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Question: everyday for a couple months I wake up and both my hands are numb feeling arms hurt shoulders hurt chest hurts are these heart attack signs I've had an upper endo done chest x-ray ekg twice all came back normal I've been diagnosed with acute heartburn
Brief Answer:
Not heart attack signs
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern. Thank you for your question.
Hand numbness, shoulder muscles pain, shoulder pain after waking up are more indicative of the adjustment of the musculo-skeletal apparatus to a certain position, which one assumes during sleep. They usually fade away after standing up and beginning everyday activities.
These do not resemble to a pain coming from the heart and/or arteries that "feed" the heart muscle. Angina (pain derived from blockages withing the coronary arteries) is described as a severe tenderness or heaviness starting in the mid-chest area and then radiating (or not) to the left shoulder, left arm and the jaw. Also, it takes severe blockages within these arteries, to produce angina, plus it is generated when one is exerting some physical effort, not at rest. Heart attack, produces this kind of pain with a sudden onset and does not go away for hours. In your case, if it was a heart attack it would be shown on the EKG, which you referred to have come back normal. Last, but not least, angina and/or heart attack are extremely rare in male population under 45 years of age. To sum up, I would recommend you that you have nothing to be worried about regarding this issue.
As about the heartburn, there are some specific food and beverages that may cause it. Therefore, if it happens often and it "bothers" you, I would recommend you to avoid alcohol, tobacco, caffeine-containing beverages, chocolate, pickles, spicy and fried food. These are all factors that may cause a heartburn.
I hope I was helpful with my answer. If you have follow-up questions, I am happy to help.
Best regards,
Dr. Meriton
Not heart attack signs
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern. Thank you for your question.
Hand numbness, shoulder muscles pain, shoulder pain after waking up are more indicative of the adjustment of the musculo-skeletal apparatus to a certain position, which one assumes during sleep. They usually fade away after standing up and beginning everyday activities.
These do not resemble to a pain coming from the heart and/or arteries that "feed" the heart muscle. Angina (pain derived from blockages withing the coronary arteries) is described as a severe tenderness or heaviness starting in the mid-chest area and then radiating (or not) to the left shoulder, left arm and the jaw. Also, it takes severe blockages within these arteries, to produce angina, plus it is generated when one is exerting some physical effort, not at rest. Heart attack, produces this kind of pain with a sudden onset and does not go away for hours. In your case, if it was a heart attack it would be shown on the EKG, which you referred to have come back normal. Last, but not least, angina and/or heart attack are extremely rare in male population under 45 years of age. To sum up, I would recommend you that you have nothing to be worried about regarding this issue.
As about the heartburn, there are some specific food and beverages that may cause it. Therefore, if it happens often and it "bothers" you, I would recommend you to avoid alcohol, tobacco, caffeine-containing beverages, chocolate, pickles, spicy and fried food. These are all factors that may cause a heartburn.
I hope I was helpful with my answer. If you have follow-up questions, I am happy to help.
Best regards,
Dr. Meriton
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