It IS SO FRUSTRATING, isn’t it???
Even after the good results from the stress test, I’ve heard three horror stories of people who had a major heart attack within hours, days, or weeks after having a “great” stress test! One guy had a quintuple bypass because they did an angiogram after his so-called perfect stress test and that’s how they discovered the blockages!
But, I’ve been riding my exercise bike every day and today I’ll do 19 minutes and the pain in my chest area doesn’t get any worse or better while doing that…I still think my biggest problem getting chest pain before my blockage was emotional stress because I was having so much stress at work…that, and stress at home and worry about our kids…anyway, every doctor I tell that to looks at me like I’m nuts and basically tells me physical exertion is a more accurate test for blockages–so, whatever…
My rheumy doesn’t really get involved with this, I only see him twice a year…the heart docs and my internist seem to not know much if ANYTHING about PsA, which drives me nuts, too, because I think a good doctor of those specialties especially should educate themselves on inflammatory diseases and how they affect so much more than, in our cases, the outer layer of skin or our joints!!! Take a deep breath, J!!! OK !..
I AM starting to think that the low-grade pain, oh, and tntlamb, I pressed on that area and it didn’t bring on any pain, but sometimes it would because sometimes I have pain like a knife going through there, but right now it’s more of a nagging, low-grade achiness and it pretty much goes from front to back almost in my whole chest.
I’m now taking Pepcid 10mg morning and evening, the doctor okay’d that when I refused to take the Pantoprazole (my right eyelid is still puffy and I suppose I’ll have it looked at Monday if it doesn’t get better by then). But, anyway, the Pepcid isn’t helping at all really. I have a follow-up about that on Feb. 27–the day before we leave on vacation…and, I’m sure if it continues to not work, they’ll be suggesting an upper GI, which is scary because I had one years ago and the camera they made me swallow was as big as a whole walnut (in the shell) and I choked and gagged as it went down!
I’m not a baby and this pain isn’t that bad and hopefully it won’t be anything serious and just another one of those PsA weird symptoms, maybe sore ribs, or pain radiating from a nerve in/near my neck?
Sorry I’m so into myself and I do care about everybody else too and always know my pains and problems are minor compared to a lot of you out there who always take the time to offer support!
Thanks to all of you, and I hope some of my suggestions and encouragement have helped you, too!!! 
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It’s not minor and you most certainly aren’t a baby!
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It’s definitely not minor! I mean it’s your heart! That’s major… You have every right to be here to talk about your issues even if it was something minor! You’ve definitely helped me too
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Biologics never helped me took my psoriasis away also my hair!!!