peppa pig
21-05-09, 17:00
been suffering with chest pains for nerly 6 weeks , had ecgs , blood tests , chest x-rays, treadmill test and echocardiogram , ct scan (for suspected blood clot ), abdo ultrasound ruled out gallstones etc all came back clear and each time drs have said anxiety/panic. on saturday i noticed when i bent forward or twisted i had pain in lower ribcage and centre of ribcage, on touching feels very tender bruised feeling and ? slightly swollen , the pains i get in my chest are higher up just above my breast , in arm pit also numb tingling arm all in left side , shoulder and neck pain , burnign tingling between shoulder blades , been ack to drs today never seem to be away from place at moment been there nearly every week as well as a&e 3 x in 2 months, dr today says sounds like this costochondritis , has anyone else had this ? dr has just advised me paraetamol and given me some diazepam as muscle relaxant , she has also refered me to counseller as i have been very anxious regarding my heart although after all tests recently very unlikely , just need to keep reminding myself !!, as there is long waiting list on nhs she has refered me now incase might need it later with option to cancel later , anyone had similar experiences would be grateful , how long symptoms lasting etc as driving me mad aking me so anxious worrying about heart