I am a 22 year old female, and last summer I started to have chest pain on my left side. I went to the emergency after three days (it was a weekend and my doctor wasn't open), they did an EKG, and xrays, everything was normal. I saw my doctor constantly because no one would tell me specifically what was wrong, just that I must have pulled something. I've been on a multitude of anti inflammatories, and I'm pretty sure everyone thinks I'm now a hyperchondriac. At university, I have been seeing another doctor regularly, after 2 more EKG's, she diagnosed me with an anxiety disorder. I do not feel anxious. To calm my fears of thinking I am having a heart attack, she sent me for a cardiac stress test. Everything was normal. Its been 10 months and I still get chest pain, I don't go out and party anymore because I am afraid that I will die (so I think I've talked myself into anxiety problems), and I have trouble breathing on occasion. Its not that I cannot breath, just feels like there is pressure on my chest. My sternum hurts to touch, so I guess this makes me feel better.
My mother died when I was 14 from heart complications, I am worried that I have this and I will die young.
I just wish I knew what was wrong. I would post this question on the forum, but apparently it is full. I just hope a doctor will answer me. I believe my doctor at school when she assures me that I am not having heart problems, but its always in the back of my mind.
I am so glad to see that you all are experiencing the same pain that I am and that your tests all come back normal. I would go see my doctor, but she thinks I'm a hypochondriac as well. I first saw her a year ago because I was experiencing a tingling, weakness in my left arm. She told me that it was stress. Then I went back to see her and she sent me for an MRI to rule out MS. It came back normal and she said that I am fine. Now, I still have the persistant tingling on my left side in addition to this pain on left sid of my chest. I feel lightheaded at times, but don't have a problem breathing. I think you all saved me from a trip to the emergency room over Labor Day weekend.
I have just spent a terrible week with the same symptoms as you all. I thought it was something terrible, although my husband kept saying I had just pinched a nerve. I worried so that my heartrate went up which made everything worse and convinced me that I had a serious situation on my hands. Now I'm sure it's a pinched nerve and try to work it out with stretches. We'll see...
I am 31 years old and I have had a chest pain on my left side for about 3 years now. I have gone to the doctors to get checked out and I have also gone to the Emergency Room acouple of times because of this. I have had X-rays of my chest and lungs. Also, the doctor has taken blood to test and examed me with an EKG.
Still I am getting pains on the left side and it really bothers me, but if I go back to the doctors they will tell me the same thing. It is a muscle that is causing this issue and there is nothing wrong. I even exercise often as I can thinking that I need to be active. Less on my left side, so I do not hurt it.
When ever I breath in deep I feel the pain on my left side. Some days it is not there, but other days it is. Anyone know what I should do next, because this really bothers me?
If your symptoms are getting better, I would continue to wait. If your symptoms are staying about the same or getting worse, I would recommend checking with a lung specialist, also called a pulmonologist.