Question: Hello, I have a query regarding stabbing intermittent pain in multiple areas. Over the last few years I have experienced these short sharp and very painful stabbing sensations in my calf, thigh, shin, chest and the last few days in my mid-upper back slightly to the left side. The pain is actually quite intense while it hits me, normally in clusters and then subside for anying from 5 min to a few hours. It can appear out of the blue, sitting still or walking. I have not been feeling oit of breath or heavy in my chest at the same time although I am generally in rather bad shape, skinny but dont work out much, quite easily dizzy from standing up after sitting or lying down. I am getting fed up of feeling worried and like a hypochondriac the last few years. This pain is NOT anxiety related, it is real and strong, but it seems almost impossible to believe that something is actually wrong with me, I even doubt myself. Do you have any ideas? I have been given a neurological checkup about 1 1/2 years ago which didn't reveal anything of concern. My heart has been checked and I am having a CT angiogram in a week. My mother is deceased, but she suffered from MS and my younger sister is quite badly affected by MS. I havent been particularly concerned about MS but I am beginning to wonder.
I should perhaps mention that I have also frequently been bothered by what feels like tiny cramps in the muscles around the heart area.