Last night I had a very bad pain below my chest that lasted about half an hour. It hurt so bad I thought I might throw up. It went away and I felt fine today. I had not felt this before. Is this something I should worry about now or wait to see if I have more symptoms? I am a 62 yr old female.
Hi, Dear,Thanks for your query to Chat Doctor. Dear I read your query and reviewed it with context to your query facts. I understood your health concerns and feel Concerned about them. Based on the facts of your query, you seem to suffer from-Reducible? Epigastric Ventral Hernia with Partial Obstruction. Dear, At Your age, this complaint of Chest Congestion and pain needs to be taken seriously, and it needs to be investigated for Angina with Myocardial Infarct. I would suggest you to go to ER and investigate for Acute MI and for the? Reducible Epigastric Hernia.USG abdomen of the Epigastric area, under the chest, would remove this ambiguity. So you should not wait for further symptoms to occur. Stress test with Blood profiles for Cardiac, Renal,Hepatic panels would be needed to take proper decision on further treatment with You. Remedy-After confirming definitive diagnosis of chest congestion and pain from Physician, treatment accordingly could be given from your attending ER doctor. Hope this reply would help you to plan further treatment with your family and specialist doctors there. Take care and get healthy and avoid bad food to live long. Welcome for any further query in this regard. Good Day!! Chat Doctor. N. Senior Surgical Specialist. S. Genl-CVTS