I’m so worried

[Clo_xo-]

For months now I’ve suffered with chest pain I got told that I had pleurisy which my results came back clear and then I got told I had a chest infection and with antibiotics it went away but then a few weeks ago the chest pain came back and on Friday night it felt horrendous I had pain on the left side every time I breathed in deep it felt right on my left side then I started to drink water and it eased itself and I feel Liek I haven’t been drinking as much water lately and mainly pop which I know isn’t healthy at all I’m just so worried Liek I feel as if the worst is going to happen... I’m 19 and just constantly worry about my health and not being okay...

[cyberbarn]

Have your doctors eliminated Image result for costochondritis? There are lots of bits of cartilage and muscles between each rib and the breastbone, and sometimes that can be inflamed and cause pain, especially when breathing.

[Marylyn]

Are you taking OCP this pain can be a blood clot in your lung .You should go to ED & ask for scan especially if pain associated with breathing.Ask for a homocysteine, vitamin B12 , folate, iron , ferritin ,vitamin D , magnesium levels.You could be anaemic which is causing infections or your homocysteine level could be high due to low vit B12 which can cause blood clots, heart attacks .view info & videos on b12awareness.org

[Clo_xo- in reply to Marylyn]

I rang my gp over the phone and I told her some symptoms that I felt I had linked with anemia and I got told it wouldn’t be anemia as I’m not bleeding But I still think I have it but she insisted I didn’t. I was still worried over it and I got told to get iron tablets so I have been taking them for over a week and a half now. I can only try and get an appointment with my gp on Tuesday to see what’s wrong with me and I’ll ask for a scan then as I’m so worried with the chest pains and tightening on my left side of my chest and I just generally feel Liek no matter what I say to the gp doctors they don’t listen to me or think it’s anything other than a chest infection...

[purpletwo in reply to Clo_xo-]

Hi Clo, pleurisy can be extremely painful, and you can sometimes get it when you've had a chest infection but with treatment, it WILL get better. Try not to worry too much about what it might be. It's easy to get very anxious when you're suffering pain, and getting anxious will make the pain worse. Hopefully when you see your GP on Tuesday, he/she will assure you that it's nothing to be worried about.

[Clo_xo- in reply to purpletwo]

Could I still have pleurisy even though my xray came back as clear as I’m so worried constantly with chest issues that I feel like I’m constantly thinking of the worst possible outcomes x

[purpletwo in reply to Clo_xo-]

Hi Clo,

Xrays don't always show everything, but I'm not an expert! Please try and stay calm, and not get too anxious. Worrying about what it might be, and getting stressed about it, will make everything feel a lot worse. X

[purpletwo in reply to purpletwo]

Let me know how you get on when you've seen your doctor next week 🤗x

[Clo_xo- in reply to purpletwo]

They weren’t much help I rang up and they told me that my chest will be through stress of what’s going on when I’ve had this for five months now and that if it doesn’t get better I’ll have to go into hospital next week so I feel like I’ve achieved nothing x

[purpletwo in reply to Clo_xo-]

Hi Clo, most GPS are only doing phone consultations right now, but I'm sure if they thought it was urgent, they would have arranged for you to see someone. Stress does make any pain feel a lot worse, and the more you worry about it, the worse it will feel. Try and do something to distract you from how you feel - not easy right now I know! See how it goes over the next few days, and ring your doctor again next week if you don't feel any better. X

[Marylyn in reply to Clo_xo-]

If you have chest pain & it hurts to breathe ring an ambulance .So many Drs are misdiagnosing .You could well be iron or vitb12 & D deficient.Do you feel cold , exhausted,breathless just walking, sweaty , fast heart rate? I went to Ed 5 times saw 17 Drs including 7 specialists,attended 2 brain & thyroid scans,MRIs before I finally received an accurate diagnosis.

[Stubby_10_toes]

Hello

I’m sorry to hear what’s happening to you. It’s sounds like you might have GERD. You feel like you’re having some kind of heart attack and it can even cut right through your back but when you said. You drink water it helps. That is a dead giveaway that it’s the opening of your esophagus that is going into spasm. It’s something you definitely need to go have looked at. The stomach acids come up and can damage your esophagus and cause erosion. Very serious if left if unchecked. I started having that symptom several years ago. I take something that’s prescribed to me for this condition and as long as I take it I’m fine. And yes. Pop is really bad for this . Try and avoid acidic food and drink. Also if you take certain types of medication over a period of time it can cause this problem. Oh. Also as a side note, you can even have pain in your arm with this. Just please go have this checked. Doctors are still seeing patients during this virus 🦠 time. They’re just doing things different right now. God Bless and good luck. 🌷🌷🌷

[Clo_xo- in reply to Stubby_10_toes]

I had horrible heart burn and acid reflux a few weeks ago Non stop and it was to the point where I’d eat or drink anything and it would trigger it and sometimes it happens a little bit but it’s stopped since then and I get chest pains so much it’s just really worrying but I might have to have a over the phone conversation with my doctor as they don’t want to have to see as many people just to contain the virus but I hope I’m sorted soon as I worry so much over my health at 19 and I think of the worst outcomes x