Need help...

[Christine]

Hi, I am 31 years old and overweight but losing.  I have been diagonised with GERD, and an hiatal hernia.  The only thing is that I have chest pain with it.  I have a couple of ekgs abnormal but my stress test and echo was okay.  I was also told that I have costochondritis.  Does the above conditions cause your heart rate to go up and down, went to er and heart rate was 114, 82, 52, 77, 86,111ect?  I am just wondering if your stomach can cause your heart rate to flucuate like this thanks so much
I also have to go to the bathroom when I get chest pain, at times it "(the pain)is sharp sometimes dull, sometimes squeezing.  Into shoulder and back and left arm thanks again.

[Cheryl]

I need help I am having a really rough day. I have gerd and gastroparesis I suffer from constipation. The gerd is awful today I take 40 mg of prilosec and 150mg of axid a day plus I take emycin for the gastroparesis I have been on every medicine for the gastroparesis.My dr does not recommend surgery for me because of the gastroparesis. I also take synthroid, premarin I have some stomach medicine to take has needed. I take prescription laxatives.Today is bad nausea reflux like I am going to be sick.I dont no what else to do.I have no gallbladder.I am careful what I eat but today is a bad day.Do I just do liquids today or what I am miserable.  Thanks for any suggestion.    Cheryl

[pete]

At last...some people who seem to feel the same as me.  I have pain in my chest, down my left arm, get hot flushes and my my chest area goes red like a rash.  Has anyone else experienced this?  Ive had this for about 3 years now and been for all the heart tests which were all OK.  Got to go for a endoscopy soon.  The worst thing is not knowing what is wrong with me and I always fear the worst.  Reading all these comments has helped me greatly and I will read this every day now.  Good luck to you all and dont let this get you down!!

[pete]

At last...some people who seem to feel the same as me.  I have pain in my chest, down my left arm, get hot flushes and my my chest area goes red like a rash.  Has anyone else experienced this?  Ive had this for about 3 years now and been for all the heart tests which were all OK.  Got to go for a endoscopy soon.  The worst thing is not knowing what is wrong with me and I always fear the worst.  Reading all these comments has helped me greatly and I will read this every day now.  Good luck to you all and dont let this get you down!!

[patrick]

Wow, Finally I learn there are others that have experienced all these chest, shoulder, arm neck etc pains and are only being treated for reflux or similiar stomach problems. Pantolac, prepulsid, cimetidine have not provided constant relief for my mild reflux (doctors diganosis)even having taken them for about six months. Still get severe bouts of pains and look forward to sleeping as it is the only relief I can get from the pains some days. Had the same problem several years ago and after every test in the book for heart problems, utmost trust in my doctor and minimal doses of valium the problems went away and did not reappear until about eight months ago. Current treatments inability to get rid of the various pains has put so much additional stress on me (thinking it is my heart) that I am currently also bring treated for mild depression. Have been on Wellburtin for about two weeks and while too early to feel it is the be all/end all the bouts of pains appear to be receeding. Also reflux symptoms,if that is what started it all, are considerably less. Go figure, is all or some of it just in our heads or is there a connection? Look forward to your comments if you have had similiar additional problems and responce to treatment. As an aside early in this most recent bout my doctor had me try to quit smoking and prescribed Zyban, which is the same as wellburtin. While not successful in quiting I can recall that for the two or three week period that I was taking the Zyban the pain problem either went away or was substantuly less. Is there a connection with a good mind set and fewer pain problems?

[Gerd Sufferer NY]

Can Anyone relate or help.

I am 42.

I had my first episode when I came back from a business trip from the far East a year ago. I had tightness or a full felling in my chest and I panicked. I told my wife to take me to the Emergency Room because I thought I was having a Heart Attack.  The ER Cardioligist checked me out and said I had a normal EKG.  He suggested I might have gastro-intestinal problems and that I go to my regular physician.

I went to my doctor, he again gave me a EKG and listened to my heart and felt my pulse in my extremities - perfectly normal, but to play it safe sent me for a Myocardial Perfusion Treadmill test.  The results from the test showed a slight abnormality near the Apex of my heart after exercise - but returned to normal on the 2nd set of pictures.  Also, my treadmill test was - perfectly normal.

I was sent to a cardioligist who suggested I get an Angiogram to be absolutley sure - since I may have gotton a false positive on the Myocardial Perfusion Test.

Well the results of my Aniogram were normal - as a matter of fact the cardioligist said my artieries and heart were "perfect".  My pumping ration was also 69% - above average.

Since I was diagnosed with GERD (I have not had any Upper GI series or scopes to confirm this or Hietal Hernia yet), I have been getting symptons which include, gas, belshing preceded or followed by skipped or slightly irregular heart beats.  How can this be - my EKG was normal, QPF ratio great, angiogram and treadmill normal.  I would thing that if I had electrical problems or valve problems this would have been picked up in my prior visit (6 months ago).  My wife thinks I am a hypochondriac nut and am suffereing from anxiety attacks.  Could GERD or Hiatel Hernia actually irritate my Myocardial area and causing this??

[Gerd Sufferer NY]

Can Anyone relate or help.

I am 42.

I had my first episode when I came back from a business trip from the far East a year ago. I had tightness or a full felling in my chest and I panicked. I told my wife to take me to the Emergency Room because I thought I was having a Heart Attack.  The ER Cardioligist checked me out and said I had a normal EKG.  He suggested I might have gastro-intestinal problems and that I go to my regular physician.

I went to my doctor, he again gave me a EKG and listened to my heart and felt my pulse in my extremities - perfectly normal, but to play it safe sent me for a Myocardial Perfusion Treadmill test.  The results from the test showed a slight abnormality near the Apex of my heart after exercise - but returned to normal on the 2nd set of pictures.  Also, my treadmill test was - perfectly normal.

I was sent to a cardioligist who suggested I get an Angiogram to be absolutley sure - since I may have gotton a false positive on the Myocardial Perfusion Test.

Well the results of my Aniogram were normal - as a matter of fact the cardioligist said my artieries and heart were "perfect".  My pumping ration was also 69% - above average.

Since I was diagnosed with GERD (I have not had any Upper GI series or scopes to confirm this or Hietal Hernia yet), I have been getting symptons which include, gas, belshing preceded or followed by skipped or slightly irregular heart beats.  How can this be - my EKG was normal, QPF ratio great, angiogram and treadmill normal.  I would thing that if I had electrical problems or valve problems this would have been picked up in my prior visit (6 months ago).  My wife thinks I am a hypochondriac nut and am suffereing from anxiety attacks.  Could GERD or Hiatel Hernia actually irritate my Myocardial area and causing this??