This is merely chest wall pain and can sometimes occur as a consequence of repeated coughing, which results in muscle strain.

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Well, I'm not certain where that predilection arose, but my experience is that more women suffer acute symptoms rather than chronic. This does not suggest, however, that your symptoms are cardiac-related to any extent. Remember that true cardiovascular disease is progressive. It doesn't just get better or wax and wane over time. Damage to systems and tissues causes more damage and symptoms become increasingly more predominant. While this is not universal, it is by far the most frequent case.

I more suggest that your symptoms are due to either trapped air at the hiatal junction or esophageal sphincter and that movement or compression by bending causes pressure at the diaphragm and consequently, discomfort or pain. I'm going to give these symptoms my old and familiar "yaaaaawn" response, one that my nurses instantly recognize as an indication that the patient's symptoms are harmless. You'll be fine.

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Hi Thank you

I haven't had a cough, put like I said I have been pulled heavy appliances about so thats whats probably done it.

Also, I'm trying to be logic about it, but your reply to another member re. event monitors and 24 hr ECGs or holters, Does that mean the 24hr one aren't as effective and can miss potential dangers?,  as I've never once had a missed or weird beat whilst on one of these, would the testing I had done be enough to rule out these arrthymia problems, I had a 24 ECG loads of normal ECG's and Echocardiogram.   I suppose I'd be more reassured if I'd had one whilst on a machine then they say, yes ok thats fine just benign, but because one's never happened (which is good in one way) I still worry that they can't make a proper diagnosis without all the information, does that sound silly?

I know I have bad anxiety, just every now and then when my chest seems to do weird bubbly things and I get weird beats, I can't help but think, is this ok?. I am getting there it's just sometimes I can't help but get upset or paniced over the fact I may have to live with these for the rest of my live, I know I'm really lucky compared to some people who have to face worse, but it's like - I'm going to go back to work Part Time to help my hubby and I know I'm going to have to deal with this and yet I can not tell anyone, I can not put on my CV I have a anxiety disorder and occasionally get panic attacks, because I wouldn't be touched with a barge pole.  

Sorry just sometimes I have doubts.  I should take notice of how far I've come.

Least spring is on the way, I live down a Avenue that has a big row of Trees, (fortunately protected as they are a memorial for soldiers of the 1st or 2nd world war, otherwise developers would have been on it like vultures) I looked out my windows yesterday and saw the blossom starting to pop up all over the trees, and daffodils growing amoungst the grass, and it brightened the day.  Roll on the lighter evenings!

Hope you are all doing ok

Kath x

Hi

The latter of the 2 sounds more fun!  

Thanks for your reply

Kath x

Kath- I get those sharp shooting little pains all the time, especially around my left side/breast area.  Sometime I am not doing anything, sometimes when I am driving with my left hand, holding the phone, bending over, picking things up or sitting in a slightly crunched way.  Lots of time I will also get a corresponding pulling pain in my shoulder blade.  I actually saw my cardio's NP yesterday and mentioned it to her.  She did not sound too concerned.  It is probably muscle/nerve related.  I know when you breath in you are expanding a lot of those chest muscles.  My Dr told me you can not force cardio pain to happen with breathing and there is a name for that-

http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/sprainsstrains/a/costochondritis.htm

Take care.

Hi

Looked at your link, makes sense.  If it had been just one pain I'd have been ok but as it happened and shot across my chest when I breathed in for the second time and I think it did it again when I stood up and breathed in, so I panicked more. Also my chest has felt a bit weird lately, I keep getting mild fizzing feeling where I got the pain as well.  My thoughts went out of control and as I've been getting this on and off for about a week I just couldn't think straight, called my sister and my hubby. My sister just tells me off!

Thanks again

Kath x

Kathryn,

The reason your hand experiences numbness is due to median and radial nerve compression. It's one of the most common complaints that we address in the clinic. It's of no consequence whatsoever. Taking time to stretch and getting simple exercise that increases range of motion will help to diminish the occurances somewhat, but everyone experiences the syndrome at one time or another.

Secondly, the chest wall pain is musculoskeletal related. It will never "become" something worse or suddenly represent something different. You are working to make it different, but it continues to be the same symptom with slight variations.

You're going to be just fine, Kathryn. Cross my "heart."

Best regards and Good Health