Question Posted Wednesday September 10 2008, 11:03 pm
14 girl.
overweight.
I feel like I'm dying :/
My chest hurts....
I've dealt with this since I was like 12 and I've never been to the doctor for it.
Its not an everyday thing though... It happens every few months.. But lately its been like almost everyday for the past week..
I told my mom and she says theres nothing wrong with me since I seem fine and I'm not coughing weird shit up or anything like that.
And she thinks nothings wrong since me and her both deal with the same issue from time to time.
But I feel like hell.
It feels like a sharp pain in my chest that lasts for a few seconds and goes away. Then after a few minutes it comes back.
how are you? by your question it seems that you are not fine. actually u are not the only one who is suffering from such pain. i am also one of you =)
i went for check up as well. i had my echo, e.c.g., blood test and x-ray and thanks to god all reports were clear. i am suffering from such pain since the age of 16 and now am going to be 21 on 4th oct... =) wish me a birthday.
i believe you are perfectly alright. doctor told me that i think alot. he told me that whenever such pain will come ignore it or try to get busy with something else. for e.g: read books, listen to music, chit chat with your friends and family, sit and relax or practice yoga or aerobics. but i know when the pain increases then obviously mind starts thinking negatively. it is normal dear and your condition is exactly as mine.
if the pain persists i would advice you to consult a good cardiologist or any other good doctor. but i am sure you are not suffering from any thing. may b you think alot or youu take alot of stress dear.
be relax and enjoy ur life... you are just 14... there are lots more things for you to think about than to think about it =) i know it pains... but theres no other option than to take it light heartedly or other option is to go to a doctor.
take me as your sister and feel free to contact me again =)
lemme know about your health... god will bless you...
keep smiling and enjoy your life...
life is small...dear don not waste it in thinking negatively. find positive signs in each problem... =)
AskKay23 answered Thursday September 11 2008, 5:12 pm: Hey there..
I have the same problem. I've had it since I was 17, and I'm 21. I can't count on all my fingers how many times I've had EKGs and Ultrasounds trying to figure out what exactly causes this.
I finally switched doctors, and they narrowed it down to the following.
Stress.
Gas.
Costochondritis.
Stress, can so more physical pain to your body then you'd ever imagine. And what's so scary, is that sometimes you can't think of the stress that's even causing it. If you have any kind of anxiety or panic disorders, then you should seek help in that type of feield.
Depending on if your pain is located between your breast bone, or the sides, it may just be gas. Sometimes, right under the breast or the side of the breast are the biggest signs that it's just gas.
This is the Mayoclinic definiton of Costochondritis..
the cartilage of your rib cage, particularly the cartilage that joins your ribs to your breastbone, becomes inflamed. The result is chest pain when you push on your sternum or on the ribs near your sternum.
I was diagnosed with Costochondritis.. and it's so much more then painful when touching it. I've gotten those short stabbing of pain that made me want to scream.
I'm sure you are not dying, but see a doctor. They go to school for 8 years for stuff like this, and knowing what exactly is going on will relieve you.
Also, if you think about it, you're not giving it a chance to heal, since your mind knows sub-consciencesly that it's capable of coming back.
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