Chest Pain And a Gurgle? Pericarditis? Posted: 11-05-07 08:35am
I am 24 years old, I don't know if that
has any relevence or not. I went to the
hospital 9 days ago with severe chest pain
that was also in my back and neck. I kept
telling the nurses that when I moved a
certain way, I could feel this gurgle,
they wouldn't even listen to it and they
said it was just a fast heart beat! ( as
if I have no idea what it feels like when
my heart is pounding!) They took a chest
x-ray to rule out clot and said it was
pluracy. I do not agree with the pluracy
diagnosis ( although I do believe that I
have experienced pluracy before ). I am
still tolerating this chest pain after 9
days, but it is a lot more tolerable now.
- gurgling in chest that feels more like
my heart or throat than in my lungs
- sharp pains that started in the center
of my chest and raidiated to my back and
neck. ( now it is mostly only in my back)
-when I lay on my back the pain is worse
-breathing deep/coughing/bending/moving
made the pain worse the first 4 days (now
its not so much)
-shortness of breath
- I am begining to experience
lightheadeadness when I sing, or talk a
lot quickly ( did not used to be a
problem)
- the pain is on the left side
- moving to the left is painful
- siting up and leaning forward was the
only way I could tolerate the pain durring
the first several days.
does anyone have any idea what this could
possibly be? I searched all the things
that I could think of and either the
symptoms don't quite match, or the
hospital already ruled them out. Ecept
maybe pericarditis? I realy don't know.
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MandMs
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Posted: 11-06-07 03:35am
When did you experience
pleurisy(inflammation of pleura, a
two-layered lining around the lung)
before?
Were you treated?
Did you have lung infection (pneumonia or
tuberculosis) recently?
Have you experienced chest injury?
Do you suffer from some autoimmune
diseases like lupus or rheumatoid
arthritis?
Do you have heart problems?
Sharp pain in chest and shortness of
breath are main symptoms of pleurisy.
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I Think This Could Be It !!! Sound Alot Posted: 11-06-07 13:19pm
Costochondritus check ot out !!
Costochondritis Overview
Costochondritis is an inflammation of the
junctions where the upper ribs join with
the cartilage that holds them to the
breastbone or sternum. The condition
causes localized chest pain that you can
reproduce by pushing on the cartilage in
the front of your ribcage. Costochondritis
is a relatively harmless condition and
usually goes away without treatment. The
cause is usually unknown.
Costochondritis (with unknown cause) is a
common cause of chest pain in children and
adolescents. It accounts for 10-30% of all
chest pain in children. Annually, doctors
evaluate about 650,000 cases of chest pain
in young people 10-21 years of age. The
peak age for the condition is 12-14
years.
Costochondritis is also considered as a
possible diagnosis for adults who have
chest pain. Chest pain in adults is
considered a potentially serious sign of a
heart problem by most doctors until proven
otherwise. Chest pain in adults usually
leads to a battery of tests to rule out
heart disease. If those tests are normal
and your physical exam is consistent with
costochondritis, your doctor will diagnose
costochondritis as the cause of your chest
pain. It is important, however, for adults
with chest pain to be examined and tested
for heart disease before being diagnosed
with costochondritis. Often it is
difficult to distinguish between the two
without further testing. The condition
affects females more than males (70%
versus 30%). Costochondritis may also
occur as the result of an infection or as
a complication of surgery on your
sternum.
Tietze syndrome is often referred to as
costochondritis, but the two are distinct
conditions. You can tell the difference by
noting the following:
Tietze syndrome usually comes on abruptly,
with chest pain radiating to your arms or
shoulder and lasting several weeks. Tietze
syndrome is accompanied by a localized
swelling at the painful area (the junction
of the ribs and breastbone).
