[kyoun1e]

Curious if anyone has experienced chest pain with TOS or if chest pain would set off any alarms?

I've been dealing with my latest TOS episode on my left side. Symptoms have pretty much been eliminated once again so it's odd that a new symptom I've never had before has emerged minus all the others.

It could very well be that I strained my pec major muscle getting back into things at the gym. Would be logical since my left pecs have been neglected due to left shoulder surgery and then battling TOS on the left side.

That said, this is on the same side as my heart and I have no idea if my previous NTOS is now morphing into VTOS.

Anyways, just thought it's better safe than sorry.

And just hoping this passes after some rest and anti inflamatories.

Thanks.

KY

[Jomar]

Intercoastal muscle spasms?

In the past some have gone to ER just to make sure chest pains aren't heart pain..
I think all that did go testing showed heart was fine.

But monitor your self and go if you feel you need to. better safe than sorry for sure - yes..

I would try all I could to rest/relax the muscles and see if the feeling fades or not. Warmth, some massage, lymph drainage...

[kyoun1e]

Originally Posted by Jo*mar

Intercoastal muscle spasms?

In the past some have gone to ER just to make sure chest pains aren't heart pain..
I think all that did go testing showed heart was fine.

But monitor your self and go if you feel you need to. better safe than sorry for sure - yes..

I would try all I could to rest/relax the muscles and see if the feeling fades or not. Warmth, some massage, lymph drainage...

Thanks much.

I've done some reading on "pseudo-angina" caused by TOS. Not uncommon apparently.

Thing is, I've been massaging my pec minor intensily. Is it possible that maybe I over did that to the point where my pec minor (and maybe major) are just spasming now? Would have thought the deep tissue work would do the opposite.

This really did come out of left field. And meanwhile, all the other symptoms are no where to be found.

Odd.

KY

[brisco71]

Originally Posted by kyoun1e

Thanks much.

I've done some reading on "pseudo-angina" caused by TOS. Not uncommon apparently.

Thing is, I've been massaging my pec minor intensily. Is it possible that maybe I over did that to the point where my pec minor (and maybe major) are just spasming now? Would have thought the deep tissue work would do the opposite.

This really did come out of left field. And meanwhile, all the other symptoms are no where to be found.

Odd.

KY

Chest pain was my first and worst symptom. Now post-surgery(2 months), it is still there, though not as bad. I have had every cardio test out there and my heart is fine. My dr. said that if the pain lasts for hours, and doesn't get progressively worse, than it is very unlikely to be the heart. BUT, if this is sudden and new, it's better to get it checked out.

[elap]

Originally Posted by kyoun1e

Curious if anyone has experienced chest pain with TOS or if chest pain would set off any alarms?

I've been dealing with my latest TOS episode on my left side. Symptoms have pretty much been eliminated once again so it's odd that a new symptom I've never had before has emerged minus all the others.

It could very well be that I strained my pec major muscle getting back into things at the gym. Would be logical since my left pecs have been neglected due to left shoulder surgery and then battling TOS on the left side.

That said, this is on the same side as my heart and I have no idea if my previous NTOS is now morphing into VTOS.

Anyways, just thought it's better safe than sorry.

And just hoping this passes after some rest and anti inflamatories.

Thanks.

KY

This paper notes chest pain in a significant number of patients with NTOS (see Table 1): http://osteobcn.files.wordpress.com/...diagnostic.pdf

I've had chest pain, at times it hurt to breath in, and apparently I have NTOS, no arterial or venous issue. But we're all different . . .

[kyoun1e]

Originally Posted by brisco71

Chest pain was my first and worst symptom. Now post-surgery(2 months), it is still there, though not as bad. I have had every cardio test out there and my heart is fine. My dr. said that if the pain lasts for hours, and doesn't get progressively worse, than it is very unlikely to be the heart. BUT, if this is sudden and new, it's better to get it checked out.

This is pain with movement. It's not something that is just there all the time.

If I move my arm in a certain direction there is pain. And certainly when I'm breathing hard it hurts. More specifically, it hurts to blow my nose of all things.

KY

[kyoun1e]

Starting to wonder if this is costochondritis or intercoastal neuritis. This is inflammation of the nerves between the ribs.

Considering that I've been rolling around on a the floor with my chest pounded into a softball multiple times daily for a couple months I could have irritated these rib nerves.

Would be so me.

I move so aggressively to solve one problem that I cause another.

If that's it, it is harmless and should be cured by rest and anti inflammatories. Will give it another day or two assuming things don't get worse.

KY

[SwissMiss]

Hello! I did have chest pain during daytime on my right side before TOS surgery right side. And I had sometimes severe chest pain attacks at night on my left side which the first time lead me to think I had a heart attack. After surgeries left and right I do not have any such chest pain anymore (the pain is partly pectoralis minor related and can also come from affected nerve intercoastal zone). All the best!

[SwissMiss]

Originally Posted by kyoun1e

This is pain with movement. It's not something that is just there all the time.

If I move my arm in a certain direction there is pain. And certainly when I'm breathing hard it hurts. More specifically, it hurts to blow my nose of all things.

KY

Can also come from the scalenus muscles which are involved in breathing movement. When they are in spasm, it hurts... But anyhow, in case of doubt, better have it checked at a hospital.

[kyoun1e]

Two days of full load advil and rest have done wonders. Pain has diminished significantly.

And since Advil usually does diddly for TOS, I'm guessing this recent issue has nothing to do with TOS at all. I've either got a knot in my pec major or I've inflammed the nerves on the ribs due to beating them up with hard tissue work.

KY