Chest Pains?

[Blordow]

Ok I know none of you are doctors but you could relate so I might aswell get your opinions.

Today I woke up and had sharp tight chest pains, located in the top left region of my chest. I never usually get any chest pains and I don't know what the go is. I don't know if I should just wait it out and see if it goes away or catch a cab to the doctors. Whenever I take deep breaths in the pain feels tight and almost bruised like, same as when I breath out but it's mildly alright if I breathe normally. When I move and stretch my left arm back behind myself (as if I was aiming a gun behind me to shoot someone) I can feel the pain in my chest.

Anyone else had similar problems before?

What to do?

[Serphyas]

Well, if it starts getting worse, I'd see a doctor. You probably just pulled a muscle, or maybe you slept in an awkward position that made some nerves iffy.

[Peaceblossom]

You have high blood pressure. You could see the doctor or self medicate. Caffiene lowers the blood pressure so I suggest taking 80 milligrams twice a day.

[unowned]

maybe its angina, who knows.. do you eat a lot of fatty food

[TacticalShoe]

Probably just pulled a muscle in your chest. I did that before and it hurt a lot.

[hypersomniax]

that's happened to me before.

just ride it out, that's the only way, really. but if your arm starts tingling a bunch get to s hospital cause that means you're gonna have a heart attack.

supposedly.

but yeah. and drink water.

[unowned]

At 5/21/07 01:04 AM, Peaceblossom wrote: Caffiene lowers the blood pressure

no it doesnt, better be joking

[Serphyas]

Guys, the guy is EIGHTEEN, okay? I think his heart is fine. :P

[Link-ToThEpast]

At 5/21/07 01:05 AM, MisterKavinel wrote: get the fuck outside FAT FUCKERR FUCKK

seriously you should leave

[Blordow]

At 5/21/07 01:04 AM, unowned wrote: maybe its angina, who knows.. do you eat a lot of fatty food

Uhh, sometimes, I am kinda half and half. But no way am I some fat kid, I am the opposite really. Last night I had pizza, but yeah, I don't recall getting chest pains when I've woken up besides this time.

[The-Omnipresence]

I just tell you what my Anatomy book says:

DO NOT IGNORE CHEST PAINS!!!!

Call a doctor immediatly, it is a sign of a heart attack.

or it could be gas.

[TelaFerrum]

I can totally relate if this is the same as what I had, but it might be totally different. It just felt like my pectoral muscles were, I don't know the proper word for it, stiff, and when I breathed in it felt like I was stretching them. Doing the regular stretches for it didn't really work, but I did some weird positions lying on my chair with my back on the hair, head and arms hanging down. I also breathed in a lot to try to stretch it.

Or maybe it's something totally different for you. If it's the same, you can stretch to make it feel better and massage it, but it wouldn't really help. You just have to wait it out.

[soup-er]

I haven't had it as bad as you, but happened before. Just stretch it out a bit, it should be fine in a week. If it persists or other body parts start to get that way w/o strenuous exercise, I would get it checked up. Your still young, you'll live.

[TelaFerrum]

Go see a doctor if it doesn't feel like you just pulled your muscles and you're unsure about it. I wouldn't take the risk. Or go find a friend who's planning to be a doctor and feels qualified to examine you. That's probably not as good an idea though.

If they're sharp chest pains, I'm not so sure.

And sorry for trying to steal topic views for you, but I have a bit of a problem and my topic is dying. I'd bump it, but so far I haven't double posted before and some people have signatures saying that they'll kill double posters. It would be nice if Newgrounds had a feature that lets you bump your topic without having to make a post every maybe thirty minutes, or whenever it reaches the second page. Something like that.

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic.php?id=70 4742

And go see that doctor.

[SirSloth]

Sounds like the pain isn't in your chest but in your lmph nodes, It could be cancer if so.
Seek immediate medical attention.

[Blordow]

hmm, maybe I should see a doctor.

[SirSloth]

Any sharp pain is a really bad sign.
JUST SEE A DOCTOR!!

[Eggy]

It's probably nothing, wait a while first.

or you could have punctured your lung.

[Cereal]

It could be anxiety related, Look for the major signs like if you start to feel nauseous or dizzy. It's best to get it checked out, so if it comes again you can rule out the more serious things.

[iateamexican]

Black death.

[positively-negative]

At 5/21/07 01:02 AM, Blordow wrote: Anyone else had similar problems before?

Yup, I also have a heart defect, I would see a doctor when possible.

[JoshiiMufu]

Yeah I've had that before. If it's what I had will be gone by tomorrow. It wouldn't be anything serious. Try not to worry.

[Undeadlaw]

I have a Heart problem. i pass out some times if i have to much caffeine because i have an irregular heart beat. pains in my chest are normal for me now.

But i found this out earlier this year go to the doctors get an ECG scan what i did.

[Lorkas]

At 5/21/07 01:02 AM, Blordow wrote: Ok I know none of you are doctors but...

Don't worry, it will go away. I had the same problem a year ago. I just ignored it.