Question:
I have pain in chest and arms that comes and goes

the pain comes and goes no matter if I have eaten or not it last 10 minutes to an hour Dr. says it is not heart.Any Ideas to why pain.    — Cindy S. (posted on October 28, 2001)

October 28, 2001
Which doctor says it is not your heart? Have you had cardiac tests? Is it your WLS surgeon who is telling you it's "not heart" or a cardiologist who has examined you? Please don't mess around with this. Pain is natures way of WARNING us that something is not right. Please INSIST that it be checked out if you haven't had a full work up already.
   — BethVBG

October 28, 2001
Cindy, I agree with Beth. It is absolutely unnatural to have pain in your chest. And when you have chest pain that radiates to other parts of the body. i.e arm, neck or jaw could indicate that it is possibly cardiac related. I have a lot of faith in my surgeon but when he tells me he does not know which cough medicine to prescribe then he can only talk to me about bariatric. I was just in the hospital this past Thursday and was kept overnight by the Cardiologist, not by the medical doctor or my bariatric surgery. I went in with chest pain which I thought was something I was going to blow off until I spoke with one of the doctors. I ended up getting nitroglycerin and an IV and when the pain diminished somewhat I was started on a nitro drip and a heparin drip. I also had a echocardiogram. Now I am off duty because I have to have a stress test. I was released from the hospital with Nitrobid and have to take an aspirin a day. I suggest you seek a doctor that can help you with that chest pain.
   — Margaret M.

October 28, 2001
Also, Cindy they monitor your heart with bloodwork, by checking your cardiac enzymes and EKG.
   — Margaret M.