Arm/Chest Pain

[JibberJabber80]

As of lately my anxiety seems to be getting worse.  I had my first panick attack this past Monday, which is quite eye opening.  I have been to the DR two times this week (it's only Wednesday, you do the math), to talk about a burning sensation I have been having in my arm.
Approx 4 months ago, my left arm went numb, and it COMPLETELY freaked me out (I was convinced I was having a heart attack) and for two days I had this radiating burning from my shoulder to my fingers.  I went to the DR. and they thought it was possibly a pinches nerve and said to watch it, if it becomes more uncomfortable to come back and we would go further with it.
In that past 3 months I've had a few incidents where I had a burning sensation from my elbow through the forearm muscle.  It would hang around for a day or two and then I'd get relief.  
Monday at work my arm began hurting and the burning was in my upper left arm as well down by the elbow through the forearm.  This enduced a panic attack, cause again I thought I was having a heart attack.  I called the DR and they got me right in.  After a very extensive exam, the DR said he really felt as if there is a muscle, tendon or ligiment issue in the arm or shoulder.   In fact he found a knot in my upper arm that when he pushed on it, IT HURT.  I already had an appt scheduled for the next day with nurse practicioner for my yearly exam.  I talked to her even more about the arm pain issue because after seeing the DR the night before the burning has now spread to the area right above my left breast.  She examined me again, and basically said the same thing as the DR and said that there is nothing to her that indicates any cardiovasculer issue to her.  We discussed my anxiety in length too.  This morning when I woke up I noticed that I had no burning sensation in my arm or upper chest, but now that I've been up and moving around I feel like I am getting pulses of very dull pain up to my jaw.  My heart rate is normal, I am breathing just fine, but I can def feel that my anxiety level is a little up cause of being scared by this new feeling.  
Is there anyone else out there that is going through something similar that can at least help me relax to know that I'm not going crazy.....cause that is exactly how I feel!
I am on anxiety meds....just started a new one
I do see an anxiety therapist once a week
This is the first time in my life that I feel helpless and like I am crazy and I wish I could figure out why this burning feeling keeps getting worse and spreading!

[lynn57]

Greelydia is right.  I would lean towards tendonitis, rotator cuff or AC joint.  I had my rotator cuff operated on because the aching and burning became intolerable.  It would spread down my whole arm and out into my collarbone.  It was my left shoulder so the pain matched some cardiac symptoms.  Of course after the MRI there was no doubt about the torn rotator cuff.  Ask your doctor to investigate the arm pain.  It would at least set your mind at ease over the heart worries.

[RubyWitch]

You've seen a number of doctors since this original numbness happened 4 months ago. All of them have concluded that it's NOT cardiac in nature, but is presenting more as a pinched nerve, a pulled tendon or ligament. You need to beleive them! No doctor is their right mind is going to send someone with cardiac symptoms home to "see what happens."

There are actually many things that could be causing your symptoms. You could have injured your rotator cuff, (in your shoulder) your neck , your back, your arm even! (DOH) It is so easy to really hurt ourselves and not know it for days and sometime weeks, which makes us think this just happened virtually overnight, It can take that long for inflammation to reach the point of piching a nerve, if a muscles/tendon/ligament has been pulled, tweaked or twisted, it may only cause the numbness when it is irritate/swollen/overused............

Long response getting shorter..............as for the recent jaw pain which you are immediately attributing to a heart attack, please consider what I think is the cause. With your increased anxiety, you have probably joined the ranks of those of us who clench or grind our teeth in our sleep. This is so common and why TMJ is becoming big business in the Dental industry.
Jaw pain associated with a heart attack is almost always accompanied by other symptoms. Very rarely is it the ONLY symptom.

Aside from an increase in anxiety, are there any other symptoms that happen when you feel this numbness?

In my humble and non-medical opinion, I would suggest making an appt. with and orthopedic. They will be able to rule out.........or in........ any structural damage to your bones and joints that could be causing this numbness. If they find nothing, they will know who next to send you to. Sometimes it does take a village to raise a child and sometimes it takes the whole damn hospital to find the cause. Which they will. I promise.
You are not crazy. But ya know something? Lately I've been feeling like in this day and age, that just might be an advantage! LOL

You're going to be fine. Try to stay calm, relax when you can.
Peace
Greenlydia