does anyone else get chest pains since being on preds i find i can do more but then get the chest pain and i think its muscles being weak their
but will be seeing the dr in a few weeks and will mention it
also now have a red face

Alan,

I have pain from my surgery, but not actual chest pains.......you need to have that checked out ASAP! I'm sure it's nothing, but pred can cause high blood pressure so you need to monitor that as well.........

My face does get red when I am hot or about to have a panic attack (pred induced) and it swells to about 3 times it;s normal size but I think it is just another side effect............As you can tell I have a love/hate relationship with it.....LOL.......

Seriously though, please let your dr know about the chest pains.......they are prolly nothing, but you just want to make sure!

Big hugs!
Erin

Hi, Alan. Chest pain is an emergency. Period. It means go to the emergency room. Why? Because you don't know if it is "only" angina or if you could be headed to a heart attack. PLEASE just go in and get checked out. If you have a cardiologist, you can call them first but they would probably tell you the same thing. Or they would get you in right away for tests.

NEVER wait on chest pain. Ever.

Alan, please go in.

Annie

going to see the dr but the chest pains are not to bad and ive had them for a month and i'm doing a lot of walking just thought it must be muscles around the chest that are weaker but okay will check it out

Good, I'm glad you're going in, Alan. If it's angina, it can feel "mild." But that doesn't mean it isn't serious. I hope it's nothing but it's always best to check it out.

well today i went to the dr's and said about the pain in my chest and after checking every thing and the fact im able to wark miles with it he thinks its due to the meds i'm on the pain stays in the same spot
so that feels good not to worry any more

I'm glad to hear you are able to walk miles, but I would rest when I got chest pains...............thankfully your dr. thinks everything is OK

Do you think it may be heartburn due to the pred?Are you having any shortness of breath?

How is the weather there?

It is so great to hear from you!

Erin

So glad to hear it all checked out well! You had us all worried there! Just getting the word should help you - stress and worry are not good with MG.

Thanks for the update!

Nah. Only time I had chest pain is when I fell of the bus onto the curb because my MG was so bad. Drugs won't do it. I never missed a day of work because of MG, though I wasn't able to talk to anyone some days because I couldn't talk. As long as I could drag myself to my car,and to and from home, it was ok.

Don't confuse chest pain with inability to breathe. I lost the ability to breathe and went into a coma for a week. Thank goodness there was a doc right there to intubate me or I'd have been dead. But, there was no pain associated with it, just a bit of a fading feeling.