respdersiratory disorders

[irene14424]

my copd is bad at moment i had a cup of coffee at 4 30 this morning and i started to eve and i got chesing  pain witch sent tinging down my arms and vagunal  and legs didnt last long is it anything to worry about

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

It could be angina, pain due to inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle. This could be more relevant if you are a smoker, are overweight, have a positive family history, are a diabetic and have hypertension. The other causes to consider would be cervical spondylosis (neck problem) or disorders of the nerves, muscle or shoulder joint.   It would be wise to consult a doctor just to be sure it’s nothing more serious.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[rnangel]

I'm sorry to hear you are struggling with COPD, It sounds like you were experiencing angina. Chest pain occurs when the heart muscle demands more oxygen than what is being supplied. Common caused of angina are narrowed coronary arteries and hypoxia (very low blood oxygen caused by respiratory disorders and/anemia). You should talk to your doctor as you may be a good candidate for a nitroglycerin patch to dilate the coronary vessles.

How are you currently managing your COPD and are you on home oxygen?

[rnangel]

I'm sorry to hear that you are struggling with your COPD. It does sounds like you were experiencing angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart muscle demands more oxygen than what is being supplied. Common caused of angina are narrowed coronary arteries and hypoxia (very low blood oxygen caused by respiratory disorders and/anemia). You should talk to your doctor as you may be a good candidate for a low dose nitroglycerin patch which opens the coronary vessels to increase oxygen supply to the heart.

How are you currently managing your COPD? What medications and inhalers are you using? are you on home O2?