unexplained chest pain and shortness of breath .

[Susiequest]

had a problem with chest pain and breathless ness did all the checks and could find out where it came from. Wondered if this was another by product of rheumatoid arthritis?

[Spanelmad]

Have you been checked at the Gp? as this could be a blood clot.

[Susiequest in reply to Spanelmad]

I have and they couldn’t find any explanation.

[Spanelmad in reply to Susiequest]

Did they do a bloodtest?ecg? I only ask as I was diagnosed after a similar episode with bilateral pulmonary embolism.

[Lolabridge]

Like Spanelmad I had those symptoms and the GP did ECG and D-dimer test. The latter was only 0.02 outside normal range but I was put straight onto Apixaban, sent to hospital and diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary embolism the next day! Do make sure you get properly tested please 🙏

[Susiequest in reply to Lolabridge]

I had all the tests and they didn’t know what it was and sent me home. Bit worried not knowing but they did test for that . Tried to get in to see gp but that’s a lost cause. Thank you for your reply.

[Lolabridge in reply to Susiequest]

Glad to hear they did those tests for you so try not to worry.

[Deeb1764]

when first diagnosed had a lot of breathlessness. Went thro the tests and eventually my GP did an asthma test. This showed low level. Worth getting checked but have you spoken To RA team maybe to discuss.

[Susiequest]

thank you seeing them on Friday so will see what they have to say .

[MadBunny]

Have you had a cold or chest infection ? Or do you suffer from hay fever? The pollen's been quite high and I've been suffering. I also have mild asthma, so it might be worth asking about that.

[Susiequest]

no cold or hayfever bit of a puzzle really.but thank you .