My son is 36 years old and has smoked cigs since he was 15 yrs old. He also has Hepatis C and has been a chronic drug user-not intraveinously. He got Hep C from when he was in jail. He has been also feeling nausea and depressed but does have some personal problems going on in his life. He has been drug free for 5 1/2 months. He has been feeling this numbness in his neck, shoulder and down to his elbow for about 4 days now. Is it possible that he could be experiencing indications of a coming heart attack? Thank you for any information that can help me about this.
Q: a numbing feeling from your neck to shoulder along with pain across your chest symptoms heart attack
Answers (1)
9/30/08 11:42pm
Debbie,
I am sorry your son is going through difficult times. Heart attacks can present in many ways, especially in patients that have many concurrent conditions. Classic symptoms of a heart attack include crushing chest pain over the center of the chest, shortness of breath, sweating, and pain radiating to the left jaw and arm. This is not always the case, however. Additionally, numbess in the neck, shoulder, and arm does not mean it is necessarily a heart attack. This can result from many things as well. One common cause includes a pinched nerve in the neck. A proper physical exam and potential MRI could determine if this is the case.
Because these could be serious symptoms, it is important to consult your physicians as he/she can best perform the necessary exams to determine the best course of action.
Hope this helps,
-HealthSupport
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