pain and buning above and under the left colar bone,down the left side of chest

[mikewaterfall]

hi

Pain and burning starts up the left collar bone going down under the collar bone goin down the chest, like a muscle burning pain, constantly, painkillers dont give any relief, has been just over 3 months now

these are symptoms of a female friend, shes is her 50's, doesnt have diabetes not overweight, she is a house wife,
does suffer from asthma and takes a purple inhaler for a many years unsure what its called.

she has had her heart checked a few times as when the burning and pain had gotten bad, drs suspected it being the heart, but everyhting turns out fine, she has been called in to the hospital to get another test where she will run on a running machine so they can test her heart in a few days.

what could this be possibly if its not her heart?

she has tried all kinds, gels fo for the pain, different painkillers, even antibiotic as some drs suspected check infection.

could it be a vein which is inflamed that goes from her upper left chest (not center) past,under her colar bone and alittle higher up near the neck?

any suggestions advice on this?

would be great
thank you

[mikewaterfall]

Hi

no she has not had an imaging of the neck, she has been having alot of breathing problems, probably sue to her asthma, she has more problems when she lays down.e
She has had chest xrays and heart checkups, found nothing, after strong painkillers, gels she has been given anti depressants, which she does not suffer from.

she's constantly getting burning, tight pains there, Any ideas what it could be?
what are the possible tests she could do?

thankyou

[SageRave]

Has your friend had any medical imaging of her neck?

[sandee1818]

Hi,
   I am sorry for the late response. They will be doing a stress test so they may suspect that this may be a factor in her diagnosis. Panic attacks have been known to cause pain in this area also.
She may need to have more test to find the actual problem.
It does seem as if she has some good doctors so that is great that they are looking to find the problem and not just sweeping it under the rug so to speak.
Please let us know how her test goes.
Ask her to join our community. Support is very important and she is lucky to have such a kind and caring friend looking out for her:)