I had a similar concern earlier this week, our GP and local hospital were brilliant.The checks all centred round my heart....then a consultant came to see me, after looking at my results, having a chat and examining me he's taken a four pronged approach to finding out what the issue is.
He said it's all too easy to just assume "heart" related for folk like us.
I was back yesterday for an ultrasound of my abdomen, it was all ok.
I'm in next week for the camera down the throat.
I'm waiting for appointments for an MRI of my spine and a double check at cardiology that my heart is in fact ok.
you certainly got A1 treatment. I hope it all turns out to be nothing important.
I felt very pleased with the treatment I got and mainly that I wasn’t palmed off as a time waster.
The doctor was really amazed when he saw what my troponin levels had reached at time of Heart Event. He was laughing and said I was a miracle ( I don’t know if my husband would agree) he said he’d never seen levels as high. What was important that yesterdays troponin was normal.
I have a very similar problem. I had a heart attack last September while on holiday in Bath. Around two months ago I had the same pain with burping so I decided to play safe and go to my local hospital. My troponin level was fine but they tested my blood and I had an Ultrasound. They wrote to my doctor saying that my liver results were high and that I had five gall stones. My GP insisted that the liver results were down to the gall stones. As they didn’t seem to know what the liver results were, I asked if I could have another blood test. They agreed and it was Alkaline phosphate 366 Alt 99. My doctor suggested I reduce my Avorastatin from 80mg to 20mg and wait to take another liver test. Luckily I managed to find somebody who was more understanding and she made and appointment for me to see a doctor at the hospital. As a result I had the tests yesterday. I was diagnosed with Barrett’s Oesophagus and a hiatus hernia. No results from the ultrasound yet. I’m sorry fr writing such a long post but I hope it was helpful.
I was very interested in what you said. I knew someone who had repeated chest pains - this was about 20 years ago - and he was diagnosed as having heart disease until one Christmas a year later when his chest pain was so bad that he was admitted into hospital . However a thorough investigation proved that it wasn’t his heart but gallstones that was the problem. In that year he had given up all sporting activities and lived a totally different life.
Hi Enwau - re: Atorvastatin. When admitted to hospital in Jan 22 after a heart attack I was immediately prescribed a daily dose of 80mg of atorvastatin (among the other usual HA meds!) and I'd to stay in hospital to wait for a triple by-pass. I had bloods taken the day before the planned op and that evening a bunch of doctors rushed into my room to say that my op had to be cancelled due to my "deranged" (their word😀! ) liver readings which they said were almost off the scale. It turned out that I'm statin intolerant. Once taken off the atorvastatin my liver reading results returned to normal after only about four days and I was able to have the op just over a week later. Our livers really are amazing organs in how they manage to regenerate themselves! Good luck with all your other tests in the meantime. Carol x
Yes it wasnt a waste of time, don't ever think that please. That is what A n E should be used for and they were 100% correct. Working in NHS the priority is taken in A n E bloods over every other.. Analysis usually takes upto an hour, some tests are quicker too. So if you suspect a cardiac event even A n E can do on the spot tests, but these are always confirmed by Blood Sciences Department. Hope you feeling better and find out what's happening soon.
I agree with you Fynndog - this site is almost like a little family and so very helpful. Everyone's so kind and I've read answers to questions that I hadn't even thought to ask! 😀
I too had a first class visit to A and E just before Christmas - I was told never to apologise for coming in when suspected heart activity - after a lengthy evening I was told I had costochondritus, after adjusting my exercise routine for a few weeks it went .
Well done to your hospital.Unfortunately our local hospital is over run 24/7 with friends I know whose parter has heart issues pain,pallor etc got to hospital by car as no ambulances available then a 10 wait on a hard chair starting ar 4am.
sometimes arm pain can originate from the neck or the shoulder joint I had the same pains even after my stent fitted it turned out to be my neck muscles that was tight causing pain to refer town to my shoulder joint that made my arm ache I started having massages on my neck and shoulders and the pain felt worse after a couple of visits but once they got rid of all the knots and tension the pain went away I guess once you have a heart condition we naturally believe that any chest or arm pain is due to the heart but such a relief when we find out it’s nothing but muscular pain hope you get to the root cause of it
I have complex issues with my heart (DCM, Myocarditis, LVDF, Fibrosis, Ectopics, Arrhythmias). I also get a pain in my left arm/shoulder with occasional twinge in the chest. I have reported this previously when admitted to hospital but, normally when I'm seen, it's resolved or calmed and observations and tests are clear.
It happened again on Friday, along with a numbing feeling/cold sensation in left arm.
I was first told in 2020 when diagnosed that I was at no risk of a cardiac arrest, but have since read that patients with DCM can have heart attacks. Should I be concerned?
Have you been diagnosed with angina? It is not uncommon to experience arm pain, back pain, shoulder pain and chest pain with angina. I experience this sometimes on a daily. I have unstable angina, also known as vasospasm. Unfortunately, I haven’t found anything yet that makes it better however, I am aware some people take their GTN spray for it, and it can provide some temporary relief.
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