It happens about 4 to 5 times a day and lasts about 5 minutes.I get this sharp pain in the middle of my chest and it radiates to my back in the same spot.The only thing that really helps is curling into a ball and taking small weak breaths.I recently had a baby and I don't know if I should be concerned.My mom got a heart condition after having me and I don't know if I could have it too now.Any suggestions?
2007-03-26 11:06:01 · 3 answers · asked by KIM L 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Kim, hate to tell you this but I had the same thing, I went to the hospital and it was a heart attack, No numbness in left arm or pain in left jaw.
The pain started at my breast plate radiated around my rib cage to the same spot in my back.
Problem is I waited about 4 hours to go to the emergency room, In that time I developed an aneurysm on the back side of my heart, This type of heart attack is called a widow maker in the cardiac field because the survival rate ia 1 in 100, guess I was the Lucky one.
Do yourself a favor go to the emergency room and tell the whats going on and have them do an EKG on you, What do you have to loose? Hopefully not your life. Good luck.
In that 4 hour time period I also took two baths to ease the pain, I called my chiropractor and he is actually the person who told me to go to the ER, I guess I owe him my life.
2007-03-26 12:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should get yourself checked out by a doctor. It can be heart, reflux disease or other things. Don't delay since there is a family history of heart problems. I'm including a link for you. Good luck and congratulations on the arrival of your baby.
2007-03-26 11:18:58 · answer #2 · answered by Neil L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might not be your heart but your lungs. My friend's lung collapsed about a week after the symptoms you said. You kught want to get it checked out.
2007-03-26 11:14:06 · answer #3 · answered by Barcode Branded 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋