How Can Burning Sensation And Pain In The Chest Be Treated?
I have spastic muscle that starts at the sternum and begins as soreness and tenderness but continues daily and turns into a middle of the chest burn and pain. The pain causes me to feel the movement of food going down my throat and especially around the sternum. I believe it is because it is all inflamed. I have gone through GI testing (first thought it was heart burn) and cardiac testing (stress test and hear imaging) because at it s worse I can feel palpatations and it feels as though my breath has been taken away. I have also had full CT scans of chest stomach and abdomen, endoscopy, stomach empty testing all testing good. I continue to have these spasms and it is affecting my quality of life. I use to walk 3 miles a day and now can only walk the dog around the yard or else the spasm will pressure my chest and take my breath away. What can I do or what type of doctor do I need to see.
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
First of all no need to worry for major heart or stomach related diseases because your cardiac and gastro work up is normal. Sometimes undiagnosed stress and anxiety can also cause similar kind of pain. So better to consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution. You may need anxiolytic drugs (propranolol and flunarizine combination) too.Don't worry, you will be alright with all these. Apply warm water pad on affected areas chest.
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How Can Burning Sensation And Pain In The Chest Be Treated?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. First of all no need to worry for major heart or stomach related diseases because your cardiac and gastro work up is normal. Sometimes undiagnosed stress and anxiety can also cause similar kind of pain. So better to consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution. You may need anxiolytic drugs (propranolol and flunarizine combination) too.Don t worry, you will be alright with all these. Apply warm water pad on affected areas chest. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.