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Re: Question: Mysterious pains in the chest?
From: Kelley (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 21:56:26 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Trina wrote:
>I get pains in my chest also, but they seem to follow my cycles somewhat(I have been somewhat regular for the first time in my life and I am 41)Mine come at night-enough to wake me up-and that's exactly how it feels-as though someone is squeezing my heart! No other sign of any heart problems though so I have no clue what it is! Oh, well-it'll either get better, or not. It's weird that several have experienced it though.
>I get those as well.. not everyday or anything, but when i do get them
>it's almost like someone is squeezing my heart. Is very wierd. Also
>get sharp pains in my head (like being impaled with a knitting needle) I
>asked my Dr. about them and he said it was most likely related to my
>back pain!? Go figure. Hope you solve the mystery.
>Trina
>At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Ginger wrote:
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>>Hi Elle-
>>I also experience these pains. Actually a few months ago I had a trip
>>to the ER because I called my doctor's office to ask about them and the
>>nurse panicked (knowing my history and strong family history of heart
>>disease) and insisted I go to the ER. Anyway, I had a chest x-ray, EKG,
>>and a blood test to see what was up and everything was fine. The doctor
>>who saw me concluded it was pluracy (mispelled?), but I'm not exactly
>>sure. I still have these pains every few days, and they scare me but I
>>don't know what to do since all the tests came back normal. It seems
>>that doctors think you're faking it if nothing shows up on a test. I
>>just hope that I don't drop dead from a heart attack some day because
>>something was overlooked! Sorry I don't have any solutions, just wanted
>>to let you know that I get them too.
>>
>>At Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Nethermind wrote:
>>>
>>>Does anyone ever get sharp pain in their breasts? I have been going
>>>through all sorts of changes (not necessarily good ones)since my
>>>diagnosis (like my body knows that the gig is up, so it's accelerating
>>>the process!), coinciding with when I started a low carb diet. The last
>>>two days I have been feeling sharp pains in my breasts. I know that I
>>>have to be careful not to blame everything on PCOS (messy house? PCO!
>>>stubbed my toe? PCO!), but I was wondering if anyone felt this, too.
>>>
>>>-Elle
>>
>>--
>>Take Care!
>>Ginger
>>
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Kelley
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