I am a 24 year old female, who is about 70 lbs overweight, but otherwise healthy.
For the past three days, I have been experiencing
pain on my left side, right under my left breast. Here's how it started: I was lying in bed Tuesday morning, playing around on my laptop computer, lying on my left side. I felt the sharp stabbing
pain down the left side of my sternum, so I rolled over to my back and attempted to stretch those muscles by rolling my shoulders back...that didn't help so I decided to get up and move around by taking a shower. The
pain was pretty constant for about 10-15 minutes, and seemed to be getting worse everytime I bent over (this could have been my imagination since I get panicky when I have
chest pains). I ended up having what I believe was a
panic attack in the shower, but after I calmed down the
pain went away.
So all day Tuesday and Wednesday, the sharp stabbing pains have been coming and going. Some times they are a little lower than my left breast, but they are all localized. When the
pain isn't occurring, the area feels a little discomfort, almost like soreness. Yesterday morning, I also had some
nausea let started when I woke up, and latest until about lunch time, along with the
pain. Also had
diarrhea the past three days...not bad, just everytime I have a bowel movement (1-2 times each day). So far this morning, I haven't had a problem.
I went to the doctor yesterday, and she feels my
pain is from
heartburn. I have never experienced any burning sensations, so I feel a little doubtful about this diagnosis. She also thinks I have
asthma, and the
heartburn is aggravating it. Again, I think this is wrong since I've never had trouble breathing, and
asthma doesn't run in my family. She said it was either
asthma or early stages of bronchitis. I was given an inhaler, allergy meds,
antibiotic, and Prilosec OTC...I am finicky about taking meds, so I really don't want to take them if I have been misdiagnosed.
I kinda feel the
pain is due to my inactivity, or because I slouch when I sit. The sharp pains are similar to those I feel after I've been sitting in front of the computer too long, since I do not sit up straight. Usually, once I stretch the muscles, the
pain goes away. Stretching doesn't seem to be helping this
pain though. I haven't lifted anything heavy recently, and it's not tender to touch the area where the
pain is localized.
I am just looking for a second opinion here, as my insurance doesn't cover many local doctors so I can't really afford to go to another. Oh, and I do suffer from palpitations. I have had several tests run on my heart....2
EKG's, an
echo cardiogram, 24-hour heart monitor, and a stress test (walking on a treadmill) all determine my heart is fine...All these tests were run at the end of 2007/beginning of 2008. The conclusion there was they occur with fatigue, because I feel them more when I am tired.
