chest pain

[stilltrying1965]

I have never posted before as im usually on another forum but just noticed this one tonight. For the last few months i have suffered serious  chest pain. It comes on all of a sudden and i cant even move or hardly breathe. Every time i take a breath its absoloutely agony, so i have to breath very slightly as its so sore. It brings tears to my eyes. I have very serious lung problems and years ago the doctors told me that eventually it would put a strain on my heart. Do you think it just maybe angina or that the strain is starting to affect my heart

[kenkeith]

If I understand the question, stilltrying, knows there is a pulmonary problem and the pain is not a new symptom.  Acknowledged pain can be from the lungs, muscles or nerves along the outside of the lung.

Then the question posed by stilltrying asks if there can be a differential diagnoses by him (her) that would include an assessment of a heart disorder.  Advised to see a doctor before there is irreversal heart damage.  

[ed34]

I notice you state the pain is worse each time you take a breath?  With the different heart discomforts I've experienced I have never had that. I know that in hospital, all Doctors have asked "does it hurt more each time you take a breath", and as soon as I replied "no" they would start looking at my heart. So, I'm wondering if this is a clue here.
I'm only really guessing, but hopefully others will comment on it. The only way I can see that inhaling would affect your heart is if there was a build up of fluid involved in the chest somewhere, creating pressure. Your symptoms sound very similar to a Man who was in a bed next to me in hospital. He found it painful to breathe and could only take short inhalations. However sometimes he felt much better and could walk around the hospital.
They took an xray and discovered fluid in his chest cavity. I couldn't believe how much fluid they drained, but afterwards he was so much better. His fluid build up was due to a kidney complication, but I cannot remember the name of it. He would often have blood in his urine and develop kidney stones.

[kenkeith]

Probably the best way for you to assess if the symptoms you have are now heart related,
would be to acknowledge if there has been a change in how you feel.  Apparently, there has been a change otherwise you wouldn't be asking questions so you should see a doctor as soon as possible to prevent any irreversal heart damage.

[joanincarolina]

You have a lot of things going on.If it is heart related and "just" angina then a doctor visit to assess your pain would be a good idea. You describe what very easily good be angina but you are complicated by other health issues.There are many medications that would be of help to you. Don't be discouraged wondering what it might be; you are having pain that needs to be looked at.Joan.

[stilltrying1965]

I also suffer pain inbetween my shoulder blades. Does this haveanything to dowith it ? Thanks

[stilltrying1965]

I do get shortness of breath and suffer severe fatigue. I cannot even do any kind of housework anymore. I have pulmonary hystiocytosis and emphysemia so the ph causes numerous nodules on my lungs. I was warned wheni first got it that it eventually leads the heart to become very strained due to the lack of oxygen and the pain has been going on for months. Do you think that it is now caused some damage ? Thank you for answering my question as this is beginning to worry me a lot

[kenkeith]

If the pain is heart related, there would not be pain when taking a deep breath.  Angina (heart related pain) usually happens when one is exercising or exertion of some sort, and goes away with rest.

A lung disorder can stress the heart to work a little harder than normal to get an adequage supply of oxygen into the system and the extra work can enlarge the heart's left ventricle. If and when that happens you will have shortness of breath, fatique, etc. Having chest pain for two months without seeing a doctor is not wise...you  should see a doctor to be assured there is no heart damage.