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So, for about three months now, I've been dealing with this pain in my left arm, the left side of my chest, and my upper abdomen—I'm assuming it's my stomach area.
It all kicked off three months ago while I was doing some heavy lifting at work. I felt this intense chest pain and my heart started racing so fast—honestly, I thought it was going to jump right out of my chest. It only lasted a few seconds, but after that, I cooled off and just stopped doing whatever activity I was working on. 🙄
Since then, I've had these nagging, mild pains in my left arm—sometimes it's the inner side, sometimes it's somewhere between the biceps and triceps... let me try to be more specific—it's kind of on the underside of my left arm.
The pain isn't actually severe, and the spots usually shift around; like, when my stomach hurts, my arm feels fine, and vice versa. That discomfort in my chest almost never goes away, though—it usually only fades when I'm distracted by other things. The pain on the left side of my chest isn't sharp at all; if I had to describe it, it's more like a constant sense of unease.
Usually, things seem to get worse whenever I start doing any strenuous physical activity.
So far, I've had two EKGs done by two different doctors, and both of them told me everything looks perfectly fine.😕
They gave me some kind of anti-inflammatory cream and maybe two other types of pills—I can't remember the names. They help for a couple of days while I'm using them, but they don't really solve the underlying issue.
For the last month, I haven't even used the pills or the cream. Like I said before, the pain isn't intense enough to justify taking meds—it's more of a lingering discomfort.
A few times now, I've also felt my heart racing and pounding.
Lately, though, I haven't been feeling that anymore.
In fact, I've actually been feeling better recently...
But honestly, I'm at a loss for what to do next. If I go back to the doctor, they'll probably just tell me everything is fine and hand me some useless pain relievers. 😕
I'd really appreciate any advice or thoughts you guys might have. Thanks. 🙂
It all kicked off three months ago while I was doing some heavy lifting at work. I felt this intense chest pain and my heart started racing so fast—honestly, I thought it was going to jump right out of my chest. It only lasted a few seconds, but after that, I cooled off and just stopped doing whatever activity I was working on. 🙄
Since then, I've had these nagging, mild pains in my left arm—sometimes it's the inner side, sometimes it's somewhere between the biceps and triceps... let me try to be more specific—it's kind of on the underside of my left arm.
The pain isn't actually severe, and the spots usually shift around; like, when my stomach hurts, my arm feels fine, and vice versa. That discomfort in my chest almost never goes away, though—it usually only fades when I'm distracted by other things. The pain on the left side of my chest isn't sharp at all; if I had to describe it, it's more like a constant sense of unease.
Usually, things seem to get worse whenever I start doing any strenuous physical activity.
So far, I've had two EKGs done by two different doctors, and both of them told me everything looks perfectly fine.😕
They gave me some kind of anti-inflammatory cream and maybe two other types of pills—I can't remember the names. They help for a couple of days while I'm using them, but they don't really solve the underlying issue.
For the last month, I haven't even used the pills or the cream. Like I said before, the pain isn't intense enough to justify taking meds—it's more of a lingering discomfort.
A few times now, I've also felt my heart racing and pounding.
Lately, though, I haven't been feeling that anymore.
In fact, I've actually been feeling better recently...
But honestly, I'm at a loss for what to do next. If I go back to the doctor, they'll probably just tell me everything is fine and hand me some useless pain relievers. 😕
I'd really appreciate any advice or thoughts you guys might have. Thanks. 🙂