I have received much support and tips for the Disboards. I wish to thank you all and I am again seeking your advice. I am under medical care so I am no asking in lieu of seeing a doctor. What I have isn't common I am told, so I am seeking advice from others who may have experienced similar symptoms. I have a lung disease that causes chronic chest pain. I am told it mimics a heart attack. I can no longer lay down as it causes severe pain. I am going back to the doctor today to try to find another medicine that may work. I tried elevating my bed, a wedge pillow, I don't eat or drink 4 hours prior to bed but nothing works. I do have Gerd but had a scope last week and the gastro said all is fine there. I had ANOTHER cardiac workup (had everything but a catheter test and the cardiologist is convinced it is not my heart and I didn't need to be put through the catheter test - sorry I can't remember what it is called). After ruling out Gerd and my heart the docs think it is my lung causing the chest pain(two lung surgeries already).
How do you keep from worrying every time it gets really bad that you are having a heart attack. How do you learn to sleep sitting up (right now I am in a recliner but find it very hard to sleep). How do you function at work on almost no sleep. Have you found anything to relieve your pain. When I get this pain I am completely calm and my doctors have actually been in the room when I have this pain, they say it is not a panic attack and I agree. The only symptoms I have are chest pains, left arm numbness and shortness of breath (now you can see why it worries me). I am sick of running to the ER or doctor every week (it is also EXPENSIVE) to only be told it is my lung issue and released with no treatment. As my conditions worsens my pain worsens, I see two lung specialist in 15 days but I need to figure a way to get through the next 15 days! Any tips, advice, tricks that I don't know. (I have had this condition for 3 years it was diagnosed 1 year ago and I had 2 surgeries, after treatment was ineffective so I am back at the starting block.)
How do you keep from worrying every time it gets really bad that you are having a heart attack. How do you learn to sleep sitting up (right now I am in a recliner but find it very hard to sleep). How do you function at work on almost no sleep. Have you found anything to relieve your pain. When I get this pain I am completely calm and my doctors have actually been in the room when I have this pain, they say it is not a panic attack and I agree. The only symptoms I have are chest pains, left arm numbness and shortness of breath (now you can see why it worries me). I am sick of running to the ER or doctor every week (it is also EXPENSIVE) to only be told it is my lung issue and released with no treatment. As my conditions worsens my pain worsens, I see two lung specialist in 15 days but I need to figure a way to get through the next 15 days! Any tips, advice, tricks that I don't know. (I have had this condition for 3 years it was diagnosed 1 year ago and I had 2 surgeries, after treatment was ineffective so I am back at the starting block.)