Hi Dr,Im a 29 yo rather active mail who the last week have sensed an increasing chest pain on the left side of my chest. Its at a point where I now have trouble moving at certain angles. It might be related to an exercise I tried at the gym a week ago but unlikely.   I went on a flight yesterday after a weekend in Spain with lots of alcohol etc. I just want to know if you think this is a muscle Ive stretched or if people who suffer eg. sudden cardiac death often sense symptoms a while before. Ps My lifestyle is as said active; I jog, go to the gym but also drink alcohol at weekends and smoke cigarettes at times. I work as a sales manager of a smaller team but dont feel overloaded at work. Thank you for your answer
Hello dear, thanks for posting your query here. Most likely your pain seems musculoskeletal for which you should not worry much. But still you must see your doctor and get an ECG done and take some muscle relaxants. Now coming to your lifestyle, you are having good active lifestyle but your alcohol binges are not at all good, so you try to cut down it as binge Chat Doctor.  And of course, smoking is the worst part of your lifestyle which you should completely quit without any delay even if you smoke only occasionally. Hope this would help you and all the best for your more healthy lifestyle.