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Suggest Remedies For Pain And Tingling Sensation On The Arm
Question: would you have just left arm pain with heart attack cause my left arm is hurting and tingling not much chest pain have been diagnosed with Gerd and anxiety had an ekg chest xray and blood work done last month all were normal
Brief Answer:
No heart attack
Detailed Answer:
Greetings and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern.
Well, the first thing you should know is that heart attack is a complex clinical syndrome which ia comprised by specific symptoms, risk factors and, in the end, confirmed by certain exams. You merely have left arm tingling, without chest pain, radiated to the jaw, between the scapulas. You are only 29 years old, a very rare age when heart attack may take place. Furthermore, if you were goong through a heart attack, an EKG would certainly confirm it which, in your case, resulted normal. After summing up all these facts, my opinion is that you did not have a heart attack nor you have coronary artery disease.
The main concern remains the anxiety which, from time to time, may interprer your psychological stress generated from the anxiety, into physical, non-specific, symptoms in your body. If these episodes become worrisome and affect in any way in your quality of work or life, I would recommend you to visit a psychiatrist, and courses with anxiety relievers may be tried.
I hope I was helpful. I am happy to help, if you have follow-up questions.
Kind regards,
Dr. Meriton
No heart attack
Detailed Answer:
Greetings and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern.
Well, the first thing you should know is that heart attack is a complex clinical syndrome which ia comprised by specific symptoms, risk factors and, in the end, confirmed by certain exams. You merely have left arm tingling, without chest pain, radiated to the jaw, between the scapulas. You are only 29 years old, a very rare age when heart attack may take place. Furthermore, if you were goong through a heart attack, an EKG would certainly confirm it which, in your case, resulted normal. After summing up all these facts, my opinion is that you did not have a heart attack nor you have coronary artery disease.
The main concern remains the anxiety which, from time to time, may interprer your psychological stress generated from the anxiety, into physical, non-specific, symptoms in your body. If these episodes become worrisome and affect in any way in your quality of work or life, I would recommend you to visit a psychiatrist, and courses with anxiety relievers may be tried.
I hope I was helpful. I am happy to help, if you have follow-up questions.
Kind regards,
Dr. Meriton
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