Ive been having some health problems recently (joint/spine/sciatica related). Ive been in physical therapy since December for this and its not getting better. Last night I had to go to the emergency room because I was having chest pain accompanied by pain in my left shoulder neck and jaw. The story on that is that they did an EKG and a CT scan of my lungs and I had neither a heart attack or a blood clot and according to the doctor, everything looks "really good." Now today Im having more "nerve" aching in my left shoulder and further down my arm.

So far Ive been a very healthy person. Ive lost weight, I exercise 4-5 times a week, and I eat right. Ive also never had any kind of major health problems that would require more than a cast for a broken bone.

Im starting to wonder if my health problems are getting worse because Ive become pretty anxious and somewhat preoccupied with them. Am I getting worse because I think there is something seriously wrong with me? If I could convince myself that Im fine (which would be pretty hard to do at this point) would these symptoms go away?

I know there's a physiological word or definition to describe what Im trying to explain, but I dont know what it is. Im interested to hear if anyone has studied anything like this in classes, dealt with it yourself, or come across any information about it.

Sorry so vague and wordy, I guess Im just not sure how to be concise in this case and Id like to open it up for some discussion and "it's not lupus" pictures.



COR version: Im sick and Im not getting better, possibly because I cant convince myself there's nothing wrong. Discuss.

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Someone has somatoform disorder!

It's competely possible. However, it hasn't gotten so bad that I'm socially dettached or otherwise unproductive.

Although the use of this forum for advice on the subject would suggest otherwise.

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it's your body's way to saying 'get your ass back to chicago'

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Originally posted by lucid pro tip: if you value your life, NEVER do anything that will place you "outside" of the jonze circle of trust.

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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie Although the use of this forum for advice on the subject would suggest otherwise.

I'm glad you've come to this realization on your own.

Sounds like angina to me...something that can't be always be determined with an ECG.

The reason you feel pain in your neck/arms/jaw is because they share the same nerve pathway.

Is it bad that I giggle every time I hear 'angina'?

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Originally posted by UWM Is it bad that I giggle every time I hear 'angina'?

It's ok, I do too.

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Originally posted by jennypie Sounds like angina to me...something that can't be always be determined with an ECG. The reason you feel pain in your neck/arms/jaw is because they share the same nerve pathway.

Is there anything you can think of offhand that would be causing both the symptoms in my arm and the symptoms in my low back/leg? My spine doctor scheduled a lumbar MRI for March 12, however, after he hears about my recent problem he might schedule a cervical MRI as well.

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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie Is there anything you can think of offhand that would be causing both the symptoms in my arm and the symptoms in my low back/leg? My spince doctor scheduled a lumbar MRI for March 12, however, after he hears about my recent problem he might schedule a cervical MRI as well.

It could be the fact that you're seeing a spince doctor.

Good call. Fixed.

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Originally posted by UWM Is it bad that I giggle every time I hear 'angina'?

what about "acute angina"?

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