Are Severe And Sharp Pain On Upper Body Signs Of Precordial Catch Syndrome?

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2015

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Question : I have been having severe, sharp pain On my upper left side, radiating to my nipple. With the urge of cracking but I can't. I've been to the hospital twice, I've been tested for everything and I'm fine. However, it's been five days and I'm still in agony. I can't function at all. My symptoms completely match precordial catch syndrome. Is this going to go away? What should I do? The doctors can't help me anymore and I can't handle this.

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
All investigations should be normal /

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
If the pain is as per your history and all the relevant investigations are within normal limits, you can take this as Precordial Catch Syndrome.

As you might know that the exact cause is not known hence there is no definitive treatment for such a pain.
Stress and anxiety are definitely known to be associated causes of such pain and control of the stress and anxiety by natural means like yoga, meditation or with the help of some medicines (you need prescription for such medicines) can help you a lot.
This syndrome is known to vanish with advancing age.
To repeat- I hope all your tests of EKG, X-ray / CT scan of the chest, Cardiac checkup are all done with and reported to be normal.

I hope this answer helps you, please feel free if your have further relevant queries.

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