I found on new MRI C-7 nerve is being affected. However, I get a pain in left center of chest upon arising in the moring and it's staying pretty much all day. Heart Dr. didn't want to do Heart Cath until MRI issues ruled out, as he thought pain is coming from the neck. I faxed copy of report to him 4 days ago, have not heard a word back and the pain in chest and weakness in shoulders and arms started as soon as I got up. I also have a bit of edema in my upper abdomen that's been happening recently with an odd stiffness up the back of my neck. Hot soaky baths didn't really help. If anyone knows, could the chest pain be coming form a C-7 disk against the nerve? I did hear it's the nerve going into my left arm. Or could it be withdrawal symptoms from the new verson of Oxycontin that is not taking pain away?
Cervical Problem cause chest pain?
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- 25 Mar 2011 by buzzlessbee
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- oxycontin, heart disease, pain, nerves
Added 25 Mar 2011:
I'm just adding this because I felt led to do so..... trust me, I'm not looking for things. I've had small lumps right under my left rib cage, and recently it seemed like they was gone, YEA!, but I noticed a pinchy feeling when I bent over the other day and felt one or two of them are back, and bottom rib has sore place. The lumps tend to move around,but they give a feeling of pinching type pain. Go figure, could it have something to do with the chest pain which could be upper stomach, i just don't know and I'm so tired of feeling like a hypocondriac. I am so weak, I don't know how to live like this anymore. I am at work, and thankful for my job, but they deserve better than what I'm giving them. Praise God for all things, even this mess, surely HE is working in this for my good.
Answers (2)
ElizaJane2325 Mar 2011
I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you but I didn't want you to think that no one cared, because we do. You didn't mention your age but if it were me I would be knocking the heart doctor's door down. Any pain going on in the chest should be investigated - heart attacks do happen and you don't want to have one. Doctor's offices get busy and messages get lost - don't let them lose you in the shuffle. And yes, praise God that we know He can use this situation for His Glory! Amen!
brenda fain26 Mar 2011
nerve pain can be very painful and if it's around ur chest or shoulder it will drive you crazy from the pain.and any injury to your ribs will cause a lot of pain!please see your doctor he is the only one who can find out what is going on with your body!it is no fun being in pain !and no one has the right to think you are a hypo.just because your in pain and you don't need to think that!
good luck & God bless
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awe your message was so sweet! thank you. I just don't know what to do. I'm so sick of these doctors, they just want to push you away. I thought for sure the neuro surgeon today would FINALLY be a productive appointment since HE has the MRI and other info from my recent cervical test, and he wouldn't even give an appointment without seeing this stuff first, so when I got a call within 15 hours for an appointment, I thought this was IT. Finally they see a problem to fix, and my left arm will be fixed, and Maybe other stuff.
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I get there, the nurse comes in saying he is going to be in a HURRY because he has to be in surgery in 15 minutes, so she is doing as much as she can quickly, I told her I took the whole day off for this appointment, ( It was such an important appt I wanted to have my questions together and be relaxed) He called me into a room to look at my films, i think he spent 2 minutes with me saying the neck wasn't so bad, he didn't think the c7 nerve was involved, maybe it's RSD, and a new nerve conduction test should be done. Poof that was it... I heard him doing his dictation saying I had shoulder pain, I DID NOT SAY THAT>... it 's arm and hand, neck pain, shoulder weakness. GEEZ... I can't help but be mad, he never allowed me to ask my own questions... The Laaser spine institute had their doctors look at the report who state i have 2 issues, one causing neck and one causing arm pain. Of all the doctors, I cannot believe this one did this!!! PRaise God, Help me not be mad, but I'm in trouble trying to work. I told him that, it's been 3 years or longer I've worked like this. THank you again for taking time to send me a message!!!
Wow - sounds like you are having a really hard time with all this. I know it's hard when doctors don't pay attention and you are left with not knowing what to do and how to get things done! It's like they have no concept of how much we need them to do their jobs - it's our life they are messing with. I hear you, but I don't know how to help you. What about RSD? I know it's something you do not want to have, it's a complete messup of the nerves in a particular area, and there's not much that can be done for it. I do know that sometimes a spinal cord stimulator helps in cases of RSD. I am going to do a trial of a SCS here soon for nerve damage in my legs. Perhaps spend so time online researching RSD and see if the diagnosis fits what is going on with you. Sometimes I think we need to lead doctors to show them what they need to do.
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I know I find myself asking questions that will lead my doctors to where I think the answer might be - sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't, but at least I know they have thought my ideas through. I don't know if this helps you or not, but know that I feel for you, and am sorry you don't have better answers. I pray that all of the symptoms would just go away and you would have your health restored - may God grant you that Healing!