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Pain in center left of chest
Does anyone know what this is. woke up this afternoon. Pain in the center left of chest. it is not constant. it lasts a second. like stab. stop . stab . stop. stab stop. happens like 3 times. lasts a second each. then gone. then few minutes later happens again. it seems to happen with a deep breath or a belch perhaps. does this sound cardiac in nature?
I had GERD. It was found after extensive testing. Putting a naso-gastric tube down your nose into your stomach and wearing a monitor for 24hrs. Then going back and having it removed. It measures the level of acid in your stomach and up into your esophagus. Not a very pleasant procedure, either going down or coming up. But very important one. I had suffered for over 5 years. Taken all of the anti-acid medications, and got to the point where nothing worked. I had the surgery performed. They go in and wrap the upper end of your stomach around your esophagus, forming a new valve. No more heartburn.Never in over 7 years...but...I also can NOT vomit. Not at all, once, even with flue, stomach upsets, medication reaction to morphine, etc. The surgeon who performed my surgey is the one who pionered the technique, sorry, can't remember his name. Stomach acid can errod your esophagus and cause esophageal cancer, so this is something you will want to pursue further. Good luck.
no i understand hiatel hernia is not that serious. it definetly does not feel good though. i'm going to check out the gastro forum in search of natural remedies before i turn to conventional medicine. hopefully someone has some ideas there on how to get rid of it. now this was an answer . you basically told me that hiatel hernia is not serious which i already knew but it was still an answer to the concern. thank you. yes asking and questioning is a sign of inteligence . not listening to and not agreeing with supposed "answers" is also a sign of inteligence. an answer would be to aknoledge the question at hand and talk about the subject that was brought up. saying "its all in your head and its all anxiety" is NOT an answer . It is patrionizing and does not aknoledge the concern that a person may have. especially when that concern is legitimate. If a person agrees to such answers and sees it as a good answer then that would make the person asking the question very untinteligent. now again thank you for letting me know about hiatal hernias and their lack of real seriousness.
Asking questions is only a sign of intelligence IF YOU LISTEN TO THE ANSWERS.
Which you don't.
Btw, IF you have a hiatal hernia, I am sorry to tell you that it is not serious. I'm betting that you will make it a big deal though.
Which you don't.
Btw, IF you have a hiatal hernia, I am sorry to tell you that it is not serious. I'm betting that you will make it a big deal though.
My Dear Boy, anxiety is a real issue and not just something that is in a person's head. You really need to get educated yourseld on what is going on.
Anxiety comes from an oversensitive sympathetic and/or parasympathetic nervous system which gets triggered to a particular cue/cues or at times spontaneously. The 13 most common physical symptoms are 1)pounding or accelerated heart rate, 2) increased sweaing, 3)trembling or shaking, 4)shortness of breath, 5)choking sensation, 6)chest pain or discomfort, 7)nausea or abdominal distress, 8)feeling dizzy, lightheaded or faint, 9)derealization or depersonalization 10)fear of losing control or going crazy, 11)fear of dying, 123)numbness or tingling sensation, 13) chills or hot flashes.
80% of people with anxiety report problems with gastrointestinal issues such as diarrhea, constipation, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers, heartburn, GERDS, etc. That does not mean that everyone with gastrointestinal issues have anxiety, but 80% of people with anxiety issues have gastrointestinal problems.
Deal with your anxiety in a constructive way (ie. get some help/counseling/biofeedback training/etc) and some of your other issues MIGHT improve. Until you have an endoscopy or drink some wonderful barium during an upper GI series, you won't know if you really have a haital hernia. I know because I just went through the wonderful testing. My doctor was SURE I had a haital hernia as a result of my gallbladder surgery last year. Guess what? NO HERNIA! Some GERDS, but no hernia.
I decided on my own that my anxiety is triggering again and instead of whining about it, mistrusting my doctor, and insisting that they are incompetently misdiagnosising me, I am going back to my biofeedback training. I am not crazy, I am not ashamed and my symptoms are NOT ALL IN MY HEAD. They are real and uncomfortable symptoms but I KNOW what is going on and I am going to deal with it in my way. I need to get my autonamic nervous system settled down and I am going to do just that. It may take some time but I am not going to be crippled by it.
You, Micheal, have a lot to learn! In a way, I hope it is a hernia for you because if that is not it, I'm not sure that you can deal with it constructively. I think that you will jump right back into the heart issue.
Anxiety comes from an oversensitive sympathetic and/or parasympathetic nervous system which gets triggered to a particular cue/cues or at times spontaneously. The 13 most common physical symptoms are 1)pounding or accelerated heart rate, 2) increased sweaing, 3)trembling or shaking, 4)shortness of breath, 5)choking sensation, 6)chest pain or discomfort, 7)nausea or abdominal distress, 8)feeling dizzy, lightheaded or faint, 9)derealization or depersonalization 10)fear of losing control or going crazy, 11)fear of dying, 123)numbness or tingling sensation, 13) chills or hot flashes.
80% of people with anxiety report problems with gastrointestinal issues such as diarrhea, constipation, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers, heartburn, GERDS, etc. That does not mean that everyone with gastrointestinal issues have anxiety, but 80% of people with anxiety issues have gastrointestinal problems.
Deal with your anxiety in a constructive way (ie. get some help/counseling/biofeedback training/etc) and some of your other issues MIGHT improve. Until you have an endoscopy or drink some wonderful barium during an upper GI series, you won't know if you really have a haital hernia. I know because I just went through the wonderful testing. My doctor was SURE I had a haital hernia as a result of my gallbladder surgery last year. Guess what? NO HERNIA! Some GERDS, but no hernia.
I decided on my own that my anxiety is triggering again and instead of whining about it, mistrusting my doctor, and insisting that they are incompetently misdiagnosising me, I am going back to my biofeedback training. I am not crazy, I am not ashamed and my symptoms are NOT ALL IN MY HEAD. They are real and uncomfortable symptoms but I KNOW what is going on and I am going to deal with it in my way. I need to get my autonamic nervous system settled down and I am going to do just that. It may take some time but I am not going to be crippled by it.
You, Micheal, have a lot to learn! In a way, I hope it is a hernia for you because if that is not it, I'm not sure that you can deal with it constructively. I think that you will jump right back into the heart issue.
You asked:
"Does anyone know what this is. woke up this afternoon. Pain in the center left of chest. it is not constant. it lasts a second. like stab. stop . stab . stop. stab stop. happens like 3 times. lasts a second each. then gone. then few minutes later happens again. it seems to happen with a deep breath or a belch perhaps. does this sound cardiac in nature?"
I have a history of cardiac problems, including two heart attacks, seven stents, and recently a spontaneous dissection of the RCA. I also can sing a great rendition of 'Betty Davis Eyes' from GERD issues, I burned out my vocal chords (cords?). The primary cause of both conditions I have is because I smoked. In answer to your question, never has my cardiac pain been a sharp, stabbing pain. Due to my many cardiac events I have spent lots of time in cardiac rehab with other cardiac patients at the hospital and never, not one time has anyone have I compared cardiac notes with complained of sharp pains. Everyone talks about light to heavy pressure, a squeezing feeling. Imagine a cobra around your chest. When I had GERD symptoms, they were stabbing, sharp pains.
In both cases, smoking is considered the primary reason for my troubles. When I quit smoking my GERD symptoms, other than burned out vocal chords ended.
I hope that answers your question.
"Does anyone know what this is. woke up this afternoon. Pain in the center left of chest. it is not constant. it lasts a second. like stab. stop . stab . stop. stab stop. happens like 3 times. lasts a second each. then gone. then few minutes later happens again. it seems to happen with a deep breath or a belch perhaps. does this sound cardiac in nature?"
I have a history of cardiac problems, including two heart attacks, seven stents, and recently a spontaneous dissection of the RCA. I also can sing a great rendition of 'Betty Davis Eyes' from GERD issues, I burned out my vocal chords (cords?). The primary cause of both conditions I have is because I smoked. In answer to your question, never has my cardiac pain been a sharp, stabbing pain. Due to my many cardiac events I have spent lots of time in cardiac rehab with other cardiac patients at the hospital and never, not one time has anyone have I compared cardiac notes with complained of sharp pains. Everyone talks about light to heavy pressure, a squeezing feeling. Imagine a cobra around your chest. When I had GERD symptoms, they were stabbing, sharp pains.
In both cases, smoking is considered the primary reason for my troubles. When I quit smoking my GERD symptoms, other than burned out vocal chords ended.
I hope that answers your question.
flat out? yes damage has been done. can it heal? can it be corrected? a bone heals when it is broken, but I believe it will retain a weakness at that spot. Lung capacity can improve, but will not be what it would be if I had never smoked. Gastro? I will enjoy protonix the rest of my life I suppose. Skin? I wrinkled my skin by smoking, that unfortunately will remain as I have no desire to cut for cosmetic reasons. Hair, fortunately the nasty chems that came in by smoking have been cut out of my hair. No patronizing was meant, too bad you take it that way. Your problem, not mine. You seem to be a very stubborn fellow. I am glad you have no heart problem, but saying: See? I knew I had a problem, it is gastrointestinal is wacked out. This is a forum about CARDIAC issues. I am really sorry that you have any problem at all. From the anxiety to the hernia. I wish you were totally healthy. People spent a lot of time answering you and now that they have lost patience you dont seem to understand it. For me, your biggest issue is the smoking as you have no cardiac issue per the doctors and tests so that is what I addressed. Dont like it? DONT READ IT. Last time I waste words on you boy.
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