Kitkatz is in the hospital.....

[Ken Shelmerdine]

A few years ago I was rushed to hospital with chest pains which was at first diagnosed as pericarditis which is inflammation of the sack which surrounds the heart. It finally turned out to be musco-skeletal. It was actually inflammation of rib cartilages. The pain however was horrendous and I was sure It was a heart attack at the time.

[st789]

Hope it resolves soon so you will feel better.

[Mimi]

Kit, it doesn't matter whether they think you are phycho  or not.  You just keep going, when you have the
pain, and keep insisting they find out what is causing it. .  Tho it may very well be tiredness and stress,
you need to make sure.  You are in my prayers.

Mimi

[cris]

Kitkatz, you must fight your way, the doctor does not know everything, you're the one who knows your body so well. Insist, insist, insist on more test. Please. We are here all te way for you.

[Sluff]

I got it. Kit come to Wisconsin to visit your daughter and Christy and I will show you a nice relaxing and fun vacation, we can visit Boxman also.

[kitkatz]

Is the first week in March soon enough? My daughter turns 21 in april and wants me to come out in March.

[Sluff]

Is the first week in March soon enough? My daughter turns 21 in april and wants me to come out in March.

Absolutely.

[kitkatz]

      I went from school this morning to a quick trip through Kaiser ER with more chest pain. The ER doctor seems to think it was something other than the heart so he blew me off and out of there in an hour and a half.  Little concern that the chest pain I had this morning lasted over an hour.  I had walked back to my classroom from the office and got hit with it while I was at my desk. I took a nitro and in five minutes took another one, then took one more ten minutes later. I went ahead and started class, then called my VP and said "I have chest pain I need someone to take my class." She had security there in one minute and had them bring me to the office and I decided a run to the ER would be good.   One of our security people ran me to Kaiser and my VP came and got me when it was done.  She sent me home, otherwise I would be at school right now teaching classes.  This is nuts.  Something is going haywire in my body and no one knows what it is!

[CW]

I know that feeling and I hate it

I try to have as much contact with my medical team to have as many tests as possible, and to have contact with as many people as possible for a better chance of someone figuring it out. It's a real pain when we have copays for every contact

I hope you feel better soon!

[Sluff]

Wish you success in finding out what it is. Bonehead Doctors sometimes. Get another opinion.

[ODAT]

My mom's heart doctor told her that if she had to take three nitros to call him and get to the hospital. I haven't done much research into nitro pills, but you would think the doctors would be very concerned if you had to take that many. Is the pain the same as you've had before?

On the other end of the spectrum, my BIL in Florida had a stress test done and they said they'd have results in 10 days. 10 MINUTES later they called him and said they wanted him to come right back for an mri because there was an abnormality. They found nothing and then discovered that someone read the test wrong! Scared my family! My mom says, 'hope he doesn't have to pay for that mri.'

[kidney4traci]

Sorry to hear you are having problems again.  MD's are never about finding the cause of a problem, only ways of masking it w/drugs.  Drugs that cause other problems with their side effects.  Go visit a good princilped chiropractor who will get your nervous system clear so your body can do what it's meant to to the best of it's ability.

[Deanne]

  for you

  for the doctors who won't listen to you!

[okarol]

  Sorry Kit, I wish they had some answers to give you. It's baffling that the doctors can't give you some idea what is causing this. I am glad to hear your school VP took quick action. Get some rest my friend.
 

[jbeany]

 

Hope they get you some answers soon, kit.

[MyssAnne]

Man, Kit.

I'd say it's time to see another doctor, if he can't figure out what's wrong with you!!! 

That or bring out the stick.....

[mmmmdeedee]

Sorry to hear that you are going through this Kit and for such a long time! Along with the others, I have been taken to the ER (In December also) for chest pains. Sometimes once a day, sometimes up to seven at a time. They were debilitating and I told the doctors so. Well, they did the usual tests and everything came out negative so out I went with no diagnosis no nothing. Although I did go back to my neph who put me on Valium as he thought it was stress related.

I had continued to have smaller attacks after that but I do have to say the chest pain themselves are gone. I just now have some shortness of breath while doing small things. Maybe it was stress - not sure. But it is best if you get EVERYTHING checked out. Musculo-skeletal (sp?), lungs, etc.

Where is House when you need him??

[paris]

Kitkatz,this is crazy!  Have they exhausted all tests for heart problems?  I don't understand how they can just let you walk around without finding a solution. This makes no sense.  Are you limited to what doctors you see?  I am so frustrated for you.  Can't you just deal with one problem?   OK---my anger probably isn't helping!   Love you and want them to find an answer to this pain

[Mimi]

Kit, there are many things that can mimic heart problems.  Have they looked into anything other than the heart?
If it is not the heart, they should be looking elsewhere.  I'm praying for you.

Love, Mimi

[kitkatz]

Thanks to everyone.  I thought this morning's doctor blew me off.  I am going to call my primary and let him know I was in ER for hour long chest pain.

[Wattle]

    I hope they can figure it out Kit.    Until they do!!

[angellady07]

Kitkatz, I hope your primary doctor has an answer for you. Sorry, to hear you are going through the pain and frustration again. 

[rose1999]

Hope it will be sorted soon, it makes you wonder if we really are living in the 21st century when it takes so long for a diagnosis to be made.  We are all thinking of you 

[Joe Paul]

Sheesh, I hope they soon find out what the pain is from Kitkatz, so sorry you have to suffer 

[Joanniebop]

So sorry to hear of your dilemma with the unresolved chest pains It must be a pain in the a** to keep going back to the ER and not finding the cause of your pain.
Hope that the can help you out soon and sending you my thoughts and prayers.

Joannie