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What Causes Severe Muscle Pain In The Upper Left Chest?

I WAS TAKEN OFF CELEBREX AROUND jAN 7TH, 2014 AFTER ABOUT 25 YEARS OF USE. i WAS DIAGNOSED WITH aTRIAL fLUTTERS AND PUT ON THE BLOOD THINNER xarelto. mY CARDIIOLOGIST IMMEDIATELY TOOK ME OFF CELEBREX. ON JAN 29TH I HAD AN APPT WITH CARDO\IOLOGIST BUT STARTED ATRIL FLUTTERS AND WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM. ADMITTED FOR TWO NIGHTS. PRIOR TO DISCHARGE I HAD A SEVERE MUSCLE PAIN IN UPPER LEFT CHEST, COULDN T SIT UP. DURING NIGHT IT MOVED TO MY RIGHT (BAD) KNEE. iT SWELLED UP AND COULDN T BEND. dISCHARGED TOHOME AND THEN PAIN MOVED TO NECK AREA (BONE SPUR THERE FOR YEARS) AND COULDN T TURN NECK. bY WED. 2/5/2014 IT WENT TO MY LEFT WRIST AND IT SWELLED UP AND COULDN T BEND WRIST OR FINGERS. SAW NEULOGIST ON 2/6/2014 FOR APPT. THEY DID NEULOGICAL ELECTRIAL IMPULSE TESTING AND THEN NEULOGIST DIS A SERIES OF ELECTRIC STIMULATED SCHOCK ALL OVER MY BODY. PUT ME OF A DOS PACK OF PRAVISAID . 4TH DAY AND LEFT WRIST WORKABLE BUT STILL WEAK. ARE THESE ALL SYMPTOMS FROM WITHDRAWAL??
Tue, 13 Aug 2019
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Hello,

I would like to tell you that atrial flutter can also cause chest pain sometimes but progressive symptoms are suggestive of moreover withdrawal, so it’s recommended for you to consult a neurologist again for further evaluation and treatment.

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

Regards,
Dr. Bhanu Partap, Cardiologist
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What Causes Severe Muscle Pain In The Upper Left Chest?

Hello, I would like to tell you that atrial flutter can also cause chest pain sometimes but progressive symptoms are suggestive of moreover withdrawal, so it’s recommended for you to consult a neurologist again for further evaluation and treatment. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhanu Partap, Cardiologist