Could this pain be heart related?

Having pain, possibly heart related?

• About 5 days ago, i started having pain in my neck, shoulders, and chest area. It comes and goes, usually only at one area at a time. Yesterday, my left arm felt tingly all day and my neck hurt. Today, my back has hurt and sometimes when i take a deep breath, my chest hurts a little (right on my sternum). It is worse when i am sitting down, if i am up walking around it doesn't bother me much. I took advil today for the back pain, and it helped a lot, but it came back this evening and is worse than before. I only have the pain in my chest if i am sitting down and taking a deep breath. I am 31 years old, about 50 pounds overweight, and i don't always eat very healthy. I do exercise every day. At first, i thought it was pulled muscles from picking up my 40lb child, but now i'm not so sure. I haven't had all of the heart attack symptoms particular to women, but considering i've had neck, shoulder, back, and chest pains off an on for 5 days, i'm obviously concerned.

• Answer:

  You need to go to a Family Practice doctor or an Internal Medicine Doctor and have an EKG run. That EKG will basically tell you whether or not you are at risk right now for a heart attack. Dont delay. I have a friend about 50years old who delayed and later had a stroke. What was wrong is she had Atrial Fibrillation, a condition in which a plug or clot can form in the second chamber of the heart and head directly to the brain. Unfortunately, she did noting when symptoms occurred, she had a stroke that left her in rehabilitation for over a year and is still not over it. All this could have been prevented with a $4 a month Generic Medication.