I have pectus excavatum! I have been haven chest pains for a while! but they are seeming to get longer and worse! I have had a bunch of test run for my heart and my heart is fine! I just figure its from the heart being close to the chest! But is there any way to stop the pain! Im going to the heart doctor again on the 19 !Please help me if you know anything! Im 15 and am prolly haven the surgery soon! Will that help with the pain! ?? PLEASE HELP ME!
2006-06-07 18:36:33 · 4 answers · asked by farquhar_31 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
My parents do know and are very scared! But the doctors said it was nothing wrong with my heart! But then what is it?
2006-06-07 19:17:31 · update #1
Pectus excavatum is a condition in which the "breast bone" (sternum) appears sunken and the chest concave. It is sometimes called "funnel chest". The majority of these cases are not associated with any other condition (isolated findings). However, some syndromes include pectus excavatum.
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2006-06-07 18:48:31 · answer #1 · answered by Retro_Guru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, sweetie, I don't have that, but I used to have chest pain so bad that I thought I was having heart attacks. No joke. I'm 18 now. One night when I was about 13 I woke up and it hurt so bad that I thought I was going to die. I actually started to say my last prayers. Scary stuff. I had tons of tests (EKG, Eco-Cardiogram, chest x-rays, . . . ) and they all came out fine. They told me I had something called "costal chondritus" (I know I didn't spell that right). It's were the joints between the ribs and the breastbone get inflamed and the doctor actually said it feels like heart attacks. The bones pop out of alignment. I guess I'm telling you this because I want you to know that I've felt that kind of pain, too. Anything that has to do with chest pain is scary. I don't know how to help, because they never gave me anything that could help me. I know the surgery will go great. I always remembered this song that I heard at church: "God will take care of you, through every day . . ." For some reason that song always made me feel better. I'm praying for you. I just know everything will be fine.
Cassidy
2006-06-07 18:49:13 · answer #2 · answered by *AstrosChick* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are your parents? Why aren't they helping you with this problem?
If you are in extreme pain, I suggest you be taken to the emergency room. I am not familiar with the condition you mentioned. No one here is a doctor and you need medical attention, go to the hospital.
2006-06-07 18:42:45 · answer #3 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take coenzyme q10, magnesium (preferably from foods rich in magnesium e.g. spirulina, green leafy veggies), or a chelate: glycinate or citrate will do, pomegranate, vitamin E (with all 8 molecules), L-carnitine, and get some cardio every day........believe it or not, it will work most of the time.
2006-06-08 16:55:19 · answer #4 · answered by Djembe J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋