May or May not have Angina

[Pete-Benje]

I get a dull ache in the centre of my chest,at various times of the days and now in my back ECG ok I have GTN and asprin could this be Angina ??

[Henry20]

Hi VictoriaBenji

Sorry to hear about these issues your having. Reading your post, it seems you've been to the GP whose given you an ECG and then said your all clear. (I'm reading between the lines here). But I am not a medic and have no training, only they can give you a diagnosis.

Diagnosing angina can be difficult, even for a doctor; so for me to give you an answer is not possible and would be dangerous. I suggest you do need to go back to your GP.

This time I suggest you keep a diary of events for some days and include what you were doing when the pain started. Note down if you felt breathless or anything else you could identify as abnormal; I certainly wouldn't know what they are looking for.

Try putting the pain on a scale (eg, 1-10)

Do you by any chance have a blood pressure measuring machine (£20-30 at Boots or online). A few days of measurements taken regularly (whether or not there is pain) and quietly at home may well be revealing. (Mine was way up and I had no idea!)

The intention here is to show the doctor that you believe you have a problem that needs investigating and, by giving recorded information, maybe you can get some serious consideration.

Good luck

Henry

[Pete-Benje in reply to Henry20]

Thank you Henry