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clarinet0589
11-10-2007, 12:05 PM
...18 years old, and have been having chest pains for the past three years. It's not in one particular place, I have it mostly on the left side, and the middle, and sometimes radiates to the right side. Everytime I go to the doctor they say everythings fine which includes: the heart, lungs, breathing, etc. I always have trouble breathing when the chest pain occurs. The pain has gradually gotten worse, both in the amount of occurences, and the intensity on a scale of 1 to 10 ten being the most severe I would rate the pain as an 8 or 9. When I was around 13 or 14 years old a speacialst had sent me to a pediatric cardiologist to see if I could take some medicine. While there I had an EKG done, and the results said that one side of the heart is slower than the other and I think that's my right side, and that a normal heartbeat beats in the following order chamber 1, 2, 3, and 4. Finally, in August of 2006 when I was 17 years old I had experienced all the signs of a heart attack my dad had said that I was having one, it didn't seem like it. Help.
logank1469
11-12-2007, 08:58 PM
You could have a serious heart defect you should see a doctor. It could be nothing, but It is better to be safe than sorry.
Bec W
11-14-2007, 09:17 PM
You need to go to a different doctor. Absolutely NO chest pain accompanied by breathlessness is fine. Even if its a simple and harmless condition it needs to be investigated thoroughly. Your doctor isn't doing his job right if you still don't know whats wrong. If you experience signs of a heart attack you need to get medical attention immediately.
E RAMOS
11-15-2007, 08:44 AM
start smoking newport 100's
Miccabe
11-21-2007, 01:39 PM
Call the pediatric cardiologist. Tell the office you were there 3-4 years ago but that you do not understand what they found when you were there at age 14 and that the chest pain and shortness of breath has worsened in terms of both frequency and severity. It is hard to speculate from what you have said here. It may or may not be a cardiac problem. Make the phone call and set up the appointment.