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Chronic Pains??!

ScaredSIlly31
ScaredSIlly31
I have been having chest pain/spasms on and off for the past week. I went to the ER because I was TERRIFIED that it was something else. They put me on a monitor, EKG, Blood work, x-rays and CT Scan. They found nothing heart related.
However, I am still getting those random pains in my left, center and right chest. I even have a tense back. So I was wondering if you back pain can radiate to your chest?
Since this isnt heart related THANK GOD! What should I do to releive the pains? Could it be stress? Anxiety?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I had the same thing back in April of this year. All of a sudden I had this extreme pain in my chest and I thought I was having a heart attack. After about 30 minutes the pain stopped. Turns out it was my gall bladder. I had a huge gall stone! The ONLY way to detect if you have a deseased gall bladder or gall stones is an ultrasound...NOT X-RAYS!! So you may want to check that out. And yes, stress and anxiety can cause chest pains! How often does the pain happen?
ScaredSIlly31
ScaredSIlly31
He mentioned that as well, but he didn't do an ultrasound.
The pain has gone away quite a bit, but i get random spasms here and there.
deleted_user
deleted_user
If its random spasms it could def be gall bladder issues. It will mostly occur when eating fatty foods.
annaadore
annaadore
i have the same issues. and all my heart tests came back normal as well. my friend is a massage therapist and told me that she has several clients with this problem.
there are several muscles int he chest that when you have chronic stress and anxiety become very tense and can cause sharp shooting pains. many people confuse these for heart issues.
try massaging that area to relieve tension! or treat yourself and go to a spa and tell the practitioner to focus on your shoulders and chest area because of your stress