Chest pain, arm numbness and upper back pain

[laurenissick]

I have been to the hospital 3 times for chest pain, mostly on the left side, left arm pain (sometimes numb, sometimes achey), and sharp pain in my upper back.  They ran an EKG, CT scan (they thought i had a blood clot in my lungs), and a chest x-ray.  Their results where all basically the same, that it was anxiety or indigestion.    Now, I have been on Zoloft for a long time now for anxiety, but when I started having chest pains and numbness in my arm, I began having panic attacks. (Mainly because nobody can figure out what the problem is)  So, I am now on meds for anxiety attacks, which isn't helping because nobody can tell me what is wrong with me. Now I still have numbness/sharp pains in my left arm, which varies in strength.  I have a pain directly to the right of my left shoulder blade and another about 2 inches below my collar bone.  Pain medication temperarily helps. The other thing that really helps is drinking beer, which is very costly.  Sometimes it hurts when I breathe in, but it may just be the expansion of my chest that hurts.  Does anyone know of anyone who has the same sort of thing. This has been going on for 4 months and I just cannot take it anymore. I am basically afraid its my heart since my arm keeps getting numb and my chest hurts.  Help!!! Please! (Oh yeah, Im 26 years old, I smoke, but I am pretty healthy. I am 5'5'' and weigh 124 lbs)

[walchy]

I have asthma and few month ago after years of controlling it had chest pains and pultation and was told it was my asthma upper the dos of inhalers but still have chest pains and sometime I have to suddenly take deep breaths and the middle of my chest goes numb can anyone help me

[mwyman22]

I'm only 20 years old 5'9" 215lbs, but i have a big build. i dont have a normal sleeping pattern and im on a crappy mattress where the springs kind of come out but, i get pains in my chest, back and arm..all the left side of my body and i start getting really worried when it happens. my doctor 2 years ago said it was nothing maybe a pulled mucle but i didnt believe him, these pains havent gone away since. does anyone know what this could be? I have a 15 month old son and a fiance, they mean they world to me and i dont want to be scared of my health all the time...i dont want to miss anything important because im worried all the time. these chest pains come fast and go away fast sometimes also, but other times its more of a throbbing type of pain. PLEASE help someone.

[alyyy3]

Hi, Well, it's Christmas. I have eaten alot and drank alot of coke etc. I started experiencing heartburn and trapped wind and an uncomfortable stomach on Christmas night. The next day, I was in my bed and I had a bit of a sore heart and sort of shooting pains in my left arm. It wasn't severe but uncomfortable. I had a bit of an achy forearm too. Also, I have had a bad left shoulder/neck area, a numb pain, I thought it was a trapped nerve but I went to the doc's and said it was just a bad muscle. All these pieces of puzzle are comming together now and I'm a bit worried. I think the heart pain could just be indigestion but the pains in my left arm?... I am left handed could this just be a strain or something? I find it a bit of a coincedence though... I might make an appointment for this but I don't wanna be a hypocondriac. I'll see how it goes. It is now the 28th Dec -- 3 days after my heart pains and I still have them now.. I hope I survive lol

[Blake26]

I have been having small chest pain on my left side off and on and now for the past 2 weeks my fingers in both hands have been numb and tingly. And when I have my arms in one position for to long they start going numb too.

[daveheath]

Im having the same problem but ive been dealing with chest pain on both sides, my shoulder blades hurt, under my armpits hurt, my back hurts and ive had a blood pressure of 140 and up for the past 3 years and its completly ruined my daily rutine. Ive been to the hospital 3 times and was told that i have a slightly enlarged heart but that im completly healthy other then that. I dont understand how someone who deals with pain like this every day is completly healthy? Can a doctor please answer my question with what i shopuld get done because its to the point where now every time i feel like i need to go to hospital my parents take it as me just complaining. respond please. Oh nd i just figured out on lactose and tolerant.

[Abby1013]

I too have had chest pain my left arm hurts and my sholder hurts on my left side and now my etar is starting to hurt and when i talk i sometimes bit my tougne i am 31yrs old and i am overwieght i have been to the doctor and they tell me i am ok that its all anxiety but simetimes i feel like i am dieing if antone feels the same pls let me know