Undiagnosed chest and left hand symptoms

[ajay_iitr]

I am 26 year old male. Perfectly healthy, doing regular exercises, non smoker, non alcoholic. I am suffering from very peculiar type of syptoms for last 05 years which has not been diagnosed. My syptoms are as following-

1. Chest (left side) heavyness, tightness, feeble burning sensation and  mostly general discomfort ( with no pain as such)
2. A permanenet feeling of stretchness in my left hand ( tend to close)

3. Occassional anxiety symptoms.

These symptoms are pesistatnt for about 05 years now. It started with a dizziness and mild increase in blood pressure, 05 years ago. My B.P. is sometimes on highier side ( around 145/100). But symptoms persist even with normal B.P. under medication. Presently I am taking 10 mg nebivolol for B.P. I am also suffering from Avascular necrosis of left femoral head but doctors say there is no relation to this.

I have udergone following diagnostic tests -

1. Chest X-Rays almost every year in early 04 years.
2. Echo, ECG, Stress test (TMT), engiography
3. All Blood, cholestrol, urin tests
All the tests are normal. Some doctors say it is a musculor problem, some say its just anxienty and mild hypertension which is causing this, some say it could be related to minor spondalytis changes. But no one is quite sure what it is exactly. Most of the doctors say forget it as there is nothing life threatening.

But I am quite worried about my condition. And worry become severe when symptoms are intense. Due to this I am not able to concentrate on my studies ( Preparing for competitive exams) neither I am able to live normal life. I am always thinking about it and worried.

Kindly  help me about what should I do. I will be highly thankful

[SassyLassie]

Yes, they can be persistent for many years. In fact, it is not uncommon for many folks to have them off and on throughout their lifetime. There is a book called "Hope and Help for your nerves" by Dr. Claire Weekes, it is excellent, I believe you can still buy it on-line through amazon or borders books. It has sure been a big help to me. I have suffered with anxiety since I was in my 20's.

[ajay_iitr]

Thank you very much for your kind response. Can anxienty symptoms be almost constant & persistant  for more than 05 years ?

[SassyLassie]

It appears that you have had a lot of tests, and since they are normal, your problems could very well be anxiety/stress related. Anxiety can cause all kinds of symptoms and discomfort. I am going to post a link to our anxiety forum, maybe they will be able to help, they are very knowledgeable and reading their posts can be helpful as well. http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Anxiety/show/71
I think I would also get a second opinion, although it appears you have seen many doctors already.

Since you have been checked so much and nothing seems to help. I would like to suggest a visit to the chiropractor. If you have any vertebrae out of alignment, they can pinch certain nerves and cause the pain you have mentioned, they sure do help me.