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Suggest Treatment For Weird Sensations In The Left Breast

Posted on Wed, 1 Mar 2017

Question: I have had a strange sensation in my left breast all week?? Is it electrical from the heart or what? Like quivering?You should know that I have taken blood pressure and heart rate on monitor and both are low and normal

Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Needs work up and management, supportive care mostly

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking

I read your question and i understand your concern. Normal blood pressure and heart rate with no lump rules out cardiac cause for this electrical sensation in left breast area. It could be a gastric discomfort that can cause radiation like this to the chest , arms or neck even. If you have any prior history of acid reflux or GERD it needs to be correlated. I would still advised an ekg of the heart to rule out any heart active issue though highly unlikely. At age of 67 neuropathies and sensory deficits are very common and nothing to worry about and can be due to many reasons. Costochondritis or any other muscle pain or pain from the ribs can give these sensations.

Nutshell, it needs complete clinical correlation to sort out other possible cause with meanwhile efforts to maintain good diet and lifestyle and wait and observe these feelings.

I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.

Regards
Khan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (10 hours later)

Thank you for your response. I was concerned because of a health crisis four months ago where I had excessive thyroid hormone in my system and it caused a serious episode of afibrillation and during a four day hospitalization, with three episodes of vtachicardia while sleeping one night there. I am no longer on medicines (blood thinner and blood pressure) and the thyroid meds were reduced in half. BUT when I lie down at night, I often feel an internal "quivering" on my left side under L breast. I do not have irregular heartbeat (i Think). I Keep my cardiology appts and everything appears normal with ekg. I speculated that it was digestive because it happens in evenings when I lie down. The sensation in the L breast I am tracking to see if it has anything to do with ingestion of coffee and chocolate but so far, no correlation. Any other thoughts??

Thank you again.

Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Supportive care , gastric discomfort.

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back to me

Coffee and chocolate does that to gastric mucosa and discomfort is inevitable. With history of atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in past you will need keen observation and close follow ups along with thyroid hormones work up as these altogether can cause you cardiac problems. However this current left breast pain is likely a gastric discomfort with normal work up. Take some antacid and delay lying down after meals. Avoid triggers in diet like coffee, tea, alcohol, beverages, chocolates etc and see if it helps.

I hope it helps. take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.

Regards
Khan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (2 hours later)

Thank you, Dr. XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
:)

Detailed Answer:
You are welcome

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar