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Chest pressure for 9 months

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mollymoo88 · 22/06/2020 21:44

Hi all,

I’m going to do my best to cut a long story short.

9 months ago I began getting extreme chest pain. I genuinely believed I was having a heart attack, turned out I wasn’t. I have been in and out of hospital on numerous occasions to no avail. I have had bloods done and an ultrasound last November and told no gallstones apparently. I have had an endoscopy which has revealed a loose hiatus but no hernia seen. Doctor has noted talks fast heart rate and I’m currently on beta blockers and waiting to see a cardiologist because of COVID.

Now down to the description of the pain. Tonight for example, I ate chicken and chips ( yes fatty, greasy takeaway) and BOOM my chest feels like a horse is sitting on it and it’s been squeezed. Now this doesn’t happen all the time when I eat fatty food which confuses me more. So the pain, pressure, squeezing and I’ve had right shoulder blade pain alongside right rib cage pain all these months.

I am so at the end of my tether with it all. It has taken over my life. Before this I was a healthy 31 year old who runs half marathons. I take a beta blocker tablet, anti acid tablet and IBS tablet every morning and still I get this pain. It may sound dramatic but I envision just ripping my chest out with my bare hands at times. I really don’t know how much more I can take.

Any advice, help would be appreciated.

OP posts:
mollymoo88 · 22/06/2020 21:50

Malai, I have to seep sort of on my front with my duvet between the pair I own up top with one leg cocked up. Yes, what an image!

OP posts:
jalopy · 23/06/2020 06:45

Still sounds like gallstones to me. Can you possibly have 'sludge' causing intermittent blockages rather than stones? It was in my case.

Bluemoooon · 23/06/2020 07:15

I get a stabbing pain in my lower left ribs. Maybe heartburn or something, but it did improve, coincidentally, with exercises I do to improve my posture. I have a mild scoliosis and possibly my poor posture was to do with it. Got the exercises off youtube.

wineandsunshine · 23/06/2020 22:29

Diet? Can you keep a food diary?
Stress? Are you exercising still?

IHaveNoHair · 24/06/2020 11:22

I have this chest pressure. Its part of my IBS and milk really sets it off. Its my oesophagus contracting, spasming. I have been doing ok with cutting out anything containing milk and have been on Ranitidine but now that has been discontinued so am suffering again

LordOftheRingz · 24/06/2020 21:37

I have a hernia, and you have to stop eating greasy crap, there is no other way. Change your diet or keep having issues.

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