Chest Pain-Micro Vascular Angina-New Cardio Has Interesting Observations-At Last

[E246]

Hi,

I haven't posted for a while - i have been really well since a long summer holiday - but whether its the snow or just the cycle of POTs i have suddenly got worse.

Last week i went to A&E after hours of surging chest pain. I was told - very nicely that everything seemed normal. I asked could it be micro vascular angina as i have asked at least 4 Cardios before. No

So as i continued to feel ill with unbearable cheat pain i made a private appointment with a new Cardio this Monday.

He immediately said that Cardio vascular Angina, also known as cardio syndrome X is on a spectrum with post and that my chest pain is probably cause in the small capillaries through the erratic BP and the ensuing reduction of blood flow and hence chest pain.

Maybe this does not seem like rocket science but i have asked every doc I have seen including my POTs Prof - who just says - we just dont know - and no-one has been able to give an explanation for the chest pain. I have even had it diagnosis as neither cardio nor POTs - implying it is psychological. It is my worse symptom.

So I am sticking with this doc. He is happy to do tests to confirm it and to offer a series of medications that i have not tried before. I feel so relieved as the pain has become quite unbearable.

So although i dont feel very well i wantred to post this for all those others who have unexplained chest pain -this docter is definitely saying there is a cause and that just helps.

I am not saying that this is the cause for everyone but if you research it a bit it links straight back to all the other issues with pots.

[SeattleRain]

Keep us updated with the tests, I'd be very interested in this... Thanks for the post!

[Guest Alex]

Emma,

I sure hope this new dr will be able to figure things out for you.

I mentioned micro vascular angina to some of the drs I've seen since I started having health problems and they've practically laughed at me.

Please keep us posted, and I hope you feel better soon.

Best,

Alex

[corina]

I'm glad you finally got someone working with you on this Emma! And thanks for sharing, it might be helpful to others too!

[E246]

Thanks,

I wrote this as I hoped it could be of help to anyone else with chest pain.

Alex - I have had the same response as you when i have suggested that this might be my problem. This doctor suggested it to me along with being very happy for me to access the tests transfer through the nhs. When I researched this cardio his specialism is chest pain - so presumably he has dealt with this problem many times - and he was spot on in his understanding of Pots.

Still wondering if there is anyone else on here who has had this diagnosis and treatment.

[E246]

Just bumping up as it has cropped up in another post.

Still interested in anyone elses take on Microvascular Angina.

[Gemma]

Hi. I was researching microvascular amgina because also experience severe chest pains. Did you have tests done for it and which ones and did you start some meds for it?