For two days now I’ve been experiencing sharp pain in my lower chest/upper stomach area. It feels sort of like heart burn, but not exactly the same. It comes and goes. Sometimes it’s on the right side, sometimes the left, sometimes in the middle. I do have acid reflux, but I’ve been taking my medicine and haven’t had any trouble with it for a few weeks. It also doesn’t feel the same as my acid reflux. I don’t know if this is something I should worry about and see my doctor or if it will just pass. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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First of all, chest pains aren’t something to take lightly – if you’re sure it isn’t heartburn or acid reflux, you should see a doctor quickly.
A couple of years ago I had a similar experience – it started out much as you described, and over the course of three or four days it gradually got worse, until it started to feel like someone was sitting on my chest. Of course, the more I worried about it, the worse I felt.
When I finally went to the doctor, she suspected it was acid reflux, which I’ve never had before. An EKG pretty much ruled out heart trouble, but she ordered a chest x-ray just to be safe. The x-ray didn’t show any heart trouble, either – but it DID show a bit of fluid in my lungs, which she diagnosed as mild pneumonia.
After less than a week on antibiotics it went away completely and hasn’t been back.
Naturally, everybody’s different, and I’m not a doctor – but the symptoms you’re describing are very much like the ones I had.
It could be any number of problems….The bottom line is age…yes I said age. If you are young and have no risk factors for heart disease, and you are not experiencing any shortness of breath, or numbness/tingles anywhere…then it is probably not cardiac related. However you can never be 100% sure of this. It could be gall bladder, pancreatitis, pnemonitis, pleuritis, dodenal ulcer, or obstruction of the bile duct. In any of these cases you would still need to seek medical attention.
Bottom line is go to your doctor.
Michelle
I think you should go to the ER and have it checked out. (May be serious)
Yes, I agree with the majority consensus [here] that you should go to ER at once. I seldom tell this when I give advice, but in your case, this is something that requires some quick action on your part. So get to an ER at once. Good Luck!