Chest pain?

Question:

alright for the past 2 days ive been dealing with a lot of chest pain. Yesterday morning around 2:15 AM i woke up with sharp pains around my heart area, below in my ribcage area and also in my back in the same area. The pain was so bad i was crying and having shortness of breath because when i would take a deep breath the pain would get worse. The only way I could sleep was sitting up. I woke up later to go to work and it was gone, later in the day it came back up again, only worse. I was taken to the ER and told to sit...eventually it went away, but i sat in that waiting room for well over 5 hours. This morning i woke up again to pains.every which way i tried to sleep i couldnt because of the pain, and now i'm ok, the pain isnt that bad.do you think it could be something to do with my lungs? or maybe a rib? I just cant get any comfort at all.

Answers:
well, i think it is a case of angina pectoris or a mild myocardial infarction. it is usually cause by lack of oxygenation in your heart(cause by high cholesterol in the blood or high cardiac demand).you better go to see a doctor for some consultation and laboratory.

Go to a Doctor right now.

i'm not saying this isn't serious, but i've got that before and was told it was just gas moving through.
i've had a near death expierence, i didn't wanna breathe because it hurt, but then i took a final breath.. it was painful.
not sure whatthis is, but i have it too.

The fastest relief will be from the combination of a chiropractor and massage therapist - heat usually helps relax muscles but too much of anything can backfire.
Reference- The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies.
Muscles like ropes are made of many fibers or strands. If some of the individual fibers that work in combination to make the muscle strong are not relaxing they bulk up in the middle and are stretched thin on the ends which results in the appearance of "knots" they are the tender spots. The muscles that effect headaches can come from as far away as the lower back and include shoulders, arms, neck and head causing a cascade effect. So a massage (professional if possible) will help.
Specific to the head - at the base of the skull where it connects to the spine there is a ridge in an upsidedown V like shape - press in and up to the count of three, three times to help relax the muscles there. All through the hair scratch lightly the head you will find tender spots those are knots (rub the rest of the head) the idea is to go over them semi frequently until they are gone.
General - Muscles need magnisium (regulates many things) and potassium - both can be found in bananas or molasses (a swig or two)
Hydrate with any nonsugar (even the substitutes) liquids - quantity = your body weight divided by 2 times ounces daily. The head of neurology (10 years ago) at UCDavis told my husband that running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil - there will be problems.

I was going to ask if you had been sick, coughing.. I had been sick for a long time ( a few years back) and after coughing for weeks I was in pain- could not sit up right for long, wear a bra, hold my baby, lie down with a pillow under my head...I had pulled the muscles between my ribs form coughing so hard! It hurt so much I took shallow breaths and had a collapsing lung. I was told to take deep slow breaths, take pain meds...

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