What causes shooting pain in chest and left arm?
Patient: I have chronic pancreatitis and diabetes, for over a year now on and off every few months I get chest pains that shoot down the left arm. I am pretty used to pain suffering 4 a cute pancreas attacks. I would rate the chest pain as a 10. I has a stress test on the heart a year ago and the test was borderline for angina. They made me Waite for a secon opinion and the decision was it wasn't angina. I have been back to the gP and they are just dismissing it saying I had the test. I am getting pretty scared Doctor: Hi thanks for contacting HCM...Do you have gall stone?? Are you alcohol drinking ???Because these are two condition in which repeated acute pancreatitis can occur...So by through detailed history and investigation cause of acute pancreatitis searched for...And if possible treated accordingly....Meanwhile during acute pancreatitis ryles intubation might need to rest pancrease.It can lead reffered chest pain...While pain ECG can done to rule out angina.If angina present sorbitrate taken immediately.Take low fat diet and avoid alcohol....Take care...