Tight chest and bad cough

[Jody]

I rode into work this morning and all was going OK. But after about 10-15 minutes I started with a slight tightening in my chest. The only way I can describe it was like having a belt round my rib cage and not letting me take a full breath. This became worse to the point where it felt like I could only take about 50% of a breath no matter how hard I tried to breathe in. I had to slow right down for the last 10 minutes even on the flat.

When I got to work after about half an hour riding I could only take shallow breaths. But I developed quite a severe cough as soon as I stopped riding. This lasted (with the shallow breathing) for just over half an hour.

Does anyone on here suffer with this and is there any way to stop it?

 

[dan_bo]

Does anyone on here suffer with this and is there any way to stop it?

Go home and go to be for the afternoon. Then go to the docs.

EDIT: Go to the docs and then to bed.

 

[vickster]

^^^ Go to doctor asap

 

[uphillstruggler]

as above - get to the docs asap - respiratory illnesses are never good.

hope all goes well.

 

[fossyant]

GPs are crap. Rest and take it easy. If you go blue, time to go to A&E

 

[raleighnut]

Could be asthma I'd be off to the 'Vets' PDQ.

 

[vickster]

Or cardiac

OP - have you actually had a cold or virus, or did this come on out of the blue? If you've got a bad chest already, stop cycling until better (and maybe stay home to avoid spreading it around work )

 

[BigAl68]

OK I don't want to panic you but I work in a heart hospital and the cough with the chest tightening are possible signs of a heart attack. Please call your gp now and seek their advice. As I say we see too many people who have had similar signs and ignored them. I hope this is purely coincidence and you have a chest infection. Best wishes

 

[DWiggy]

Get up the quacks now fella, better to get it checked asap!

 

[Jody]

Or cardiac

OP - have you actually had a cold or virus, or did this come on out of the blue? If you've got a bad chest already, stop cycling until better (and maybe stay home to avoid spreading it around work )

Thanks for the replys. I had a cold about 4 weeks ago but that seems to have cleared up. I am hoping its not a cardiac as I would have had more than one this year. I didn't have any chest pain or any of the other things associated with a cardiac arrest.

I am swaying towards exercise induced asthma (been having a read on my dinner) as all the symptoms seem to match. Cold weather, cough, shortness of breath and lasting for 20-30 minutes after exercise finished. There are other times this has happened and the weather was also cold.

Still going to book in with the docs as not being able to breath properly was awful.

 

[ColinJ]

Definitely see a doctor ASAP.

How are your legs? Your symptoms are very similar to what I had before I was diagnosed with a DVT in my left leg and a Pulmonary Embolism in my lungs. READ THIS.

I hope it isn't anything serious - good luck!

 

[BigAl68]

With the other symptoms then you are probably right however a call to your gp today would be my advice. There is no harm done if the doctor is happy. Best wishes

 

[raleighnut]

Doc's defo good luck though, could be nowt but MAKE SURE

 

[Jody]

Docs booked for first thing tomorrow morning. I will report on what ever I get fobbed off with.

Thank you for the well wishes and lets just hope its nowt serious.

 

[slowmotion]

^^^^^^^^ Well done.