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chest pain or neck pain
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chest pain or neck pain
by cameron, Nov 20, 1999 12:00AM
I am a 33 year old male. I have ashtma and after 15 years of smoking, I quit 6 months ago.
I recently had severe chest pain, shortness of breath and tingling and numbness in my left arm. At the hospital, I was told it could of been a slight heartattack. The EKG was "normal", except for the "extra heartbeat". The treadmill/stress test the next day, showed nothing wrong, except the "extra heartbeat". Both Drs. said I should get it taken care of right away. My regular Dr. is not worried about the "extra heartbeat", however, he order a MRI on my neck, to find the source of the chest pain. I don't understand the extra beat and what my neck has to do with my chest pain.
The dr did ask me about neck stiffness and headaches, which I do have.
I recently had severe chest pain, shortness of breath and tingling and numbness in my left arm. At the hospital, I was told it could of been a slight heartattack. The EKG was "normal", except for the "extra heartbeat". The treadmill/stress test the next day, showed nothing wrong, except the "extra heartbeat". Both Drs. said I should get it taken care of right away. My regular Dr. is not worried about the "extra heartbeat", however, he order a MRI on my neck, to find the source of the chest pain. I don't understand the extra beat and what my neck has to do with my chest pain.
The dr did ask me about neck stiffness and headaches, which I do have.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF CARDIO MD JMF, Nov 22, 1999 12:00AM
this may have been viral pericarditis which is an inflammation of the lining of the heart and can feel like a dagger through your chest. It is often confused with heart attack. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatories are the drug of choice and your symptoms should resolve. You should however have this followed to make sure that this does not recur.
REcurrences are rare but may happen.