Does anyone else have a sharp chest pain in their upper right quadrant when they breathe? I will have attacks where it only hurts when I take even the most shallow breaths. Sometimes it is only a few breaths, but other times it can last a lot longer. Do you guys think it is a spasm of some sort? I have blood clotting issues, so I guess technically it could be a tiny blood clot in my lungs. Thoughts?
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Hmm... might need to get that checked out!! Clotting would be a major concern!!
Posted by DDEC2 (Member # 30313) on :
I have on and off pain on the left side of my chest. It even shoots out into my left arm which you could imagine would concern me a great deal.
It was actually one of my most early symptoms. After numerous tests and analysis is was determined that it was probably a muscle induced issue.
I would still get it looked at but in my case it was just lyme and c causing crazy things.
Posted by Life+Lyme (Member # 33568) on :
Ok, that is a good idea. This is probably really bad, but I generally don't check things out any more because the hospital is never able to give me any answers and it just frustrates me even more. I talk to my Lyme Doctor about new symptoms but not really any of my other doctors. I have so many weird new symptoms all the time, and I often wonder what it really is. What did they do about the muscle induced problem? What tests did they run to determine that?
Posted by DDEC2 (Member # 30313) on :
it was mainly a process of elimination. I had echo cardiogram, stress test, 24 hour holter monitor n tons of blood work.
Posted by Life+Lyme (Member # 33568) on :
I go to a cardiologist all the time, but I should probably go get it checked out. I go to a cardio because I have syncope with Dysautonomia and strange bp/hr issues. Thanks for your help!
Posted by ItsMyTurn (Member # 31469) on :
Chest pain was my husband's worse symptom that started our journey into the Lyme world. Since treatment it is not near as bad. Everyonce in a while he will get some pains, but they don't last long. He has seen cardiologist and of course, nothing. We attribute it to Lyme & Cos.
Posted by Truesun (Member # 19735) on :
Dear Life Lyme,
I had similar symptoms. I ended up in the
hospital with very low BP and heart rate with
chest pains. I was there for nine days and they
couldn't figure it out. They had me see a
pulmonologist and cardiologist. Whe I got out I
went to see my LLMD and he said quite simply
that's that Coxsackie B virus you people get.
And he was right. I was tested and had all the
strains. It has bugged me on and off ever
since. I take L-Lysine and virgin coconut oil daily and it helps.
Don't rule out viruses because many like myself catch everything that they get exposed too.
Best Wishes, Truesun
Posted by Life+Lyme (Member # 33568) on :
Truesun, sorry you are struggling with this, too. I will have to check into that. Thanks, Life+Lyme
Posted by Kramberry (Member # 34032) on :
I started to have this weird chest symptom like chest is something heavy
Posted by nonna05 (Member # 33557) on :
some of mine seems towards heart,, but heavy chest in middle, I get that when I'm at my low end of things. Kinda a pneumonia type thing.
Wish I had the doc's to check it all out,.. I barely have enery to walk to bathroom at times. Posted by Life+Lyme (Member # 33568) on :
Kramberry and Nonna, Like you can't really breathe? I have air hunger sometimes where it feels like my muscles around my lungs aren't working sufficiently. Almost like there is a weight on my chest and my body isn't strong enough to counteract it. I think it is a parasitic thing. Another super weird Lymie thing:)
Posted by Kramberry (Member # 34032) on :
My breathing problem only is when sleeping, like i would wake up feeling drowned in water.
Posted by Life+Lyme (Member # 33568) on :
I have the same issue when I take naps. I wonder if you are not getting enough oxygen when you are asleep or something like that.
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