think I have angina

[Riverman]

I'm off to the doctor... 'again' and I'm going to get some more tests done. Today I met my friend in the St Mary's part of Southampton and decided to direct him in his car to my house whilst on my bike. I hit 35mph on the flat going to my house on a mountain bike with slicks. woo mee..... I know as that's what his car speedo said. By the time I got to my house my chest was VERY tight and I felt very sick and I had to lie down for 10 mins.

I have had this before without cycling but a lot worse. My doctor fobbed it off as nothing but I'm going in for some tests. Can you get fitness tests on the NHS? Will let you know how I get on. I'm 29.

What other tests should I get?

Many thanks.

 

[HonestMan1910]

I'm off to the doctor... 'again' and I'm going to get some more tests done. Today I met my friend in the St Mary's part of Southampton and decided to direct him in his car to my house whilst on my bike. I hit 35mph on the flat going to my house on a mountain bike with slicks. woo mee..... I know as that's what his car speedo said. By the time I got to my house my chest was VERY tight and I felt very sick and I had to lie down for 10 mins.

I have had this before without cycling but a lot worse. My doctor fobbed it off as nothing but I'm going in for some tests. Can you get fitness tests on the NHS? Will let you know how I get on. I'm 29.

What other tests should I get?

Many thanks.

At 29 unless you're grossly overweight or have a horrendous diet, angina is unlikely, the peak ages for male angina to show are from 45 onwards.

Did the pain stick to the left side and also show in either your arm or jaw ?

Do you have a family history of coronary disease ?

Do you suffer from high blood pressure ?

I was diagnosed with angina in October last year, had angiogram in December, angioplasty in January and was back on the bike within 5 days.

I have a history of coronary artery disease in my close family.
At 47 I feel better this year than last year.

 

[Riverman]

I'm overweight sure. Just over a year ago I was 15 stone. I hit 12 stone 8 pounds in January but am back up to almost 14 stone dammit! and am 5 foot 8. I just think there is something very wrong with me. I have had a terrible sleeping pattern over the least 7 years. Often staying up over 30 hours. And there have been times when I've stayed up over 70 hours. When I say often I mean that weekly i'd say up over 30 hours, more than a few times a week. It really messes you up over time.

Perhaps grandstanding this is where I hit 35mph. On a mountain bike with front suspension forks and slicks.
http://maps.google.c...174.03,,0,15.32

 

[HonestMan1910]

Riverman, go see the doc and they will do blood pressure tests and maybe take bloods to test for cholesterol levels and the likes.

Put your mind at peace and try to relax.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Worth checking out riverman.
about 8 years ago I had a couple of similar episodes, big exertion followed by the symptoms you describe. I've subsequently had Angioplasty. It could be an early warning. In any case, you sound like you need 'sorting-out'

 

[HonestMan1910]

Worth checking out riverman.
about 8 years ago I had a couple of similar episodes, big exertion followed by the symptoms you describe. I've subsequently had Angioplasty. It could be an early warning. In any case, you sound like you need 'sorting-out'

Brand new feeling after having angioplasty, i don't even think about it anymore, although taking all the tablets daily is a pain in the rear end

 

[pubrunner]

I'm off to the doctor... 'again' and I'm going to get some more tests done. Today I met my friend in the St Mary's part of Southampton and decided to direct him in his car to my house whilst on my bike. I hit 35mph on the flat going to my house on a mountain bike with slicks. woo mee..... I know as that's what his car speedo said. By the time I got to my house my chest was VERY tight and I felt very sick and I had to lie down for 10 mins.

I have had this before without cycling but a lot worse. My doctor fobbed it off as nothing but I'm going in for some tests. Can you get fitness tests on the NHS? Will let you know how I get on. I'm 29.

What other tests should I get?

Many thanks.

Certainly get you yourself checked out - that is your priority.

In the past 20 years, I've twice had costochondritis. It is a condition which worsens with exercise and does make the chest feel very tight indeed. When it occurred, I was certain that I was having a heart attack. But a trip to the doctor soon allayed those fears.

See http://www.netdoctor...ochondritis.htm

And from another site:

'The most frequently affected age group is young adults between 20 and 40 years old. Costochondritis can also been found as an overuse injury in athletes, in particular this condition has been identified in competitive rowers. '

Visit the doctor asap.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Brand new feeling after having angioplasty, i don't even think about it anymore, although taking all the tablets daily is a pain in the rear end

Absolutely.

 

[Crankarm]

Like what everyone else has said.

If you are 5'8" and weigh 14 stone then you could do with losing 3 stone. No two ways about it you are overweight for your height. Eating healthily and properly is key as is exercising. Do you do much exercise each day? Doing so will help you sleep as well.

 

[Riverman]

Like what everyone else has said.

If you are 5'8" and weigh 14 stone then you could do with losing 3 stone. No two ways about it you are overweight for your height. Eating healthily and properly is key as is exercising. Do you do much exercise each day? Doing so will help you sleep as well.

Hi Crankarm,

Yeah I cycle at least a couple of miles each day as I use cycle commute and also have cycling as a hobby. I eat pretty heathily, the past year or so has probably been the most heathily I've ever eaten in my life. I used to have a terrible diet until I took up cycling.

I agree that I am overweight and must confront this fact as soon as possible. I was 15 stone back in about April last year, managed to get myself down to 12 stone 8 in January this year but have ballooned back up to 14 stone. It was my own fault as I drank 25 bottles of wine in just over two months and the weight piled on.It'll teach me not to buy several crates of the stuff again. This might have something to do with the symptoms I'm experiencing but I'm not so sure. Alcohol misuse can definitely be a trigger for heart disease, just not sure if that's necessarily so in such a short time frame.

 

[Bill Gates]

If you're really concerned it's angina then take 75 Mg aspirin a day, at least until you get it checked out.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I am reading this with interest as I occassionally have aches and pains in the left of my chest, normally round the top and into the shoulder.
I used to do rowing where it first developed, but since I have stopped and not rowed for quite a while, it is still there, and comes on for no real reason (I'll be lying in bed and it'll suddenly start for example).

Presumably it's probably a musclular thing, but surely after all this time (well over a year since I rowed) it would have gone away or died down?? also, I can get sudden, deep, sharp pains in that area of my chest.

The thing is, I have a serious health condition and attend the hospital regularly, so I have mentioned it several times before, have had my heart listened too (and scanned a few years back as part of something else entirely), and have shown to continually have normal, if slightly low blood pressure, so I do deeply think it's something muscular, but what?? something like the Deltoids??

I'm 28, 5"10 and 9 stone, so it isn't anything to do with being over weight!

Any ideas??

 

[The Jogger]

I am reading this with interest as I occassionally have aches and pains in the left of my chest, normally round the top and into the shoulder.
I used to do rowing where it first developed, but since I have stopped and not rowed for quite a while, it is still there, and comes on for no real reason (I'll be lying in bed and it'll suddenly start for example).

Presumably it's probably a musclular thing, but surely after all this time (well over a year since I rowed) it would have gone away or died down?? also, I can get sudden, deep, sharp pains in that area of my chest.

The thing is, I have a serious health condition and attend the hospital regularly, so I have mentioned it several times before, have had my heart listened too (and scanned a few years back as part of something else entirely), and have shown to continually have normal, if slightly low blood pressure, so I do deeply think it's something muscular, but what?? something like the Deltoids??

I'm 28, 5"10 and 9 stone, so it isn't anything to do with being over weight!

Any ideas??

Why don't you go to your doctor and asked to be referred for heart tests?

 

[steve52]

if the worst comes to the worst, can i have ya bike?

 

[summerdays]

Certainly get you yourself checked out - that is your priority.

In the past 20 years, I've twice had costochondritis. It is a condition which worsens with exercise and does make the chest feel very tight indeed. When it occurred, I was certain that I was having a heart attack. But a trip to the doctor soon allayed those fears.

See http://www.netdoctor...ochondritis.htm

And from another site:

'The most frequently affected age group is young adults between 20 and 40 years old. Costochondritis can also been found as an overuse injury in athletes, in particular this condition has been identified in competitive rowers. '

Visit the doctor asap.

I too am a sufferer of Costocondritis - complete with the swelling at the sternum version. That was an interesting link - I hadn't realised that it could be mistaken for heart problems as well.