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by Hope, Aug 15, 1999 12:00AM
I will try to make this as short as possible.
Last year about a week before thanksgivng while shopping with my mom I started to have chest pains and within 2 minutes I became very lighheaded and almost lost consciousness, I sat down and the pain became more intense and I felt as though I couldnt breath the pain seemed go into my shoulder and neck almost seemed like a giant cramp. I seriously thought I was dying the pain lasted all the way home, my mom couldnt get my to go to the hospital, at home I just went to bed and stayed there for 5 days I finally started to feel a better, with slight discomfort.
Then christmas morning I woke up and had chest pains and felt dizzy but no were near as bad as the previous time, but this time I got scared and let my mom take me to the hospital, there they said I had a pneumothorax, which explained my pain b
Last year about a week before thanksgivng while shopping with my mom I started to have chest pains and within 2 minutes I became very lighheaded and almost lost consciousness, I sat down and the pain became more intense and I felt as though I couldnt breath the pain seemed go into my shoulder and neck almost seemed like a giant cramp. I seriously thought I was dying the pain lasted all the way home, my mom couldnt get my to go to the hospital, at home I just went to bed and stayed there for 5 days I finally started to feel a better, with slight discomfort.
Then christmas morning I woke up and had chest pains and felt dizzy but no were near as bad as the previous time, but this time I got scared and let my mom take me to the hospital, there they said I had a pneumothorax, which explained my pain b
Doctor's Answer
by CCF CARDIO MD - DLB, Aug 16, 1999 12:00AM
Dear Hope
Your letter appears truncated. From what I gather, you have had recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax. An evaluation by a pulmonologist (a lung doctor) would be a good idea. A pneumothorax can cause ecg abnormalities, if that was your question.
I hope this has been useful. I wish you the best of luck. Feel free to write back.
Information provided here is for general purposes only. Specific questions should be addressed to your own doctor. If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your cardiac problem.
Your letter appears truncated. From what I gather, you have had recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax. An evaluation by a pulmonologist (a lung doctor) would be a good idea. A pneumothorax can cause ecg abnormalities, if that was your question.
I hope this has been useful. I wish you the best of luck. Feel free to write back.
Information provided here is for general purposes only. Specific questions should be addressed to your own doctor. If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your cardiac problem.
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