So in 6 days from now, I have to see a pediatric cardiologist. Ever since I was maybe in 3rd grade I always felt weird sharp pains in my “chest”. I never knew exactly where the heart was located so I would always tell my mom and point to where it hurts. Because of where I kept pointing to, she told me it could’ve been growing pains and so we ignored it for a while, but it kept going on. A few years ago, I went to a doctor (not sure what he was for exactly because It was too long ago) and he claimed he didn’t see any thing after blood was drawn and X-rays and he too said it was probably growing pains and not to worry.

-these pains were as if you were being struck through your heart and the heart rate would increase rapidly and I would tense up and not be able to move, only my upper body, like at all and somtimes even cry with the little energy I was able to get (oddly enough it only happened whenever I am alone). It would leave me breathless even. I wouldn’t be doing any type of physical activities, I wouldn’t have to be thinking of anything, and at random times it’ll trigger.-

I am now 16, and I recently had it happen but this time it felt a little different. I was in the middle of walking in my house and I felt it come on so sudden and i clenched my chest tight trying to regain my breath and make it stop. I was able to walk to my couch but I could hardly breathe or even move. My left arm stiffened and I felt I had no control over my left side for a while. (This lasted about 6-8 mins) Once it calmed down i was able to breathe but not yet move so I summoned Siri by voice activation to text my mom and tell her what all happened. Luckily for me she was on her way and by then I was ok. But immediately afterwards I ended up with a huge headache and pain in my left eye for the rest of the night with little breathing problems.