Tonya

[Guest guest]

Hi Tonya,

I have pain in my chest on left side and around to my back also is in

left shoulder and neck area and sometimes radiates down my left arm.

There has been a number of times that I have felt I was having a

heart attack. I have also read posts from others that have said they

thought they were having a heart attack later to find it was

pancreatitis. I have had my heart checked out and it is fine. I am

also having a hard time getting a CP diagnosis.....I have been having

trouble off and on for 10 years but for the last year the trouble has

been growing steadily worse....and am currently under going a bunch

of tests once again......I understand totally how you feel. But back

to the topic at hand I feel that the pain you are having in the chest

is not your heart. Especially since it is made worse with

eating..etc... I hope you find out soon what is going on with your

health. I also believe that quite often we know our bodies and what

is going on much better than any doctor. I am sorry you are going

through this. My prayers are with you.

Warmest wishes

[Guest guest]

Dear Tonya,

I'd have to agree with what already said. My pain has

always been on my left, under the breastline, and it radiates

through to the left back and left shoulder blade. I, too, have

scoliosis, but mine is in my upper spine near my neck and it

hasn't been the cause of this pain. It's the chronic pancreatitis

that's caused the pain.

The positioning of my pancreas is such that the pain that is

located just to the left of my sternum is actually pain from the

head of my pancreas. The tail is located at my navel. This " S "

shaped positioning is not what you see in the medical diagrams,

but I was told by a radiologist that everyone is different, and this

placement, which differs from the pictures in medical books, is

acutally not that usual.

So if these new tests you're having done still don't show what

your doctor is looking for, don't give up....keep searching for the

answer to explain this pain. The fact that it bothers you after

eating still seems suspect of pancreas related problems.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments and advice are personal opinion only, and

should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.

" What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters

compared to what lies within us. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson