chest pain & CT angeiogram

[Rosewater]

Hi,
I have expericanced few palpatation and also felt lightheaded ness after 15 min excercise 9 years back. Palapatations come and go , will induce more on excercise and anxity.
I have beeen very sedatary life style due to my left legamputation since 15 years.

Family physician / Cardiologist orders few test

- Holter monitor - normal with PALAPATIONS OF Premeture Artial contrast.in 2001
- Thaillum stress test - came negative with stress as well as perfusion to heart muscle - 2004
- Echo of Heart - negative - 2002/2003/2005/2007/2007/2008
- Carotid doplor - very mild stenosis with no changes to flow  - doctor said it is normal at the age of 45 years
- CT angiogram - mild stenosis or narrow on LAD with less than 30 %- 2008
- Blood work seems to be alright ( Total lipids 130 , LDL-70, hdl 40) right now as I am using lipitor 10 mg. previously it was total lipds 200 and LDL 135
- EGD on my stomch shows I have light GERD and small hitis hernia.- 2004/2008 and on Achipex
- I am on medication since couple of months on plavax 75 mg and lipitor 10 mg.

My issue is I am getting burining sensation along with light pain in the upper abdomin with lightheadedness after excerstion like a excercise.This makes me very scare and avioding me to do excercise.
I saw cardiologist today and he told me after seeing my all above test along with CT ANGEOIGRAM , my pain or feeling is nothing do with cardio, it is more of gastro. Asked me to to take lipitor, plavex, aciphex AND cotinue with excersice. He said my angio ct shows very ligh narrow in LAD and it is normal in most cases of my age .

May I please know any one has above exp and can share their thoughts will be helpful
thanks
Rose

[Rosewater]

Thanks for you post. I have scheduled an appointment with Gastro phycisan. Does Hital Hernia and GERD can cause lower chest pain after excertion like walk. I do have symptoms even on rest , like belnching , little pain around chest, not like throibbing sort. Please advice

[Momto3]

Hi Rose,

I am not a doctor, but it seems as though your doctor has covered all the typical bases and is confident you are not dealing with a cardiac problem.  I've noticed that so many people with chest and/or abdominal pain end up with a gastro diagnosis.  Because you have GERD and a small hiatal hernia, I think it would be helpful to touch base with a gastroenterologist to see if there are any changes.