Last Thurs, I woke up, went to work as usual. About 40 min into being there, I felt the onset of a strong flare-up coming on and I knew it was going to be a bad one.The pain started in just my shoulders/arms and hands but then went into my chest and I was experiencing lots of pain, shortness of breath and light-headedness. It lasted all day --- and then throughout the weekend, it was on and off but the more I move, the more I feel it. It's scary.
Before you tell me to go to the hospital, let me just say, back in 2006/2007, I had very similar symptoms. I put it off for about 2 weeks, then gave in and went to see the cardiologist. He ran several tests on me including a stress test and ekg and all came out normal. He then sent me to a pulmonologist, who, ran more tests on me but again, everything came out normal. He then gave me this Advair thing to use and, I only used it for a few days bc it actually made my shortness of breath and chest pains worse back then. The doctors couldn't give me anything else for the pain or shortness of brreath but, within about a month and a half, as fast as it came, it disappeared and I was fine.
On and off since 2013, I have been getting chest pains w/ flare-ups but, what i've bene feeling since Thurs, is the first time I've felt "this" in 10 years
Before you tell me to go to the hospital, let me just say, back in 2006/2007, I had very similar symptoms. I put it off for about 2 weeks, then gave in and went to see the cardiologist. He ran several tests on me including a stress test and ekg and all came out normal. He then sent me to a pulmonologist, who, ran more tests on me but again, everything came out normal. He then gave me this Advair thing to use and, I only used it for a few days bc it actually made my shortness of breath and chest pains worse back then. The doctors couldn't give me anything else for the pain or shortness of brreath but, within about a month and a half, as fast as it came, it disappeared and I was fine.
On and off since 2013, I have been getting chest pains w/ flare-ups but, what i've bene feeling since Thurs, is the first time I've felt "this" in 10 years