Heart Pain?

I have recently been experiencing heart pain and It got pretty servere the other day. So my mom called my rhuemy and she told me to go the the hospital right away.. So we did then they ran a echo on my heart, blood tests, x-ray and and EKG (I think that is what it was called.) All of the tests came back normal. But the pain was getting worst and I was now having trouble breathing so they decided to put me on morphine. It took 45 minutes and 8 needles to try and put the morphine in.. and once they did I was alergic. So They just gave me a high dose of Prednisone and the pain has gone away but not completly ... I can still feel it when I breath deep. Has anyone experienced this ?

34 months ago
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  • Cheryl

    34 months ago

  • Chantelle

    I had an episode where I had severe chest pain and I couldn't breathe, speak, laugh, or barely move without it hurting. I went to the emergency room and found out it was something called "PLEURISY - inflammation of the membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the rib cage" which is not uncommon in Lupus patients. I was treated with prednisone and it went away within several weeks.

    If you go on the Lupus Foundation of America's website - lupus.org - it gives descriptions on the ways Lupus affects the body, including the Cardiopulmonary System. Just click on "LEARN ABOUT LUPUS" then "HOW LUPUS AFFECTS THE BODY".

    34 months ago

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