I have had chest pain for 7 years.. - Pain Concern

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I have had chest pain for 7 years..

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Hi all

It all started 7 years ago, I didn't do anything to cause it, atleast not from what I remember. I just had this chest at the centre of my chest going through to the tip of my left shoulder, like a spear going through my body. At 14 years of age I assumed the worse of course, but i went to the hospital and had a ECG and that came out normal. No sign of a heart attack, nothing. So the doctor put it down to costochondritis and had assumed I hurt it in some way. So he said it will heal in 3 to 6 months..

7 years later and it ha still not got any better and now i write on here becuase it is getting worse, everytime is spikes now I get breathless and weakand the pain in my shoulder flares too. I'm 21 years old.

I've had painkillers, they do very little and sometimes makes it worse.

Thank you

David

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rabbits65

Hello David,I feel very sad for you and all your suffering . You must go back to your GP. You need someone to talk to about this and because this is an arthritis site for RA there may not be anyone on here with the same symptoms to share this with you. I do hope though that you can get yourself better.

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David89898 in reply torabbits65

Thank you

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Bevvy in reply torabbits65

Don’t understand your response to David89898. This is not an arthritis site. This is for people with pain issues. Hence the title Pain Concerns.

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cyberbarn

I agree, you need to talk to your GP. There are many minor things that it could be either to do with all the joints and muscles ni the rib cage, to reflux from your stomach. But a GP will be able to help you figure it out. Make sure you tell them how long it has been going on.

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