I know it's hard/impossible to diagnose someone without seeing them, but I was wondering if anyone can help me. I've been having chest/upper back pain on the left side of my body. It also feels like there is something pressing on my chest, kinda like I have a seatbelt on. I've been having numbness in my hand/arm/fingers and tingling in my upper back around my shoulder. They initially suspected heart problems, but after an EKG came back normal and based on my age (21), they gave me a chest x-ray (normal), took blood for blood work (normal), and an MRI on my neck/spine (also normal). All the tests are coming back normal so my doctor and I are a little perplexed. Any one have any ideas/similar experiences?
It's been getting worse over the last four months. The pain has started to affect my life in negative ways. The other day I couldn't raise my left arm above my shoulder without extreme pain. A couple days ago, my arm was completely numb from the elbow down and yesterday I couldn't feel my fingers for a couple hours. I've been playing phone tag with my doctor all week. Next week I have an appointment with a pain management doctor to get something to help deal with the pain, but I really just want to know what's wrong so I can make it go away. Painkillers will help but they will just mask the symptoms without treating the cause.
It's been getting worse over the last four months. The pain has started to affect my life in negative ways. The other day I couldn't raise my left arm above my shoulder without extreme pain. A couple days ago, my arm was completely numb from the elbow down and yesterday I couldn't feel my fingers for a couple hours. I've been playing phone tag with my doctor all week. Next week I have an appointment with a pain management doctor to get something to help deal with the pain, but I really just want to know what's wrong so I can make it go away. Painkillers will help but they will just mask the symptoms without treating the cause.
