Chest discomfort

[SparkyAZ]

Four weeks ago, while playing tennis, I could feel something change as I charged the net and swung. At first I thought I was winded and felt a burning in the chest.

The next day I had a tightness in the chest that was a dull pain. It felt like what I thought would be the start of a heart attack. I also had a tingling in the back of each arm.

Since that day, whenever I exert myself, the pain comes back. I passed a stess test and ekg last year, so I don't think it is the heart.

I think it is a strained pectoral muscle. Can anyone identify with this. Is there something I can do for a quicker recovery?

Any help is appreciated.

[ozzinated]

I actually had the exact same thing happen to me. I got the burning pain and i pushed through that then came like a blinding sharp pain which felt like a heart attack and the burning arms. I got the EKG done as well as blood tests and everything. They came up with normal results, absolutely nothing wrong with me. My dr. said that it was most likely a panic attack, so I took some time off from my excercises, relaxed and I have been fine ever since. So I don't really have any true answer for you because I never got one myself... but you are not alone. I hope everything works out for you!!!