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Suggest Treatment For Chest Pain And Severe Fatigue

I started getting chest pain yesterday, pretty much under my left breast. It felt as though there were cylinder blocks squeezing down on my chest. It lasted about 15 mins, then the pain decreased from an 8 to about a 4-5 on and off accompanied with sob and tiredness and pounding and irregular heartbeat. I chewed an aspirin and also swallowed one. I then realized that laying down on my back and even more so on my right side made the pain on the left more severe. I am somewhat hesitant to go to the hospital and just praying the pain will subside. But my only relief seems to be sitting up and resting while doing so. Please advise..
Tue, 25 Jul 2017
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
By your history and description, possibility of cardiac chest pain is more.
Your pain is squeezing in nature, on left side of chest, with irregular heart beats and associated with orthopnea (breathing difficulty in lying down).
All these are characteristic features of cardiac chest pain.
So without wasting time, you should definitely consult cardiologist and get done ecg, 2d echo and stress test.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For Chest Pain And Severe Fatigue

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. By your history and description, possibility of cardiac chest pain is more. Your pain is squeezing in nature, on left side of chest, with irregular heart beats and associated with orthopnea (breathing difficulty in lying down). All these are characteristic features of cardiac chest pain. So without wasting time, you should definitely consult cardiologist and get done ecg, 2d echo and stress test. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.