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Hugo Montenegro
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true story: I've had an incredibly sharp, stabbing pain in my chest a few times in my life. Left side, sudden onset, directly above heart area. Stays for a few minutes. Obviously very scary, first time it happened I thought I might be having a heart attack. End of the road shit. Went to cardiologist, got ecg and sonar. Cardiologist essentially shrugged "🀷 idk, I don't see anth, next patient pls I'm busy". I thought maybe it could be pericarditis or myocarditis or smth, very worrisome, but blood test didn't show anth either. A few months later it happened again, and eventually I went to another cardiologist, same thing. I'm 28, very active, and generally healthy. Having what feels like a heart attack multiple times is very worrisome, and it's even worse when doctors have no clue. You don't want to be 1/n statistic and get a new disease named after you. 1/4 (continued below)
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Today it happened again!! I'm lying in bed, sudden extreme sharp chest pain, "oh no I'm gonna die, again :(". I lay on my side, which I've found instantly relieves the pain. What do I do? I chat with AI about my symptoms, history etc. AI manages what no doctor has been able to so far: gives me a quite likely diagnosis! Precordial catch syndrome is cited, a completely benign condition that is not that uncommon. Incredible. I perform an ecg at home with my whoop 5 health device, all good. Blood pressure test with cuff, also good. I do one sharp inhalation as suggested (I was doing slow shallow breaths so it didn't hurt), pain suddenly lifts. 2/4
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