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chest / esophogus/stomach disorder
I'm a 45 yr old male,whos suffering from chronic stomach/esphogus
problems, over 15 yrs, can't get a clear diagonosis,it started in the 80's when I got a virus/fever. I began having short bursts of pain in chest followed by the feeling of my heart skipping a beat these continued about every 30 secs for a couple of days, then stopped.6-7 yrs pasted without incident, then I woke one night with severe headache/fever I was taken to ER where I was xrayed & diagonosed with a severe sinus infection,then sent home,bursts of pain & skipping heartbeat returned, frightened & ill I went back to ER & was admitted.the ER EKG showed an abnormality. I have had other EKGS that were normal. I have had the following tests, 3 endoscopys, CAT scan chest/abdomin,MRI of head,2 acid tests on stomach, the only thing found was a small hiatel hernia,echocardiagram treadmill showed no blockages, I was told by several Drs. that I have severe acid reflux (note no erosions found on scopes)the esphogus had some inflammation, Iam taking Nexium but it has not stopped the pains. Does anyone know what these symptoms are? OR has any Dr. heard of these symptoms
problems, over 15 yrs, can't get a clear diagonosis,it started in the 80's when I got a virus/fever. I began having short bursts of pain in chest followed by the feeling of my heart skipping a beat these continued about every 30 secs for a couple of days, then stopped.6-7 yrs pasted without incident, then I woke one night with severe headache/fever I was taken to ER where I was xrayed & diagonosed with a severe sinus infection,then sent home,bursts of pain & skipping heartbeat returned, frightened & ill I went back to ER & was admitted.the ER EKG showed an abnormality. I have had other EKGS that were normal. I have had the following tests, 3 endoscopys, CAT scan chest/abdomin,MRI of head,2 acid tests on stomach, the only thing found was a small hiatel hernia,echocardiagram treadmill showed no blockages, I was told by several Drs. that I have severe acid reflux (note no erosions found on scopes)the esphogus had some inflammation, Iam taking Nexium but it has not stopped the pains. Does anyone know what these symptoms are? OR has any Dr. heard of these symptoms
I ran accross your comments regarding your stomach problems. I recently have been dignosed with "Nutcracker Esophogus". From what I can tell it is pressure that builds up within the esophogus and creates pain in the chest - much like a heart attack. I am now on protonix for the acid, sucralfate for the stomach and metoclopramide for the muscles of the stomach. As long as I take my meds I have no pain. I did notice that taking lipitor makes this condition much worse. Hope this helps you.
The reports from the hospital was multipule PVC'S, and he was concerned because I also had a fever. I do have borderline high blood pressure, I am taking Verapaxil. A specialist said my esphogus has some inflammation & the pains may be spasms. The reason I don't think it is anxiety is because it happens when I am in a calm state, ie: going to sleep.It happens more when I am lying on my left side or bending over. I have been reading about the Thymus gland, it appears to be in the same place in my chest as the pains. I wonder if this gland could be causing my problems?
One thing that comes to mind is anxiety disorder and panic attacks. I know, probably not what you wanted to hear, but often bursts of chest pain and palpitations (skipped beats) will be caused by anxiety. It seems as though your EKGs and stress test are normal during these episodes, which also tends to point more towards anxiety than cardiac problems. Have you been diagnosed with high blood pressure?
Taking Nexium to help with your GERD may or may not help your chest pains, but it certainly can't hurt. The doctor will want to try to eliminate as many things as you can that might be causing your chest pain. Some common things to think about include GERD, anxiety/panic disorder, costochondritis (inflammation in the joints where the ribs attach to your sternum...not very likely), or angina (chest pain that may predict a heart attack...however, not likely if your stress test is normal).
If you don't mind, you did say one of your EKGs was abnormal...what exactly was abnormal about it?
Taking Nexium to help with your GERD may or may not help your chest pains, but it certainly can't hurt. The doctor will want to try to eliminate as many things as you can that might be causing your chest pain. Some common things to think about include GERD, anxiety/panic disorder, costochondritis (inflammation in the joints where the ribs attach to your sternum...not very likely), or angina (chest pain that may predict a heart attack...however, not likely if your stress test is normal).
If you don't mind, you did say one of your EKGs was abnormal...what exactly was abnormal about it?
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