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I'm literally in the same boat as you on this one. I've had random chest pain for years (27 now, started when I was 22). I've had my heart imaged, tested, basic
by Teknoman117 6y ago
I'm literally in the same boat as you on this one. I've had random chest pain for years (27 now, started when I was 22). I've had my heart imaged, tested, basically everything that they can do non-invasively (no angiogram, odds of me having a problem is less than the odds of the test itself killing me). All the tests come back telling me I have a perfectly healthy heart for a 20 something. It's just never enough.
It's driven me insane for years. At this point they say I have acid reflux that's in part triggered by anxiety, but I've never had the probe done (they run a probe through your nose and down your throat. Push the button when you feel pain and they can see if it correlates with increased acid or acid backflow). Doctors put me on medication for it but it hasn't done anything for me. Everytime I see the doctor it just sounds like he's annoyed at me being back.
Part of this whole thing is that I'm very overweight, it's something I've struggled with my whole life, and it got bad in college and now my adult life. Needless to say I missed out on your typical college social experience. Being alone with your thoughts can be a dark place.
Knowing I'm at higher risk for these things and seeing many of the HAES people dying young has me very worried. My dad's boss's son died at 28 earlier this year from undiagnosed heart issues. He also struggled with weight his entire life.
Going to start seeing a therapist and see if it helps and possibly consider anxiety medication. The fear has been paralyzing and I need to get over it so I can start making changes to my lifestyle.