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What Causes Pain In Left Chest Radiating Into Left Arm And Leg?

I have been having chest pains over my heart, left arm pain, weakness, and loss of feeling, left leg pain, and pain in my back behind my shoulder blades for the past 2 weeks. I have been to 3 different hospitals and finally I was referred to a cardiologist in which I seen today. All my labs were normal as well as ekg s were normal. He gave me a holter monitor today to wear for 24 hours and return Tuesday but he won t be back in the area for 1 month due to the small population in the area. They scheduled me a sonogram for 2 weeks from now, a stress test the day I go back to see him and a ct scan of my aorta next week. The pain is getting worse by the day, hour, and minute. It is almost unbearable in my chest and left arm. I would rate it an 8/10. What do I do? I can t wait till next week. I truly feel like I m going to just fall over dead.
Thu, 16 Apr 2020
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Hello,

* As the intensity of left chest pain radiate to left arm is high (8 of 10) I would request you to consult at an ER without waiting for next week.

* There may be non ST segment elevation myocardial infarction , early ischemia with normal EKG or others.

* It is best needed to get an ER visit and possibly observation for couple of hours to settle down or continuous EKG monitoring which will reveal the ischemic cause underlying.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
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What Causes Pain In Left Chest Radiating Into Left Arm And Leg?

Hello, * As the intensity of left chest pain radiate to left arm is high (8 of 10) I would request you to consult at an ER without waiting for next week. * There may be non ST segment elevation myocardial infarction , early ischemia with normal EKG or others. * It is best needed to get an ER visit and possibly observation for couple of hours to settle down or continuous EKG monitoring which will reveal the ischemic cause underlying. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel