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Here's a challenge for you Dr. Stoll!
I'm a slightly out of shape 6 ft. 26 year old female (165 lbs) with recurrent chest pain. Here's the low-down...
Started 2 years ago following a left breast lumpectomy. It is a sharp, piercing pain that lasts for just a few seconds. Tends to start with an exhale and worsen with an inhale. It varies in severity. The pain radiates across my chest to the armpit or directly to the back only in cases of severe pain. Usually occurs left of midline, and rarely right of midline. It DOES NOT occur during the evening hours. It has NOT occured during exercise. It DOES NOT occur during meals. At first it occured during cold weather months, but this year it hasn't been discriminating. ;)
No family history of heart problems other that my dad having high blood pressure (mine is low) and my grandmother having a heart attack at a young age (20 something), but that was related to surgery she had at the time. Although this might be unrelated it might be significant to mention that I've always had "ice cold" hands and feet, EXCEPT when I'm sleeping or lying prone.
I've passed the GERD test, ECG, and Thallium stress test. Since it doesn't occur while (or around) eating hot or cold food, we don't think it's esophageal spasms. My doctor doesn't think its costochondritis because she can't reproduce the pain my pressing on my ribs or breastbone. I once went to the emergency room, but by the time I get in the car, the pain is gone.
I'm getting ready to schedule another lumpectomy, but I'm wondering if I should postpone it until this get's diagnosed. Should I seek out another cardiologist? Or should I go the pulminary route? The one thing I haven't had done is a chest x-ray.
In Reply to: Can't Diagnose that Chest Pain! posted by Theresa on September 30, 2002 at 12:05:21:
In my final thoughts, I meant to state "respiratory" instead of "pulminary". :)
In Reply to: Can't Diagnose that Chest Pain! posted by Theresa on September 30, 2002 at 12:05:21:
What side of your chest? Kind of sounds like costochondritis. Dr. Stoll, is there a test that can be done to verify costochondritis?
In Reply to: Re: Can't Diagnose that Chest Pain! Dr Stoll posted by Leanne on September 30, 2002 at 15:48:20:
Both sides...but occurs more often on the left. I assumed that costochondritis was more of a persistent pain, but I may be wrong. This pain is more fleeting.
In Reply to: Can't Diagnose that Chest Pain! posted by Theresa on September 30, 2002 at 12:05:21:
Pain doesn't happen every day. It may happen two days in a row, or two months apart. I have NEVER had it happen more than once in any given day.
In Reply to: Can't Diagnose that Chest Pain! posted by Theresa on September 30, 2002 at 12:05:21:
Hi, Theresa.
One way for you to prove this obvious costochondritis is to get Rolfed and see the problem go away for at least a year.
Your inflammatory site is on the inside of the rib joint which is why your doc cannot cause pain by pressing on it. Joints DO have 2 sides you know! I am surprised that she cannot seem to think of that!
Your "ice cold hands and feet" are another indication (as if I needed any) that your diagnosis is costo. The same hypothalamic chronic stress-effect storage causes both dysautonomia and bracing (See Dr Pelletier's book if you need convincing.) Why does your doc not see that as well?
We allopaths are taught that the body is a collection of disconnected parts and it is difficult for us to change our training.
Use the info in the costo and the bracing archives to cure this totally unnecessary condition (Except for bolstering the monopoly's coffers while you suffer!)
Let us know how you do.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Can't Diagnose that Chest Pain! (Archive in stress-effect.) posted by Walt Stoll on October 01, 2002 at 10:00:35:
Sounds like plan. Will keep you updated. As for my doctor...I consider her to be pretty openminded about healing. In fact, the first thing she suggested was yoga, but made no mention of costochondritis.
Anyway, I think they she's being run by her office instead of her office being run by her. I don't she has the time to look into these things fully anymore. Maybe it's time for a new doctor. ;)
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