I have been having trouble for a few months now. When I do anything that has to deal with cardio i start having trouble breating and get real bad chest pains. Here lately its been getting worse and its now up to the point where it tis constantly hurting for no reason at all. My studies were done and said that i didnt have asthma. So then the docs told me i probably had a heart condition. Well I am now at a new duty station and all the docs tell me im ok and there is nothing they can do. Im still having all the trouble i mentioned above. Ive been having constant chest pain for three days now. They did an ekg and it read normal. I still dont feel that everything is ok considering im still in pain. Ive have common sypmtoms of heart disease like not eating, fatigue, weekness, having trouble breathing, chess pains that extend all through my chest and sometimes causes my left arm to hurt. No doctor will do anything. I dont know what else to do nothing seems to work and the docs arent trying to help. And my pain is only getting more intense and worse everytime i experience this and its happening more frequently.

Was the only cardiac test done on you an EKG? That is very irresponsible on the Dr's part. With your symptoms, regardless of age you need a full cardiac workup. I would go back and insist on further testing, its your life, not theirs.

Hope you get some answers soon, let us know how you make out.

Abby

doinmydance,

You've got a probable case of iscemic angina. As a minimum you need a stress test with echocardiogram (with nuclear markers). If that shows ischemia, then a catheter angiogram is called for ASAP.
While you wait to see a GOOD cardiologist, make sure to take an aspirin or two EVERY day without fail.

What kind of doctors are you seeing?

When you say duty station I'm assuming you are military. If you are not getting good care, and it doesn't sound like you are, you need to seek out better care even it means seeing a civilian physician. Seconds count so do not wait to seek better care.

yes I am in the military the only problem about me seeing a civilian doctor is that I am stationed in Korea right now. The only test that they have given me is the ekg. They wont administer an echocardiogram to because the results on the ekg came back normal and they keep telling me i dont need the echocardiogram done even though its in my medical records for me to get one done.

Yikes that's not good! EKG's are sometimes not all that helpful especially if you've not had a heart attack. Do you have someone who is higher ranking that can go to bat for you? Your symptoms are classic heart related symptoms and it really needs to be taken more seriously. My son was stationed in Korea so I know you are in a situation where you have to depend on the military for your health care. Perhaps someone with military experience will come on a provide some suggestions.

I echo Nine Lives. I showed perfectly acceptable EKGS and even passed a stress test with almost complete blockage of my Right Coronary Artery. Only angiography told the whole story!

DEMAND better care and lay a paper trail...write to all your relatives and tell them what's going on. A letter top your Members of Congress is not out of the question.

You are a heart attack waiting to happen.

Why not try telling them you're too sick to work EVERY time you are due for duty...THAT might get some attention. Lay on the ground every time your chest hurts and don't move even if DON RUMSFELD (as in DON CORLEONE:D) tells you to!

I've also passed every stress test even with nuclear scans and my EKG's all were normal and I've had a stent and bypass. Probably had 20 or more EKG's at least 4 or 5 stress tests in a period of about 5 months. Angiogram was the only test that diagnosed my heart blockage. Where the blockage was located is often called the widowmaker.

I am so tired of being in pain can omeone please help me to kno what to do since the doctors wont help