pain in chest and back

[nobby1st]

got af on apixapan and bisoporol.got severe pain in back and left side of chest, any ideas trying to see a doctor is impossible.

[jimmyq]

Chest pain? Go to A&E. Don't drive, get an ambulance, get someone to take you or take a taxi.

[nobby1st in reply to jimmyq]

Cheers jimmy just had a phone conversation with doctor she says take some paracetamol will see how it goes

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to nobby1st]

If the pain remains or gets worse get a lift or taxi to A&E. If you are there they will do and ECG and blood.

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to MichaelJH]

If a Heart attack is suspected the advice is to call an ambulance so that you are reviewed by a paramedic and then taken straight to a Heart Attack centre where they have the facilities available 24/7 to treat both high and lower risk heart attacks.

This is the advice of the National Cardiac Audit Programme the body that audits heart attacks and other cardiology care in the UK.

Also BHF

bhf.org.uk/informationsuppo...

[nobby1st]

thanks will see how it goes

[Celtic]

nobby, don’t make the same mistake as I did recently. I ignored pain that started in my left side back and spread around my chest believing that I had sprained my ribs trying to get into my car seat through a very narrow open door earlier that day. Three days later still being unable to take a deep breath or sneeze/cough without supporting my chest, I saw. a GP. After checking my oxygen levels, she promptly despatched me to A&E where I was admitted with mitral regurgitation and pleural effusion. Your Dr is wrong to just palm you off over the ‘phone with paracetamol for your symptoms - get an ambulance now. Good luck!

[Healthyheart1]

Hi nobby1st, are you ok today, any pain?

[nobby1st in reply to Healthyheart1]

Not as bad today I hope it is just a strain

[Recoder_Bill]

I’ve got AF and have also just had major heart surgery. I was taking warfarin, bisoprolol.

I'd had a bit of an achy back for a while or so, low level, nothing bad and then it got worse. I found that as I took a breath my back would spasm and thus I could only take shallow breaths. I managed to get a night's sleep but by next morning I just couldn't breathe easily at all.

My partner said "Right, we're calling the doctor!". Of course we couldn't get through so she rang 111 and after the inquisition over the phone they said "Call an ambulance". The ambo turned up pretty promptly and gave me the once over. I'd been taking some leftover painkillers, tramadol and diazepam and the paramedics said you really need to see your GP but today not 6 weeks’ time. We'll get an appointment for you today, which they did.

We went to the doc in the afternoon and a doc I'd never seen or heard of before said "I'm calling an ambulance and sending you to A&E.". Great! They blue-lighted me, siren and all into Cheltenham A&E and then the acute care ward.

Turned out I'd got a chest infection so they started me on a course of antibiotics which I've completed now. I probably got the chest infection because I'm "...... taking it easy, cos I've had major surgery haven't I and shouldn't be doing too much!!!!!!!" ... I think I've been under-doing it! The chest infection and subsequent fluid on the lung in it's turn had put some pressure on my heart function exacerbating my AF - resting pulse was up to about 190 - and basically I was in the early stages of heart failure - reversible so I'm told.

I'd been a bit concerned about my high pulse rate since I'd got over a low blood pressure phase when I initially got out of hospital after the surgery in November 2018. The GP had lowered my heart rate/blood pressure medication dose while my BP recovered. I'd mentioned the high heart rate to my GP again (a different doctor of course! ... how do they expect to keep on top of ongoing cases if you have to see a different doctor each time?) and to the locum cardiac consultant (fat lot of good he was!!) that I saw at my follow up at the hospital but they all seemed happy as things were.

The consultant in the acute care ward at Cheltenham quadrupled my heart rate/BP medication dose, which lowered my heart rate and started me on a low dose of digoxin and water tablets, that settled things down pretty rapidly and within 24 hours I felt fine.

However, from the tests they'd done they found I'd got a broken back!

What!

That's what they told me.

I knew from way back in 2003 that I had a spinal haemangioma in about the right place (T5) for the backache I was experiencing but they now said I'd got a fractured vertebrae. Then they, the Cheltenham acute ward consultant, in the end said it was an haemangioma and discharged me with a load of drugs and painkillers saying the GP would follow it up.

Oh yeah? ...... do I believe that? ..... not heard anything from the GP surgery yet and it’s been 2 weeks!

Hope all that makes sense but basically you’ve just got to take charge yourself and “keep on pushing”, as Curtis Mayfield said!

[Lynn1966]

Iv just gone through this nobby1st. I was re-admitted into hospital last week,as I was in so much pain in my chest mainly the left side , in my back and down my arm. After 6 hours off test I was told my heart was good my bloods and X-ray came back good. Was given no explanation to why I was in so much pain. Just to go and see my G.P which I did. She gave me a thorough examination and she said it sounded like I had reflux. Iv taken two tablets so far and I’m almost pain free again. Hope this helps x

[nobby1st in reply to Lynn1966]

Thanks lyn

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I had the very same condition and saw my GP who did ECG and found that I had low blood pressure, then called an ambulance urgently who get me admitted in A and E who then transferred me by the same ambulance to Cardiac Hospital. The Doctors soothed me and said I should not worry too much about my heart attack and the feelings due to recent stent operation and new medication. If I think too much about it I will imagine pain all the time. After a day it was all gone.