I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance in June with chest pain. Due to family history and my cholerestrol level they ended up doing a cardaic cath. Good news is it wasn't my heart. I also have shortness of breath and dizziness and lose of balance but it is still mild at this point, .i.e. I can still work. The pain is a burning and stabbing pain with cramps in the feet or legs and begining with the arms and hands now. Pain is worse in the evening. Also burning on my back and sometimes my face. Cymbalta keeps the pain in the 5 - 7 range during the day. I talke Lyrica at night to sleep but I have to keep the dosage low or I become non-functional due to side effect. I see the doc next week to explore other meds that might work better as the pain and autonomic symptoms are getting worse. Also trying to get in to see a PN specialist at Johns Hopkins for futher evaluation.

I've always had the philosophy that Pain Hurts