Chest pain, heart problems?!
Question: i've been playing rugby for some while, while doing pushups and stuff, sometimes i find that my chest hurts. I asked a doctor about it, he said he heard no heart murmurs, then they checked me using this thing with lots of wires to check my pulse in many parts of my body, after checking the results they found i was fine. my heartbeat was something like 55 at the time, theres not excess pressure either. The doctor said that it may be because my chest muscles aren't growing at the same pace. I just want to make sure this is true, and that i don't have heart problems. Because if i had heart problems i would probably know already right? or is it not obvious?
Answers: i've been playing rugby for some while, while doing pushups and stuff, sometimes i find that my chest hurts. I asked a doctor about it, he said he heard no heart murmurs, then they checked me using this thing with lots of wires to check my pulse in many parts of my body, after checking the results they found i was fine. my heartbeat was something like 55 at the time, theres not excess pressure either. The doctor said that it may be because my chest muscles aren't growing at the same pace. I just want to make sure this is true, and that i don't have heart problems. Because if i had heart problems i would probably know already right? or is it not obvious?
Maybe you do have heart problems ,maybe you don't.Take the doctor's advice and relax.
You say that it only hurts sometimes when you exercise,I reckon you'll have the pain whenever you strain yourself, if you do have heart trouble or otherwise.
You could get a second opinion and find that you're in trouble,and then what? A third opinion?
There should only be so much that you should dig
before you unearth something you don't want to know.
Ten years ago I had similar problems when I used to be heavy into soccer.Checked with the doctors and they put me through the whole nine yards(x-ray,ECG,BP,Blood test,Treadmill,the works) and found nothing.I wasn't convinced and probed further.The doctor actually told me off saying that I was paranoid for nothing. I'm not saying that I'm
100% but I don't want to know.I'm sure you're OK.
sounds like the Dr did an EKG..It is probably muscle.
Here you go
Heart Attack Symptoms a Mystery to Many
CDC: Most U.S. Adults Have Gaps in Their Knowledge of Heart Attack Symptoms
By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Medical NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDFeb. 21, 2008 -- If you or someone you were with were having a heart attack, would you know it? Maybe not, according to a new CDC report.
That report, based on a 2005 telephone poll of 72,000 U.S. adults in 13 states and Washington, D.C., shows that most people didn't know five symptoms of a heart attack. And not all participants said they would call 911 at the first sign of heart attack symptoms.
That knowledge gap could be deadly. Certain drugs can stop heart attacks, but they should ideally be given within an hour after heart attack symptoms start.
Would you pass the survey's quiz on heart attack warning signs? Take it for yourself.
Take the Heart Attack Symptom Quiz
Review the following list of symptoms and note any that you think are possible symptoms of a heart attack:
Pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck, or back
Feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint
Chest pain or discomfort
Pain or discomfort in the arms or shoulder
Shortness of breath
Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
Now note which of the following you would do if you thought someone was having a heart attack:
Take the person to the hospital.
Advise the person to call a doctor.
Call 911.
Call a spouse or family member.
Do something else.
Answers to the Heart Attack Symptoms Quiz
Give yourself 100% if you picked all of the symptoms except "sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes" (that's a possible symptom of stroke, not heart attack) and if you chose "Call 911" as your strategy for dealing with heart attack symptoms.
If you aced the test, you don't have a lot of company. Only 16% of survey participants matched your marks.
Most participants knew at least a few heart attack symptoms, especially chest pain (92%) and shortness of breath (93%). And 86% said they would call 911 if they thought someone was having a heart attack or stroke.
But only 31% knew all five major signs of a heart attack, only 27% knew all five signs and said they would call 911, and only 16% knew all five signs, said they would call 911, and knew that sudden eye problems weren't a heart attack symptom.
Because the study only included people from 13 states and Washington, D.C., the findings may not represent all U.S. adults.
The heart attack symptoms covered in the quiz may not all occur with every heart attack, and other symptoms, such as nausea or breaking out in a cold sweat, weren't part of the quiz.
All of those symptoms can happen for reasons other than heart attacks. But the stakes are too high not to call 911 immediately.
The study appears in tomorrow's edition of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Total strangers who are NOT medically trained are supposed to tell you if the doctor is right or not?
Let your mind lead your body.