Hi Welcome to HCM. I appreciate your concern for the left sided radiating chest pain. Incomplete data: Age, any medical illness, cigarette smoking, aggravating and relieving factors for chest pain, etc. Chest pain on the left side is caused by various condition, since you have a chest pain which is radiating to your left arm it may be due to heart disease. So, the first thing you must do here is consult a doctor for proper evaluation and an ECG is highly recommended. I am sorry to know that your wife is being diagnosed with Hodgkin s disease, do not worry there are effective and successful medicines to treat her condition. Stress may also be responsible for your present problem. You should not take alcohol as a remedy for stress all the time, as its consumption is associated with a number of harmful effects in your body including the heart. Hope this answers your query.