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Uncomfortable Feeling In Chest, Breathlessness. Numbness In Right Side Of Face. Matter Of Concern?
HI there. I m a relatively healthy 45 yr. old Female. No history of heart disease, non-smoker and I don t drink. I run between 3-5 miles a day. Yesterday during my run I got an uncomfortable feeling on the l/side of my chest and was quite breathless . I had to stop running after 2 miles. Later in the day the r/side of my face went what I can only describe as numb. I didn t lose complete feeling but it was quite uncomfortable for about 5 min. then went away. Today the numbness returned along with the r/side of my jaw started to feel extremely heavy. Again, lasting only about 45 min. and then first my jaw felt normal then the numbness went almost completely away. I still feel what seems to be a bit of lingering numbness but that s it. Should I be concerned?
Hi and thanks for your question,
the feeling you had with numbness, heaviness and accompanied by chest pain on exercise deserve that a cardiovascular origin of disease should be excluded. This could have been a transient ischemic attack. I suggest a chest x ray, cardiac ultrasound, ECG, and a proper monitoring of blood pressure. A proper evaluation of the blood glucose levels to exclude diabetes mellitus and a lipid profile could be very helpful too.
A chest x ray excludes pulmonary disease. Other differentials like asthma or stage I dyspnoea or heart failure are worth excluding.
Taking an appointment with a cardiologist for proper evaluation and management is a good idea.
Thanks and hope this helps,
Best regards,
Luchuo, MD.
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Uncomfortable Feeling In Chest, Breathlessness. Numbness In Right Side Of Face. Matter Of Concern?
Hi and thanks for your question, the feeling you had with numbness, heaviness and accompanied by chest pain on exercise deserve that a cardiovascular origin of disease should be excluded. This could have been a transient ischemic attack. I suggest a chest x ray, cardiac ultrasound, ECG, and a proper monitoring of blood pressure. A proper evaluation of the blood glucose levels to exclude diabetes mellitus and a lipid profile could be very helpful too. A chest x ray excludes pulmonary disease. Other differentials like asthma or stage I dyspnoea or heart failure are worth excluding. Taking an appointment with a cardiologist for proper evaluation and management is a good idea. Thanks and hope this helps, Best regards, Luchuo, MD.