Not sure if it's GERD

[T***@aol.not.com]

I've been lurking around this newsgroup to see if someone has the same
symptoms I do. I don't know if it's GERD but I believe my Uncle had
acid reflux that made him cringe. I have never had a problem with
heartburn until recently.

I experience a burning in my chest sometimes in the center but
sometimes about 2 inches above my left nipple. It then will throb pain
into my neck or into my left arm by the elbow and wrist. The pain will
stop usually within 90 seconds. Boom gone like nothing was wrong. I've
had it while walking, while sitting calmly on the computer, or
driving.

I don't know if this is heartburn or GERD or something different.
Anyone have similar symptoms?

[H McCollister]

Post by T***@aol.not.com
I've been lurking around this newsgroup to see if someone has the same
symptoms I do. I don't know if it's GERD but I believe my Uncle had
acid reflux that made him cringe. I have never had a problem with
heartburn until recently.
I experience a burning in my chest sometimes in the center but
sometimes about 2 inches above my left nipple. It then will throb pain
into my neck or into my left arm by the elbow and wrist. The pain will
stop usually within 90 seconds. Boom gone like nothing was wrong. I've
had it while walking, while sitting calmly on the computer, or
driving.
I don't know if this is heartburn or GERD or something different.
Anyone have similar symptoms?

That's a very common set of symptoms for GERD. Also, not uncommon for
heart ischemia, gall bladder problems, stomach ulcers and irritable
bowel syndrome.

HMc

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Post by T***@aol.not.com
I've been lurking around this newsgroup to see if someone has the same
symptoms I do. I don't know if it's GERD but I believe my Uncle had
acid reflux that made him cringe. I have never had a problem with
heartburn until recently.
I experience a burning in my chest sometimes in the center but
sometimes about 2 inches above my left nipple. It then will throb pain
into my neck or into my left arm by the elbow and wrist. The pain will
stop usually within 90 seconds. Boom gone like nothing was wrong. I've
had it while walking, while sitting calmly on the computer, or
driving.
I don't know if this is heartburn or GERD or something different.
Anyone have similar symptoms?

You need to know whether this is a heart problem, a gastric ulcer,
reflux
and so on. When I had GERD it was central but this may vary with
different
people. In short you NEED to go to the Doctor for a real checkup as
Doc Howard Mc implied. If this occurred in me, I being thinking heart
ischemia/angina. On the other hand, I know someone who had symptoms
that he thought was a heart attack and it was his first big GERD
episode
according to the ER Doctors so go figure.

[Vanny]

One way of checking is to buy some over-the-counter Omeprazole and pop it.
If the symptoms are relieved somewhat it is GERD. Have a chat to your
pharmacist. For full symptom relief you must implement the recommended
lifestyle changes
http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=GERD+lifestyle+changes&meta=

The symptoms are very similar to heart problems. When my GERD was out of
control in 2003 I kept on having heart attack type symptoms and worked out
that I had had about 25 by mid-year.

Vanny

Post by T***@aol.not.com
I've been lurking around this newsgroup to see if someone has the same
symptoms I do. I don't know if it's GERD but I believe my Uncle had
acid reflux that made him cringe. I have never had a problem with
heartburn until recently.
I experience a burning in my chest sometimes in the center but
sometimes about 2 inches above my left nipple. It then will throb pain
into my neck or into my left arm by the elbow and wrist. The pain will
stop usually within 90 seconds. Boom gone like nothing was wrong. I've
had it while walking, while sitting calmly on the computer, or
driving.
I don't know if this is heartburn or GERD or something different.
Anyone have similar symptoms?