I know, I know - I have stories to fill you in on that I've been hinting at, but have yet to write about. Soon, I will get there. The weekend's busy with relaxing and studying. I have a test coming up on Friday. Worked today and have a 1/2 days for the rest of the week. VOTING TOMORROW!!!!!!
They say as medical students go through medical school that oftentimes we will become hypochondriacs and self-diagnose ourselves. I went to the doctor once and he specifically asked me what we were studying in school, because he wanted to know if that's where my symptoms were coming from. I've been pretty good at not falling into this trap. In 2nd year during every organ system block (cardio, gastrointerology, hematology, etc) I did choose which diseases I thought were the worst and would never want to get, but I didn't usually come down with the signs and symptoms. Well...the other day while studying I came across something that explains nearly perfectly something I have had for a few years, but never really worried about. It's a random sharp chest pain I would get once every few months, no association with anything, etc.
Below is what I've diagnosed myself with...
"Precordial catch syndrome is a benign cause of chest wall pain. It is by far the most common cause of chest pain in children but is of unknown etiology. It occurs most commonly in adolescents and is characterized by sudden, sporadic onset of sharp pain, usually along the left sternal border, which is often exacerbated with deep inspiration. These pains are brief, lasting seconds to a few minutes, and resolve spontaneously. The pain can often be "broken" with a forced deep inspiration."
I've never tried the forced deep inspiration to break the pain. Next time I'll know what to try ;)
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