Chest pains?!?

Question

Hi
Woke up this morning and felt completly fine. However, as soon as i began walking to school, i started to get this pain in my chest, right over my heart. I've felt it before, but until now it's come and gone within seconds, the sort of thing you ignore. I found that sitting down seems to help, and exercising makes it alot worse. The main cause is simply breathing in, finding that if i hold my breath, the pain stops. The only way i can describe it is the sort of pain you feel if you've fallen asleep in an weird position. This was my first thought, but as the pain has now travelled up to my neck, (and at one point down my back) i'm starting to think this might be something else. I'm only 15 and i'm reasonably fit, so i'm hoping it has nothing to do with my heart. I also hear that anything on that side of things would usually produce a tight feeling, rather than an actually pain. Obviously, my first reaction is to see a doctor. Anyone have any idea what might be wrong?!

Answer 1

Any chestpain needs to be checked out. Especially if you are having that pain during exertion. While it is true that some people have a tightness in the chest, many do not.

The classic symptoms of a heart attack include a dull aching pain radiating from the center of the chest and down the left arm. Sometimes radiating to the jaw and back. Some people describe a pressure like something very heavy is sitting on their chest.

Shortness of breath, profuse sweating, nausea & vomiting. All of these are common symptoms. Guess what the most important one is? Chest pain. The key is, that not everyone presents with all of the symptoms.

Your age isn't really a factor. Anyone can have a heart defect, and I am sure you have heard of star athletes who have died on the playing field due to an undiagnosed heart condition.

No, I am not trying to scare you. There are many benign reasons for chest pain, including indigestion. Unfortunately, cemetaries are filled with people who "thought" they had heart burn or indigestion.

Do yourself a favor, get it checked out by a doctor so you can stop worrying about it.

An echocardiogram and an electrocardiogram and perhaps a stress test should be able to rule out any problem. None of these tests are painful. A chest x-ray and sometimes a CT scan with and without contrast are also done.

Not all tests are done for every case. They usually will start with the most basic, (ekg and x-ray) and go from there.

I raised three athletic sons. Their doctor had all of them undergo echocardiograms just to ensure that there wouldn't be any tragic incidents.

Go to the doctor, it was your first instinct, and it was the correct one.

Answer 2

There are a lot of things to consider, at your age, angina seems to be a more remote cause of your symptoms, but its not impossibe.Are u running a fever?pain in the chest, especially when breathing deeply could point to a chest infection(pleuritic chest pain).Do you have difficulty breathing?have you had a history of peptic ulcer disease in the past or dyspepsia?With the several possible causes of your symptoms, I think the best thing to do is to seek the opinion of a doctor, who will examine you properly and cone down to the exact cause, with supporting lab tests if necessary. It may be nothing, but at the same time it could be something more serious.so get up and go!

Answer 3

angina is pain, pressure, heaviness, or numbness behind the breastbone or across teh chest. It occurs when there is not enough oxygen reaching the heart muscle. it is a symptom of coronary artery disease. The pain caused by angina may radiate to the upper back, neck, jayws, shoulders, or arms. Angina may be brought on by stress or exertion and is relieved by rest and use of prescribed medication.

Answer 4

You are very young...Cardiac problems are very doubtful, but not impossible. Are You athletic or have you been working out? Did you possibly strain a muscle? I believe that if it is cardiac, it would hurt even if you held your breath...I think whole heartily that you strained a muscle in your chest or back which would make it hurt more on respiration...you could see a doc if you like, but i doubt it is serious...

Answer 5

What did you eat for breakfast? Drink water and take 1 aspirin, then take an antacid. You probably slept on your side. Relax your breathing anxiety makes it worse.

Answer 6

I THINK IM GONNA ANSWER TO THIS WITH BLOCK CAPITALS, SO YOU WILL SEE IT CLEARLY...


we are not MDs and cannot see your test results, so we can not give you proper answers....so all i can tell you is that, no matter how old you are : GET YOUR BUMM OFF FROM THE CHAIR AND GO TO THE ER... THOSE PAINS ARE NOT NORMAL!!!

Answer 7

sounds like digestion problems. try some antacid before you panick