Guest guest Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 >When I start > aching and hurting in my arm and back or chest, all I can think of is > my heart. My doctor says that my heart is fine. So, I keep telling > myself this. Today, that area ached so much, and just got worse. Do you think you are having panic attacks maybe? If so, an antianxiety drug might help. Talk to your doc about this possibility. Panic attacks can feel like your heart is bad, and that you are in mortal danger. > Does anyone else have > anything similar to this happening to them? This illness is so hard > to deal with, but the more I understand about it the easier it is for > me to cope. I feel this way. I suddenly felt like crap this afternoon, possibly because it's windy. So I totally get this. I don't have a good explanation. I'm just telling you I understand. -- Patti pattirobinson@... http://www.discoverytoyslink.com/pattirobinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Gall bladder disease can refer pain to chest back and arms. So can acid reflux in the esophagus. And yes, panic and anxiety can feel like this. Maybe you could ask your doctor about these. Peace, River wrote: >When I start> aching and hurting in my arm and back or chest, all I can think of is> my heart. Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I have had muscle spasms in my chest that go up through my neck so bad I couldn't hold my head up they hurt so bad. This has happened about 3 times in the past 9 weeks, it's an awful feeling like swallowing something and it hurt going down, but these spasms come from my chest and into my neck. debbieRiver DeHart wrote: Gall bladder disease can refer pain to chest back and arms. So can acid reflux in the esophagus. And yes, panic and anxiety can feel like this. Maybe you could ask your doctor about these. Peace, River wrote: >When I start> aching and hurting in my arm and back or chest, all I can think of is> my heart. Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 wow. i didnt know you could have chest pains with fibro but i am still new to all this.....reflux i had some and i thought i was dying... lol odd but i was just telling my hubby that i had chest pressure-pains kinda last night... maybe lol we are on the same fibro week. did you just get done with a flare? i had the worse one yet- i had to walk all crunched up for a few days... i thought some of it was driving up to disney two weeks ago, I love driving down-flying and rent a car is way to much for us. we already have a place to stay everyear(timeshare) and omg they have a jet huge tub in our room plus a lot of outdoor jazzois... i think that saved me after walkeing around epcot lol. wendy -- Re: Worries I have had muscle spasms in my chest that go up through my neck so bad I couldn't hold my head up they hurt so bad. This has happened about 3 times in the past 9 weeks, it's an awful feeling like swallowing something and it hurt going down, but these spasms come from my chest and into my neck. debbieRiver DeHart wrote: Gall bladder disease can refer pain to chest back and arms. So can acid reflux in the esophagus. And yes, panic and anxiety can feel like this. Maybe you could ask your doctor about these. Peace, River wrote: >When I start> aching and hurting in my arm and back or chest, all I can think of is> my heart. Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Hi Norene, I know exactly what you are talking about. I can start off a day in a great mood, not hardly hurting and WHAMO, it hits. About a month ago I was off for a week, docs orders, the pharmacy called and said my scripts were ready. Mind you I can see the pharmacy from my house. I live in a small country town in Indiana. I decided I would go for a walk to go get them. I wasn't half way there and was in so much pain I didn't know if I would make it to the pharmacy and back. Grant you I'm only speaking of 3 blocks to and 3 blocks back... I was terrified half way there, litterally stopped and thought oh my goodness I don't know if I can do this. Well I did make it, but to come home and take a pain killer and lay down. It was awful... I know what it is like to feel not so bad and then all of a sudden the pain be so overwhelming. Oct.8th was my companie's family picnic, I went dressed fairly warm, it was a cold or cool day, very breezy, temp. was about 62, sun was not out. I was so cold I shivered for 4 hours while there, sat mainly cause I hurt to bad to get up and move and knew I was going to pay dearly for trying to have a good time... Needless to say I have been in a flare since then, 10 days now. It's awful how the body reacts to things that before would have never bothered us at all. You are not alone in any of this, we are all here to give support and info if and when we can. Hope you feel better soon, debbiespiritmum25 wrote: Hello my friends,I am so glad I have you to talk with. You all know what I am goingthrough. Today, it started out "average". Not great, not poor. Do you findthat your body feels ok, then, you suddenly get worse? This scaresme, and I am trying to cope and not let it bother me. When I startaching and hurting in my arm and back or chest, all I can think of ismy heart. My doctor says that my heart is fine. So, I keep tellingmyself this. Today, that area ached so much, and just got worse.Around 2:00 in the afternoon, I had to lie down for a while, and Ijust couldn't get comfortable. I felt like I was coming down with theflu, just so achy. I got up after a couple of hours and took my twolittle dogs outside for a walk. It is COLD outside, and I am learningthat the cold aggravates my bones. So, when I came in the house aftermy walk, I felt like someone had taken a baseball bat and slugged mein the back with it two or three times. And a sudden painfulheadache, lawdy. So I just tell myself that my doc said my heart isok and this is all part of my illness. Does anyone else haveanything similar to this happening to them? This illness is so hardto deal with, but the more I understand about it the easier it is forme to cope. Thanks all. Hugs, Norene__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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