18 yr old with chest pains that come and go but are not heart related?

Question:

Hi i am 18 yrs old and i have been having some weird chest pains on both left and right breast bones. I have been to the ER numerous times and i have had alot of work up done on me and any heart related illnesses have been ruled out. My doctor said it could be acid reflux that is causing these shooting types of pains in my chest. They seem to occur when i bend over or lean in a certain, but they have sometimes occured out of nowwhere but mostly when i lean or bend over, and they have sometimes spread to under my armpits and collar bone. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this before and maybe could help explain what exactly causes it and what i can do to help reduce the pain and occurence. I remember i started having these types of pains of and on when i was younger around 9 or 10 and they would come and go but not as painful and not as frequently either, i dont think it has anything to do with it but just in case.

Answers:
I'm 17 and I've had similar pains. At first I thought I was going to have a heart attack so the doctor gave me a heart monitor. But, thank goodness, heart disease was ruled out. In my case, I think it's just stress. I'm in a very academically demanding program that causes me to stress a lot during the school year. I think these pains are more mental than physiological really. I don't know if you've been under stress, but that could be one reason. If they are not heart related, I wouldnt worry more as they can make the pain last longer. Whenever I get the pains I have to breath in shallow because of the horrible pain, and concentrate on pleasant thoughts until it goes away. Just do the same thing, and hopefully it helps.

seek professional help. see the doc...and if a GP dont help, go to the specialist

consult your doctor immediately

it could be acid reflux. I had very similar symptoms and it ended up being acid reflux from a hiatla hereia. they did surgery and fixed it never had the problem again.

the bending over part is key because this alows the acid to go up.

you also migh experience it after sleeping becuase laying flat also alows it.

go to a doctor and tell him what is happening and mention acid reflux.

you want to get this taken care of if it is axid reflux becuase it could cause cancer of the esophagus (spelled way wrong lol) if left untreated.

read this article in its entirety. it fits your symptoms to a tee

well, being 21 myself and also experiencing so many different types of chest pains i can tell you quite a bit lol. First if you are a smoker or hang out with smokers, it could be plueracy(hope i spelled that right) it means inflamation of the lining of the lungs. Now you dont nessisarily have to be a smoker or anything like that for this to happen, it just happens more often with smokers. Usually this comes on with sharp pains, sometimes so bad you cant move cause it makes it worse. thats my best guess of what you have cause it can occur anywhere in your chest. If its a dull pain it could be costalcondritis, again exscuse me if i spelt that right. It means that the cardleage connecting your ribs to your sternum is swollen. But that doesnt sound like what you have. Anyways i would atleast talk to your doc about Pluracy.

18 yr old with chest pains that come and go but are not heart related?

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