Pain in center left of chest

[Michaelccc]

Does anyone know what this is. woke up this afternoon. Pain in the center left of chest. it is not constant. it lasts a second. like stab. stop . stab . stop. stab stop.   happens like 3 times. lasts a second each. then gone. then few minutes later happens again. it seems to happen with a deep breath or a belch perhaps. does this sound cardiac in nature?

[johanni]

Michael please trust your doctors when they advise your heart is fine.To keep posting in this forum regarding your so called heart issues will only exacerbate your anxiety which is what may be your real issue.My father and uncles both suffered major heart attacks all related to SMOKING.My dad survived after a stent and 15 yrs later he is doing well at 79yrs old.He HAS a heart issue but he doesnt let it get to him.You dont have one and your still worried.This is not intended as an insult as anxiety can in itself be a major problem.Get off this heart health obsession because it may lead to more and more severe forms of anxiety.This will only make your situation worse.The mind-body relationship is enormous with people making themselves sick worrying And in the long run may create heart issues for you.And please stop smoking!

[deedle1976]

It's called 'referred pain' when you feel the pain somewhere other than the source of the pain. Check out this link for an explanation of how stomach problems can cause pain in shoulder.
http://anatomynotes.blogspot.com/2006/10/referred-pain.html

[Michaelccc]

no i've got an appointment for endo. thanks about quitting smoking. i'm almost there down to like 5 cigs a day from about 30 a day. that is so weird i still don't understand how the stomach can make cardiac symtoms like pains in shoulders by armits and sometimes down the arms. i can see why cardio would make those symptoms but why the stomach. weird

[Michaelccc]

wow it sounds very complicated. do you think there is any chance of homeopathic remedies that can help reverse it? any idea what caused it to begin with ? you really need to get checked up. forget the $$ . its your health

[LLWB]

No, I didn't have a hiatal hernia.They knew I had acid reflux, just kept trying to treat it with medication. They tried every medication they had available, just nothing worked. And yes it can feel like heart problems. Chest pain, arm pain, etc. My reflux was so bad the valve between my esophagus and stomach was totally open. Tried all the things like raising head of bed on blocks, sleeping propped up on pillows, etc. To rebuild the valve, they pull up your stomach and wrap it around your esophagus, creating a tight seal to stop the acid from going into my esophagus. It had already started to errod. Supossed to have an endoscopy every year to check to see if there are any changes to the cells. It had already had some pre-cancerous changes. Unfortunately I haven't had that done since the surgery. I know, dumb me, but it is a procedure that costs around $2,000., and I can't afford it. And yes, the not being able to vomit is dangerous. I had a discectomy and neck fusion in June, and they injected morphine for pain after surgery. I started retching so badly in about 2 minutes, they had to keep injecting me with anti-vomiting stuff all the rest of day, and spent night in hospital. They were worried about me rupturing the fusion they had just done. For a year after the stomach surgery I kept anti-emetics on hand to prevent voimiting. It can rupture the new valve. I still keep stuff on hand. When I try to vomit, sometimes it feels like I'm going to rupture my stomcah. It has happened to other people. Necessitating another stomach surgery. Mine was called a Laparascopin Nessan Fundiplication. It's not fun. You need to see a gastro-enterologist. Good luck. Treatment is important, as GERD can lead to other issues.

[Michaelccc]

did you have just GERD or hiatal hernia too? did it give you cardiac symptoms as some people describe? pvcs? why can't you vomit? isnt that dangerous? i mean if you get food poisoning or flu and can't vomit? what happens then? why did it take so long to diagnose? sounds like me a little bit.