Blood pressure and ECG were ok, they're just waiting on bloods. His arm is still numb though! They've mentioned it could be something to do with a nerve but that doesn't seem to explain why the numbness started suddenly after chest pain IYSWIM?

Arm pain with heart problems is generally the left arm. The tingling of the arm sounds like compression of a nerve possibly in the neck area.

Tingling of the right arm that is ....

Glad he’s at hospital

I hope he is doing ok today.