middle back pain and chest pain

[valashu]

ok were to start well i get middle back pain between the sholder blades and i get alot of tension in that area,i am a wee bit over weight and it only shows in my stomach area "potbelly",i also feel it in my lower chest,in the bottom rips both sides, and the centre,by the end of the day i start to get a burning feeling there,in the day i get the back pain and chest aches of and on a ,if i take some baking soda mid morning it relives the back and chest pain,i all so have a anxiety disorder

[vern999]

I had all the symptoms listed here--felt like a fist lodged between my shoulder blades, chest pains, migraines, pressure pushing down on my neck, etc. Went to ER. Did all the tests. All negative. A friend suggested I see a chiropractor. As soon as I described my symptoms he knew it was a neck issue. Took xrays. Found that the normal curvature of my neck was reversed. Sent me for MRI. It turned out I had 3 ruptured cervical discs, C-4,5,6. He started me on traction 2x week and adjustments to the neck. It took 4-6 months but it did get better and I did not have surgery! That was 3 years ago. It will never heal completely. I have to be careful what I lift, and fast movements of my neck, that sort of thing. I just had a flare-up 2 days ago where I felt the chest pains and fist in between the shoulder blades again. Again I thought I was having heart issues. Saw my chiro yesterday. He did an adjustment and the pains are gone again. He told me he sees 2-3 people a week with chest pains they think are heart related but end up being spinal. If everything else has been ruled out for your heart, do a consult with a chiro and check that avenue. It turned out to be my problem. Good luck to all.

[mackie18]

I just started to get a pain in my chest and it travels to the middle of my back.  I don't seem to have a problem breathing but I can't seem to sit up 100% without it aching more.  The pain feels like i'm getting the biggest bear hug ever and my ribs and back are in a vice.  The pain then seems to move to my left shoulder.  I don't believe it is stress related because I'm not going through a stress time I think.  I feel better in a couple hours after walking it off, but it scares me when it just comes back out of the blue.  I feel like its caused because I can be considered out of shape, but I'm nervous to work out and do more damage.  Any Ideas.

[Godlovesyoutoo]

I feel the same way middle back pain then it goes to my chest , My dad has suffer from anxiety in the past so he told me I was suffering from anxiety attacks he told me to take deep breaths from my nose only!! and to keep my mouth closed it actually works it helps me relax . also lets remember that we have anxiety so that makes our muscle very tense . I had attacks for months and honestly God has been my peace my bible and lots of prayer has gave me back my peace Jesus is ALWAYS in control if u believe in him he will never let you loose your self many of you might feel like this is not for you but as a person so has had anxiety attacks to the point were I felt i was going mad the only I could do at that point is go in my walk in closet and get in my knees and scream my prayer to God . I wanted to make sure he heard me  and he did get made me hole again when I feel this pressure in my back it just reminds me of how I never want to go back to that . Friends believe me when I say God loves you even when your mind is in total doubt be patient remember you love with your heart and trust him with your heart  not your mind and pray I know you will be heel ... GOB BLESS YOU

[Amycole]

Ive been struggling with my breathing recently and its giving me aching pains in my back i am a bit of a over worried person i have had blood tests ecg but they came back fine do you think its anxiety i have been told that it is that but the same doctor mis-diagnosed my nan saying she had a bad back when she really had cancer by that time it was too late :( please help

[chey801]

this is a new thing with me im a sufferer of anxiety and every week i have a new symptom but i think this has to be the worse by far the pain is so bad  i ended up in the hospital and they did loads of blood tests an ECG and a chest xray but everything was normal i did not mention that i suffered from anxiety because i really didnt think that it had anything to do with it, when i came home from the hospital i took a real bad panic attack because the pain got that bad so i took a xanax i havent taken one in a year and with in a few seconds the pain was gone so im real confused about this pain because to me it feels like trapped wind i hope some day there will be a real cure for anxiety and panic attacks because i think its one of the worse illness good luck to all you suffers out the and god bless

[MAC909]

I went into the hospital in January. I had been on a drinking binge weekend and ate many fatty foods through out. When I returned home I felt chest discomfort for 2 days. On the third day I went to the hospital. The nurse performing the EKG on me kept having a hard time taping the wires on me and she finaly did. She runs the test starts to panic and runs to get a doctor. The doctor shows up looks at the reading and tells me you are having a heart attack! I start to tremble in fear and litteraly start preparing for death in my mind. They take me to the cardiologist he asks me about family history and what had brought me to the hospital runs another EKG and the reading comes out fine. Runs another EKG and the reading comes out fine again. By this time I was already prept for and angiogram. They take a look at my heat run their tests and tell me my heart is clean. Three days latter after having me under observation the cardiologist comes in to let me know I can go home. I ask him "did I have a heart attack or what is it that happened?" He answers no you did not have a heart attack and tells me I have high cholesterol and that I should consider leaving alcohol behind. I tell him I think I suffer from anxiety but he dismisses it by telling me all I have to do is relax. I get out of the hospital and for the next 3 months I eat health no salt and not alcohol. But still the chest pains and back pains the same feelings of a heart attack. I lost 40 pounds and still I kept feeling this. I went to the local clinic and spoke to a doctor about my symptoms and she said that my cholesterol was normal and that there was no better proof that there was nothing wrong with my heart than an angiogram. She tells me I could run an EKG if it will give you peace of mind but you don't need it. I ask here to run the EKG any way the results are fine nothing is wrong she tells me. She perscribes 1/2 a miligram of lorazepam for anxiety. At the first I would not take them as here words calmed me down. But a month later the symptoms returned and I slowly started taking them as I was afraid of taking them. They have helped but still to this day the pains on my back and chest and arm come and go and at times the fear of having a heart attack completely take over. I do admit that sometimes very rarely I eat something I shouldnt and have some drinks occasionaly but nothing significant. And when I do the fear of a heart attack the next day is exrteme. Sometimes I want to go to the doctor yet again but it is expensive and they will probably tell me the same thing or scare the life out of me again and then tell me nothing happened. Any advise as to how to calm down and get rid of these pains in my chest and back and arm would be greatly appreciated. thanks for listening
MAC909