Heart problems?

[watame]

Hi. I have been feeling a little discomfort in the heart region for about a month now. Two weeks ago, I went to the doctor and she said that I had costo chondritis, which was some kind of joint disease that would cause me to feel the discomfort. However, after she injected some steroids, I still felt a bit of the pain, and so she gave me an x-ray of my chest and did EKG(I think that's what its called) on me. The results were all normal other than that I had a little high blood pressure which she said was due to me being too nervous. I felt better for about a week, but the past few days, I've been feeling the same kind of pain in the heart region. I don't know if this is still the same disease i had or is it some kind of heart disease. I've started twitching a lot when I concentrate on a certain area of the body, and it is mostly in the upper body. Also, my left arm is really sore, I don't know if that is from playing too much sports for the past two days. I am 18 years old, is there a possibility I may be having a heart attack? My medical check up is in 5 days, should I wait?  

[Ger57]

Sharp pains are a sign that it is most probably not heart related. To me this also really sounds like costochondritis.
Trust your heart specialist, who has examined you and did 5 ECG's.

For costochondritis, it is best to avoid activities that aggrevate the pain.
Costochondritis (Tietze disease) is often found in combination with anxiety disorders. Try to get your anxiety under control. That might be the key to solving your problem.

[Mekamarie123]

I'm 18 years old all I think everyday is I'm having a heart attack I have anxiety and acid reflux I've done have about 5 ekg and my heart is good but all I'm having is pain around my heart when I walk my chest feels heavy and sharp pains they told me I had costochondritis to so could that really be it ???

[Mekamarie123]

I'm 18 years old all I think everyday is I'm having a heart attack I have anxiety and acid reflux I've done have about 5 ekg and my heart is good but all I'm having is pain around my heart when I walk my chest feels heavy and sharp pains they told me I had costochondritis to so could that really be it ???

[achillea]

I've had costochondritis myself, and here's a clue about chest pain:  If you can touch the painful spot (actually put your fingers on it), or reproduce or change the pain by pressing on the spot or changing position or moving around--it is NOT heart pain.

The are anatomical reasons for this that involve the way the nerves of the heart develop during embryonic development.

[Mekamarie123]

I've been having the same pain in chest but I also have acid reflux I had like 5 ekg and was sent to a heart specialist they said my heart was good I was told with costochondritis I'm 19 years old

[watame]

Well, I've tried motrin and the pain was gone, but the pressure was still there. I was wondering if I should wait another 3 days. Thanks

[Jack54]

Does it help the pain if you take something such as Motrin or aspirin? The effects of the steroids could be wearing off. Hope that you feel better soon :)