I Have Intermittent Chest Discomfort Not Pain
 
                                    
                                    
                                          
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                                            Question : Need differential possibilities before I decide what steps to take.  Urgent care has a five hour wait and the ER is a dehumanizing 13 hour adventure.  I have intermittant chest discomfort, not pain.  I have had two heart attacks - 2002 and 2011, five stents, and this discomfort doesn't feel like that.  It feels like when you spend time in below zero weather and it chills your lung lining.  I also have Barretts without damage so far.  I take Prilosec daily.   It comes and goes.  It is not positional.  A little relief when I bend my head down.  Eating lessens the discomfort for awhile.   It is prolonged, not acute.  It is vertical down the center of my chest.   Amateur possibilities: Pneumonia, pleurisy, could be cardiac, pericarditis, or symptoms Barretts progressing.  Blood oxygen (I Watch) has stayed in the middle to high 90's.  No fever.  This has come and gone for about a month now.  does not involve shortness of breath.  Thoughts?  Thanks
                            
                                    Brief Answer:
Can be acid reflux or barret esophagus getting worse.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I read your query and here is my advice.
I think that most probably this situation can be related to acid reflux or barret esophagus getting worse . It can even lead to pneumonia.
It is not an emergency but you may need to get medical attention soon.
Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thanks.
                                    
                            Can be acid reflux or barret esophagus getting worse.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I read your query and here is my advice.
I think that most probably this situation can be related to acid reflux or barret esophagus getting worse . It can even lead to pneumonia.
It is not an emergency but you may need to get medical attention soon.
Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thanks.
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