Hi again,
I went for my endoscope on Monday with good results. No evidence of erosion, strictures or anything of the sort. she said she couldnt even tell where i was radiated. she said she found very little acid. I took it upon myself to stop taking the ppi's even though my discharge orders stated to continue. I have had very little heartburn and have taken a zantac or 2 throughout the week. I guess the reason why i am writing again is that my ekg came back abnormal-evidence of left atrial enlargement, for which i see a cardio today. my gp doesnt think i have anything to worry about because there were no significant abnormalities on the ekg. Anyway I still have chest pressure behind sternum, with numbnes in chin, around lips. I also have numbness/tingling in both arms, especially when I lay down. I wake up in the AM with this. a couple hours before my test on monday, i had crushing pain behind sternum which radiated upward, to my throat. it lasted 3-5 minutes. I got a little panicky in that i was sitting in the waiting room for physical therapy. I thought i just was stressed because i double booked myself that day. but as i thought about it, the same episode happened in middle of night a couple of months ago, just not so severe. I thought maybe spasms in esophagus. but coupled with an abnormal ekg, it makes me wonder. I also had chest xray during all this which came back clear. I also see a pulmonary specialist next week. My questions are plentiful. Would a left atrial enlargment cause this pain(I know it is out of most everyones area but I thought I'd ask). provided my stress echo comes back ok(for whatever reason, i dont think that is my problem), what are the chances this is my lungs, that the xray missed something? What about the crushing pain episodes i had? Has anyone ever had esophageal spasms. I know how i must sound. i have appointments set up, just was looking for some input before so i dont drive myself crazy( I am very close!) I just feel like a hamster stuck in his wheel. Any input would be appreciated.