Chest Pain :(

Chest pain. That was the most terrifying experience I ever had after tooth ache. It's horrible and one of my worst nightmare in my life. I hope it wouldn't happen again. No more second time! Ask any one who has experience intense chest pain and they will vouch for the fact that it was the most frightening moment in their life. Me too!

Recall back that horrible night, I thought I'm gonna die. I can't sleep for half of night as I kept wake up from my sleep due to the discomfort in my heart. I felt like someone had sat on my chest while I slept. I also sweat a bit and felt really cold that I had to wear sweater. To make it more worse, the time passed too slow. Every 1 minute was kind of 30 mins as usual. I prayed time pass quickly and the morning came faster as I really determine to see the doctor and get some painkiller or whatever pills to stop my pain.

Could it be heart problem? Oh, please, no,no and no. I'm still young and healthy. Well, at least I guess so. So far, my body is still in a good condition.

I look up on Internet regarding chest pain and I found out some interesting facts that I would like to share here. Luckily, not all chest pain refer to heart problem. Sometimes, other factors also can bring discomfort to our chest.

According to this website, http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Chest_pain
chest pain may be a sign of a heart attack. However, there are other causes of chest pain including indigestion and muscle strain.

Other common cause of chest pain:
- indigestion or stomach acid coming up the oesophagus because of smoking, alcohol, coffee, fatty food and some drugs. ( relieve it with antacid or milk)
- chest muscle strains
- inflammation in the rib joints near the breastbone
- herpes zoster or shingles

I guess in my case, may be because of indigestion. No matter what, after this I will be more careful in choosing my meal and I will take good care of health. Sometimes it's okay to be a bit choosy for our sake. Now I realize the value of healthy heart. I guess that chest pain experience was my best teacher after all :)