Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 My question is....NCCP's are not always spasms, are they? Non Cardiac Chest Pain seems as thought it would be any pain in your chest that is not from your heart. So wouldn't heartburn/reflux be NCCP? So I always use the term spasm for myself, because that is what I get. Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 > My question is....NCCP's are not always spasms, are they? Non Cardiac Chest Pain seems as thought it would be any pain in your chest that is not from your heart. So wouldn't heartburn/reflux be NCCP? So I always use the term spasm for myself, because that is what I get. Cindi Hi Cindi - it does get complicated doesn't it?? I know for myself, I seem to have a couple of varieties of NCCP's. I would certainly classify heartburn as one but I don't get just straight out heartburn very often and honestly, I would take heartburn any day of the week over spasms. Here's how I would classify my 'spasms': *plain old heartburn - I can usually just drink some water and it goes away with time- no big deal really *what I've always called 'being bubbly' I think it's what most everyone around here refers to as 'gurgling noises'. You can actually hear the gassy bubbles when I drink something. Very hard to get rid of, not as painful as straight out spasms but more annoying in a lot of ways *plain old spasms - most painful, usually most associated with stress, aggravated by coffee or smoking. Heavy, tight feeling in my chest, occasionally leads to vomiting. I used to take procardia/nitro but found the side effects to be too much. I now use hot tea - even hot water in a pinch, When I'm not pregnant, I have a script for Ativan. During the night, I prop myself up on my couch or chair and sip hot tea until I relax enough to fall asleep. Unfortunately, no set answer to any of them. Anyone else find they have different pains? Also, anyone out there used both procardia/nitro and levsin(?) I don't like the side effects of the first but haven't tried the levsin yet - I was wondering if the side effects were any milder. Happy Swallowing to all! - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 I've had Heartburn one time in my life. (Funny, isn't it, that I took about every prescription under the sun for heartburn before they finally decided it wasn't heartburn) I had it just this last year (6 years post-op when I had eaten pizza late at night (i know, I know, big no-no). I felt it when I was getting ready to go to bed. I actually remember thinking out loud, " Hmm. So THIS is heartburn " . I giggled for a second, closed my eyes and went to sleep. Kinda like - That's It??? (no offense to those of you who do have really bad heartburn) I'd have to say I have the last kind of spasm where I have a sharp, piercing pain starting at my sternum, it feels like someone's squeezing my esophagus with their fist, i have a pain that shoots through my back right by my shoulder blade on the right side. I sometimes get a cramp-type feeling in my tongue and neck, and a burning pain in my right jaw, teeth and right ear. It lasts for as long as it pleases and only goes away when it wants to. Kinda like a bad boyfriend. haha Like I've written before, I can't really associate it with any certain activity, food, drink, stress level, or anything else. I'm pretty much at it's mercy, like I'm sure, the rest of us are. My dr. just prescribed Levsin for me on Monday, so I'll let you know how it works. (provided I haven't had an intervention of a higher authority who's decided that I won't HAVE the spasms anymore - keep prayin, right?) Tiny Boluses! k > > My question is....NCCP's are not always spasms, are they? Non > Cardiac Chest Pain seems as thought it would be any pain in your > chest that is not from your heart. So wouldn't heartburn/reflux be > NCCP? So I always use the term spasm for myself, because that is > what I get. Cindi > > Hi Cindi - it does get complicated doesn't it?? I know for myself, I > seem to have a couple of varieties of NCCP's. I would certainly > classify heartburn as one but I don't get just straight out heartburn > very often and honestly, I would take heartburn any day of the week > over spasms. > Here's how I would classify my 'spasms': > *plain old heartburn - I can usually just drink some water and it > goes away with time- no big deal really > *what I've always called 'being bubbly' I think it's what most > everyone around here refers to as 'gurgling noises'. You can actually > hear the gassy bubbles when I drink something. Very hard to get rid > of, not as painful as straight out spasms but more annoying in a lot > of ways > *plain old spasms - most painful, usually most associated with > stress, aggravated by coffee or smoking. Heavy, tight feeling in my > chest, occasionally leads to vomiting. I used to take procardia/nitro > but found the side effects to be too much. I now use hot tea - even > hot water in a pinch, When I'm not pregnant, I have a script for > Ativan. During the night, I prop myself up on my couch or chair and > sip hot tea until I relax enough to fall asleep. > > Unfortunately, no set answer to any of them. Anyone else find they > have different pains? > > Also, anyone out there used both procardia/nitro and levsin(?) I > don't like the side effects of the first but haven't tried the levsin > yet - I was wondering if the side effects were any milder. > > Happy Swallowing to all! > - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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