chest Inflammation

[Richard]

hi, im 18 and in jan. of 06 i started smoking crack cocaine and may of 06 i was rushed to the hospital and was diagnosed with inflamed chest. now its been over a month and i am still reicving pain in both sides of my chest and the center never at the same time though. pain sometimes in my left shoulder and my back on the left and right upperback. sometimes under my bottom ribs. ever since ive had these problems ive been getting daily panic attacks witch im trying to control but every know and then the pain around my heart is sudden and extremely sharp and makes me panic. i havent smoked crack since i was put in the hospital ive even quit ciggaretts cause it seems to increase the pain. i need some help

[Richard]

can somebody please help me i dont have the money to see the doctor and i already owe 2 diffrent hospitals almost $2,000. im tired of the anxiety. please help me

[tinneysun]

Go, to your welfare office and apply for medical. You may qualifly to get medical, or some sort of help. They may even help you get a job too. Also, at the hospital you can see the Social Worker they can also help you too. GOOD LUCK

[Dee]

Help. For the last 2 weeks, I have experienced what I think is chest inflammation. I often burp, the pain is centralized behind the sternum, and it comes and goes. I take aspirin and it seems to go away for a short time, but will come back. I have thought about going to the doctor's, but by the time I get ready to go, the pain seems to disappear. I want the doctor to see what I am feeling, but I can't tolerate the pain for too much longer. What is this and is there anything I can do to stop the pain? Thanks!

[girl]

Richard wrote:

hi, im 18 and in jan. of 06 i started smoking crack cocaine and may of 06 i was rushed to the hospital and was diagnosed with inflamed chest. now its been over a month and i am still reicving pain in both sides of my chest and the center never at the same time though. pain sometimes in my left shoulder and my back on the left and right upperback. sometimes under my bottom ribs. ever since ive had these problems ive been getting daily panic attacks witch im trying to control but every know and then the pain around my heart is sudden and extremely sharp and makes me panic. i havent smoked crack since i was put in the hospital ive even quit ciggaretts cause it seems to increase the pain. i need some help

omg thats to weird you like read my mind..im the same way everything u said and its controlling our lives its hoorible and misrible ive had it for a month to and it seems to get worst than better..every pain makes me panic and that gets it wort...i thought i was haveing a heart attack at first but everythung on me checked ok even my chest xray but im feeling like im dieing or somethings wrong with my lungs because i have troubles breathung to

[Someone]

Umm.. yeah on my 2nd time i used amphetamines.. i got these aches as well.. they suck.. starts from the left side of the chest and sometimes spreads through my left hand, neck, shoulder blades and the back... It's got me worried.. some help online besides asking us to go to the doctor would be really appreciated..

[xmann]

Want some help online? First, quit smoking crack or taking anything that makes your heart work over-time, second we're not doctors and every pain in your chest should be checked out by a professional. I could tell you to eat your veggies and take your vitamens, but I really doubt that would fix the problem. It's common sense - you did drugs now you have chest pain. Not too hard to figure out.

I did a lot of concaine when I was younger, wised up, and started taking care of myself, but I had severe chest pains one day, went to the hospital and eventually had a stent put in one of my arteries, and I was in my 30s. This was 10 years after I quit smoking coke. Now I'm on heart meds for the rest of my life. Stop now you may save yourself the bullshit. Don't mess around, drugs age you, if you want to live a good life and not become a loser, stop that crap now and get checked out. Only the strong survive. This is the best advice you'll get - brutal honesty.

[noriteaid]

right on xmann. I have medical problems, and I have never done drugs. YOu people who bring on these problems by doing drugs make me feel even sicker. You are ruining your state of health intentionally. Try cleaning your act up and vistiting the doctor.

[Dan]

Hi, my name is Dan and i had panic attacks from the ages 16 to 20. I am 21 now and would like to put a few words in on this topic. I was the same as a few people on this topic and my panic got so bad i didnt leave my house for about 3 months.
As a few people have mentioned they think they are having a heart attack and have pains in their chest which can be very worring. I had every test done the doctor could think off and they always came back with no problems which puzzled me and made me feel like i was the only pearson in the world who had to deal with these problems.
I am now panic free and i have done this by myself. The most important thing you have to realise about panic is its all in your head. I managed to get better by telling myself that I was the one who put these thoughts in my head and I am the only pearson who can get them out.
I talked to many people about my panic and always said to myself at the end of a session that they dont know what they are talking about because they have never suffered from what ive got.
I came to realise that the chest pains and heart palpitations i was having were my bodys way of dealing with prolonged stress. Everyone deals with stress in different ways but my body seemed to deal with my stress by using "phantom health problems".
I know how hard panic can be on a pearson and would like to help anyone who is familiar with what i have talked about.
If you would like to talk my email is: [e-mail]
I am not a qualified doctor so i wont charge any money, just someone who has overcome panic and would like to help.

[sithembiso]

i also feel a lot of panic and anxiety when i have chest pains,but it all becomes fine with time,i have had three panic attacks and i hate it cause it feels like i am about to die,i used to really smoke like three cigarettes a day but now i am trying to quite i only smoke on weekends when i drink,but i want to quite,2 months back i went to a doctor he said i have gastritis which means i have to stay away from smoking and alcohol ans spicy foods,this past weekend i drank too much as a result i got sick the following day,and that has brought back panic and anxiety,the whole day today i had chest pains,it also seems as if i have too much wind around my tummy which is pushed up my chest and its very uncomfortable,i think that i need to go to the doctor and seek help,becuase i have head of blood clots around the heart which can lead to a heart attack,so i am afraid that i might get a heart aatack,i really feel like i am dying guys

[GRATEFUL]

I recently started having chest pain and I went and got a procedure done called an Endoscropy. It when they stick a tube down your throat with the light on the end of it to look down into your digestive system and they found a small Hiatal Hernia in my chest but the doctors said it was nothing to worry about and I may feel funny in the chest and I do. I can't wear tight clothes, bend over, I have to eat certain food/drinks, etc. I can't dink ORANGE JUICE OR EAT CHOCALATE. I just thank God that its wasn't nothing real bad and may some of you all may need to go and get that procedure done. I think the call it the barrow swallowing test, ( I could be spelling it wrong. If anyone wanted to know anymore information about this just let me know and I will tell you all more about the doctors gave me to read. However, I didn't know that you could have an Hernia in your chest. But ha, I learned something new. I have to go to the DOctor Monday so that they can check my lungs and make sure my asthma is not coming back because sometimes I can't hardly breath and I've been eating cough drops for the past couples of week and it calm me down. For example, when I vaccum and put the carpet freshener down, I can't hardly catch my breath, its hard for me to breath and I can't stand to vaccum and more it smell the scent of Air Freshener (If someone have sprayed a lot). So to be on the safe side, I will go to the Doctor Monday. Thank God for INSURANCE. Because that procedure was expensive. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SICK AND YOU FEEL LIKE NO DOCTORS CAN HELP YOU, JUST DO ME A FAVOR BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL WORK BUT WHEN YOU DO THIS YOU HAVE TO BE REAL SERIOUS ABOUT IT. JUST PRAY AND ASK GOD TO HELP YOU OVERCOME ALL OF THAT AND HE WILL. BECAUSE WHEN I GO TO THE DOCTORS, AND I GET NERVOUS ABOUT SOMETHING, I MEAN HA.. EVERYONE GET NERVOUS WHEN THEY GO TO THE DOCTOR. I JUST ASK GOD TO KEEP ME IN HIS LOVING ARM AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING COMES OUT OK.... HAVE A NICE DAY AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS ALL OF YOU...

[Dorsey]

Dan wrote:

Hi, my name is Dan and i had panic attacks from the ages 16 to 20. I am 21 now and would like to put a few words in on this topic. I was the same as a few people on this topic and my panic got so bad i didnt leave my house for about 3 months.
As a few people have mentioned they think they are having a heart attack and have pains in their chest which can be very worring. I had every test done the doctor could think off and they always came back with no problems which puzzled me and made me feel like i was the only pearson in the world who had to deal with these problems.
I am now panic free and i have done this by myself. The most important thing you have to realise about panic is its all in your head. I managed to get better by telling myself that I was the one who put these thoughts in my head and I am the only pearson who can get them out.
I talked to many people about my panic and always said to myself at the end of a session that they dont know what they are talking about because they have never suffered from what ive got.
I came to realise that the chest pains and heart palpitations i was having were my bodys way of dealing with prolonged stress. Everyone deals with stress in different ways but my body seemed to deal with my stress by using "phantom health problems".
I know how hard panic can be on a pearson and would like to help anyone who is familiar with what i have talked about.
If you would like to talk my email is: [e-mail]
I am not a qualified doctor so i wont charge any money, just someone who has overcome panic and would like to help.

Hey Dan, I am 26 and think I am dealing with my stress by giving myself " phantom health problems". Currently, I have a weird pressure under my sternum that comes and goes. I wouldn't call it painful, per se, just weird. My doctor recently prescribed me Lexapro but I am hesitant to take it. How did you overcome your panic disorder? my email is [e-mail]

[wongo69]

yo dudes, ive just come out of the hospital having just had my ecg and blood tests.about 2 week ago i had about 3 serious panic attacks that led 2 me thinking that it was my last hour..recently ive been getting severe sharp stabbing pains right near my heart. when they kick in trust me it stops me in my tracks.i was so sure it was my heart...i ignored doctors, nurses..i thought i was dying n nobody could change my thoughts.i was even arguin with the doc that gave me the heart tests lol.turns out its acid reflux.coz i drink alot.i dnt smoke or do drugs, just got that thought in my head that theyv missed sumat out

[mimi]

hi guyzzz dis is da 1st time ive been on dis buh i hve da same prob :D well ive had it 4 a few years now n da docs dwn here in england btw r not doin anyfin at all
its sooooooo painfull n dey fink im jus finkin bout it toomuch n den it hurtss
buh i no dats not truuuu dey sed to mee dat its inflamation buh dey cnt do anyfin im seriouslyy scared cause i dnt no any1 else dat has dis eitherrrrr sooo plz can sum1 give me sum kind of information on dis n how to stop it or how it stats so dat i can do da opposite of dat if u get wah i mean.... thnx uuu

[L3w1s]

[hay theree i'm 20 and i'v had similer simptoms to yours sense i was 18 mine started a lil diffren't. I had just found out that my best friend had died in a car crash on jan 6 2006. i was driving home and when i got out of the car i felt like a fog had come over me and i just fell. my mom found me i had been ther for about 20 mins and i hit my head pretty hard. i ended up with a miled cuncussion and alot of pain in my chest and back. My docter told me a few months later that i sufferd from a panic attack but he told me how i could help them less of a burrdon on me. maybe this could work for you. when you feel like you have shortness of breath and your chest hurts just think in the back of your mind avout the happiest time in your life and take long deep breaths. i hope i gave you somthing that could help your pain. you also can use rubbing your timples to calm yourself and just remember to breath.]

[aslim]

hey guys iv had chest pains on my left side in the area of my heart. about 4 years ago i was in perth and it was really cold. it hurt that much i thought i was having a heart attack. i ws rushed to hospital. checked my blood pressure and had exray and all was good. she said i might have mild imflamation. its been 4 years since the pain started and it still hurts sometimes it goes for a few days. but it mainly comes in the cold weather. does anyone have any idea what it might be abd by the way i smoked pot for 5 years alot of it. popped pills not much though. i used to smome ciggies. its been 7 years since i quit everything and i have my fish oil b12 zink and healthy foods i do boxing and go jogging and do weight training and drink alot of white tea but still i dont feel to well. can anyone help?

[Jay Are]

xmann wrote:

Want some help online? First, quit smoking crack or taking anything that makes your heart work over-time, second we're not doctors and every pain in your chest should be checked out by a professional. I could tell you to eat your veggies and take your vitamens, but I really doubt that would fix the problem. It's common sense - you did drugs now you have chest pain. Not too hard to figure out.
I did a lot of concaine when I was younger, wised up, and started taking care of myself, but I had severe chest pains one day, went to the hospital and eventually had a stent put in one of my arteries, and I was in my 30s. This was 10 years after I quit smoking coke. Now I'm on heart meds for the rest of my life. Stop now you may save yourself the bullshit. Don't mess around, drugs age you, if you want to live a good life and not become a loser, stop that crap now and get checked out. Only the strong survive. This is the best advice you'll get - brutal honesty.

lmfaooo
his is the man. But seriously dude...health care is inexpensive if you have low income..so go get checked out..we are not doctors...
but that guy is funny.lmao
=]

[Rick Schlauch]

Try Rick Schlauch Corn Chips and they should help ease the pain of recovery. Also, Nosh Concepcion Soup will help.

[owen]

hey guy i am 20 i suffer from the same thing i went got an ecg. going for x rays tomorrow a lot of people including articles say it could be cancer or HIV or enlargement of the heart ..when i smoke it feels worse but the say it goes away after awhile i was told by doc. they treat it with an antibiotic that suppose to help it..i dunno what it is or if it helps.but i keep telling my self i am not gonna die or get any caner of any sort..

[kesia]

hi all, i am dealing with the same thing but mines started after a cold. i noticed that i had a knot in the middle of my chest and right above both of my breast it feels like i my chest was on fire at times. i went to the hospital and they took xrays and there was nothing the dotor told me to take motrin but that mad me mad because that's for pain i want this swelling to go down.
so i went to another doctor he gave me antibiotics and stuff i finnaly feel like someone is trying to help. i experience the same things most of you are going through painic attacks, burning chest, hard breathing, and one more thing i have mucuos that won't come come up so easily. i don't know what it is or what it comes from but it really feels like ur going to die. i will let u all know if the treatment i get works i'm just started taking these medicines today if they work i will let u know in a later post.