chest pain?

Sharp10r

So last night my chest started hurting right before going to bed. I assumed it wasn't a heart attack because chest pain was the only symptom- no shortness of breath or anything, and I had just finished a stressful conversation. So I went to bed, thinking I'd wake up without any pain. WRONG
I still have chest pain. Could it still be the stress of the conversation? I feel relaxed (well except for slight anxiety about my heart!)
To describe the pain: it's a low dull pain, and if I breathe in a full breath, it's a little more intense. Thanks!

SporkAndrew

Any chest paint means go to the doctors / emergency room.

Go.

Go now.

Fallingman

Go to the doctor. Yes it could be stress, but the only one qualified to tell you that is a doctor... So there's really no point in waiting.

Sarcastro

To reiterate, doctor, doctor, blah blah blah.

But second up, y'know, there is a huge difference between heartburn and indigestion. I thought I had had heartburn before; turns out, that was the mild kind. When I actually got heartburn fo' realz, I thought that I was dying. Felt like a huge hand literally crushing my heart with every breath. Try maybe popping a few tums and see if it goes away - relief is pretty much instant.

On the other hand, if it seems lung related, is more like tightness than flaring pain, or you feel tingly in your limbs, to the doctor you should be a'goin.

TheFallenLord

Sarcastro wrote: »

To reiterate, doctor, doctor, blah blah blah.

But second up, y'know, there is a huge difference between heartburn and indigestion. I thought I had had heartburn before; turns out, that was the mild kind. When I actually got heartburn fo' realz, I thought that I was dying. Felt like a huge hand literally crushing my heart with every breath. Try maybe popping a few tums and see if it goes away - relief is pretty much instant.

On the other hand, if it seems lung related, is more like tightness than flaring pain, or you feel tingly in your limbs, to the doctor you should be a'goin.

I was going to say it could be heartburn or indigestion. I used to get the sort of feeling described in the OP, and it would freak me out, before I figured out that it was heartburn.

So, get a doctors appointment set up, but in the mean time, it couldn't hurt to pop some Tums or take a shot of Pepto or something.

Rohaq

Doctor, now.

Seriously, there can be a number of things that could be causing your symptoms, most of which the recommended course of action is medical attention, pronto.

Werrick

Sharp10r wrote: »

So last night my chest started hurting right before going to bed. I assumed it wasn't a heart attack because chest pain was the only symptom- no shortness of breath or anything, and I had just finished a stressful conversation. So I went to bed, thinking I'd wake up without any pain. WRONG
I still have chest pain. Could it still be the stress of the conversation? I feel relaxed (well except for slight anxiety about my heart!)
To describe the pain: it's a low dull pain, and if I breathe in a full breath, it's a little more intense. Thanks!

1. Do you smoke?

2. Do you eat well, and what are your habits?

3. Are you physicall active?

4. Are you under stress from work/home/school/whatever?

Sharp10r

Thanks everyone for the advice! I went to the hospital and had them check me out, and I'm ok. Turns out I pulled my muscle in my pec while cleaning windows (I'm a window cleaner). I guess I just couldn't discriminate between the muscle pain and internal pain.
Thread Solved!

Rohaq

Hooray, all's good!