Re: Is it Angina or Costochondritis

Posted By **** on November 17, 1998 at 00:04:00:

In Reply to: Is it Angina or Costochondritis posted by Wally on November 06, 1998 at 18:31:24:







Wally:
I went to the emergency ward today with what I thought was angina and possible the onslaught of a heart attack.  I was disagnosed to have costochrondritis in a matter of one hour.  My question what type of ER personnel were dealing with your pain and why did they not diagnose your problem.  In other words why did you have to go to the cardiogist and the internal medicine doctor to get a proper diagnosis?  Maybe I went to particularly good ER facility.  If that is true I should be writing a letter commending them on their prompt diagnosis.  They took blood samples, chest x-rays, heart monitoring for an hour, and a review of my recent health history.  It is great that you can go immediately to the Net and get such matters discussed after you return home from ER.
I am sorry to hear that you may have a difficult to treat form of the CC.

Regards,
****