Help- post Angiogram- elephant stomping on my chest

[Kazz007]

I am 50 year old female, good general health and fitness, do not smoke or drink, but a strong family history of cardiac disease.
I had not been feeling well and had chest tightness and heaviness. I did an exercise stress test and during the test had arrhythmia and pain, my cardiologist and family doctor had me admitted to ER right away. I was in ER for 3 days because there were no beds, finally I got an angio gram.
They said everything was normal and sent me home without even an aspirin.
I have been so sick since, I feel like I have an elephant on my chest, pain  going down my left arm, up my neck into my back.. I am so tiered I sleep 14-18  hours a day. I cannot lift anything,, where as before I could carry a canoe by myself.
I feel dizzy and nauseated a fair amount and have lost 15 lbs ( I am in my proper weight range already)
I feel like there is something deep inside my chest, and pressure makes it much worse (my Dr. then sent me for a respiratory test where you have to keep blowing out and that pressure feel like a stabbing pain).
I have been off work for 7 weeks, my  Faimily  Dr. is basically ignoring me, my acupuncturist / Chinese medicine Dr. has told me I have had a heart attack and have several blockages.
At this point I dont care, other than I wish I had never done the angio gram, I could have lived with the pain I had before these tests. I still was exercising and working, now I am basically a vegetable, I only go out to go to Dr. appointments, and have to nap after a shower even.
Please any insights will help. I just want my life back.
I am alone, if I dont work I dont have money to live. Please help.

[MichelleP_3811]

Have you had a chest xray?  I might push to get one to make sure your lungs are in good healthy not just a breathing test but taking a look at them.  As for the heart attack comment by the acupuncturist I think that is a bit misguided if you weren't hooked up to an ekg.  An ekg will be able to tell in most cases whether or not a person has had a heart attack.  There are other causes for chest pain.  One of which could be the muscles around the heart or even viruses that affect the area surrounding the heart can create a lot of pain even though the heart is technically normal.  But keep pushing the doctors to find an answer for you.  Something is obviously wrong for you to be in this much pain.  If your doctors are not be receptive to your concerns then find new doctors.  You deserve to feel better than you do.  Hang in there and stay strong.  Keep us posted on how you are doing.

[Jerry_NJ]

Sorry I can't help more than to send sympathy and advice "get another doctor".

I have had two angiograms (also open heart surgery) and have never had any side effects, not even much leg reaction to the insertion of the catheter. I think the angi was not the problem, unless the doctor(s) made a mistake/accident and I hope they would take action to correct any such error.

The angi is the "gold test" for heart blockage, the key element of a heart attack is blood blockage and heart muscle damage, or worse.  The stress test is the non-invasive method to check for blockage, especially the nuclear stress test (I've had a few of those too).  

I sounds like it isn't your heart, albeit the heart disease family history is a concern/indicator.  You GP should be your best detective - it could be GI, digestive problems.

Hope you get well soon.