Hi,

I've been having symptoms for the last 14 months.. they drive me mad and the Doctors just say I am anxious... Thats because my symptoms are subtle and often mostly absent when I visit them.

Heres my info:

Triggers

Big meals
Stress... not 100% sure about this one.. maybe anxiety doesnt help
Bad posture
Usually an evening thing.

Symptoms

· Weak, aching arms. Mostly left arm but occasionally right. When arms in this state difficulty with manual labour.
· Cold arm, occasional numbness
· Cant lift telephone to ear for more than a few minutes
· Angina like pain in chest at any time
· Stiff shoulders (suspect bad posture, lack of movement)
· Inflammation around collar bone – general feeling of swollen shoulder and collar.
· Can press nerve in centre of collar bone and it radiates down to chest where angina symptoms occur, and down arm. Nerve feels sensitive when angina symptoms bad.
· Can see heart beating in my neck and collar
· Leg pain?? Suspect different

Things that it doesn’t stop me doing (but doesn't help)

Running, football, exercise. I do get occasional shoulder blade pain after prolonged running but suspect not related. Go to gym twice a weak and play football twice a week. Drinking alcohol.

Treatment to Date

Chiropracter – sorted some temporary neck pain but not main problem

Tests Carried Out

MRI of neck – C4 slightly trapped but nothing bad apparently.
EMG – textbook
ECG – twice – both textbook
Chest X-Ray for thoracic rib – Negative. It was normal.