Diagnosis Interpretation

About a month ago I was admitted to the hospital with chest pains which were later diagnosed as pleurisy.  Although initial tests (EKG) indicated that the pain was not caused by the heart, I was admitted to undergo further tests.  Before I left the hospital, I had undergone a CT scan of the lungs, a nuclear stress test and an angiogram.  The CT scan was ok.  The stress test diagnosis stated:  

[Cleveland Clinic]

al,

thanks for the post.

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[akmiked]

I am sorry to be off topic.  I have tried for months and been unable to post a question.  What time of the day should I try?  I live in Alaska and the time is 4 hours eairler than eastern daylight time.  Any ideas????

[noreaster]

The best time to post is between 8-10 am eastern time.

[nymomof5]

i just posted a question last week.  it was 8am eastern time.
try starting at 8am on the dot then try 9 am and i posted a question about 3 months ago at 10am eastern time. hope it helps and good luck posting a question!

[nymomof5]

i just posted a question last week.  it was 8am eastern time.
try starting at 8am on the dot then try 9 am and i posted a question about 3 months ago at 10am eastern time. hope it helps and good luck posting a question!

[JANE10]

Anyone out there ever experience chest pain under the left breast that lasts for several hours to days?  I'm a 30yr old female with no previous health problems...was diagnosed with mvp but no major symptoms.  I've had this pain for almost 15 years that comes and goes 1-2 times a year.  Recently it's been coming more frequently and I become paralyzed with pain that never moves, radiates or changes positions.  It's always above the top rib under my breast.  I can't move or turn...just lay in bed on my back until it goes away.  It's getting really frustrating b/c I've seen the best of doctors over the years who can't find a thing wrong with any test (except the mvp but was told mvp wouldn't cause this kind of pain).  I'm beginning to doubt what I'm really feeling.  All I know is that it is excruciating pain and it's definitely altering my life.  I'm scared to exercise anymore...I'm tired of popping pain pills and xanax to calm my nerves...I want to have children and am afraid that I won't be able to with all the meds I have to take to get me through.
Any suggestions or comments?  I can't seem to get in to post a medical question in the central time zone.

[hankstar]

Hi,

   Do search on costochondritis or " benign chest wall pain" , also precordial catch syndrome might explain some of your symptoms. I am not a doctor, but I do suffer anklosing spondylitis and suffer costochondritis secondary to this condition.Your symptoms sound similiar to what I experience, having it for 15 years without a major event , one would doubt it is cardiac related. You might have an underlying connective tisssue disease, epsecially if you have "spot pains"(trigger points) areas over your body that the pain is intense when pressure is applied to the area no bigger than the size a quarter( consistent symptoms also accompany fibromyalgia syndromes. You might also find yourself suffering from chronic fatigue at times. These are just some suggestions, it took nearly 10 yaers for my condition to be properly diagnosed.

P.S. try posting between 6 central and 10 central a.m. the window of opportunity is only for about 5 minutes, you basically have keep clicking on  post a question every 2 minutes sometimes to get lucky!!

Good luck.

[JANE10]

Thank you so much for responding.  I hated to interrupt the previous question at hand but I'm really frustrated and have been trying for months to post a question to the doctor.  
I will definitely check into what you mentioned.  Throughout my many visits to the doctors offices and emergency rooms, I keep being told that no one else suffers these same symptoms and they make me feel like it's in my head.  I can't imagine why I have to live with this kind of pain that sneaks up completely un-expectedly without warning but always with intense, crippling pain.  I don't want to live with this anymore...there's got to be someone who can help or has heard of this happening to someone else.  I know that others feel some sort of sharp sensation that sometimes takes their breath away but mine does not go away with another breath...it will linger and like I said, keep me in bed paralyzed until it goes away the next day or longer.    

[hankstar]

mine keeps in bed for usually a day or 2 also ,but can come and go for weeks , like i said it took 10 years for a proper diagnosis on myself. Good luck and don't give up or give in!