So, um, those chest pains?

[athelind]

As I was sitting in the Urgent Care, I noticed that they were position-dependent -- if I leaned back, they settled down and went away. Over the last couple of days (now that the hypochondria/anxiety has gone away) the pains have gone away completely -- so long as I sit up straight, or lean back slightly.

...did I just get an EKG and an expensive blood test for poor posture??

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I don't think so, honestly. There must have been some trigger; there's nothing about "bruised esophagus" hypothesis that's incompatible with position-dependence. But, jeez.

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Comments

[andreal.livejournal.com]

Could it have been acid-reflux related? I know a lot of 'chest pains' I used to get were just caused by poor diet/stress.

[circuit-four.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you probably did. And given my dad died of his 2nd coronary when I was just 11... PLEASE KEEP DOING THINGS LIKE THAT, sir. ♥

[paka.livejournal.com]

For some reason that makes me think even more that you've got some sort of esophagal thing going on.

[silussa.livejournal.com]

Maybe. Beats my sending Quelonzia an email offering sympathy on the death of her mate, don't you think?

[doc-mystery.livejournal.com]

This doesn’t sound like reflux.

It sounds a bit like MSK pain; has costochondritis, or even Tietze’s Syndrome been considered?

After the EKG and cardiac enzymes chest radiograph would have ruled out all the other serious possibilities on the differential.

::B::

[athelind.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, I'm pretty sure it's not reflux. I've had acid reflux for a LONG time, and it's been largely under control with Prevacid for over a decade now. I'm well-acquainted the symptoms; GERD, for me, feels like a burning sensation, while the Mystery Chest Pains of this weekend felt like a bruise or muscle ache.

As for the other stuff -- no, they didn't really go into all that, though my doctor might want to follow up in that direction once they get the results to him.

[athelind.livejournal.com]

Reflux and I are OLD friends, and this wasn't it. See my reply to Doc Mystery, below.

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

Nah. You're relieving some sort of pressure on something when you sit up or back. It's another piece of the puzzle.