HCM related back pain

[angall]

Re: HCM related back pain

I have been getting back pain for years, but never related it to HCM. I get it most when I am under stress or doing something for awhile...like getting bulk mail ready for mailing, etc. I get it in the upper/middle of my back. Does anyone get it there? Maybe there are other aches that are related to HCM?
Now I know I am not that unusual afterall. It sure is good to read posts that can help.

[Sarah]

Re: HCM related back pain

Part of why women have not been treated aggressively for heart attacks is because we don't always have the classic left-arm, chest pain symptoms ---we get stuff like stomach pain, back pain, neck and jaw, etc.

So if you have pain in your torso and arms that you can't put down to bad chili, a torn rotator cuff, or too many laps, make sure you rule out that pain as heart-related.

S

[Laoshur]

Re: HCM related back pain

I do not know much about back pain and HCM other than my own experience. But, I know this much. When I was having the stress test in Feb, I started having severe back pain, which from experience I associated with heart problems. I told the nurse and tech and they got pillows thinking I meant I was uncomfortable. But, the cardiologist, who did not hear what I said, came over because my monitors were showing problems. Within a minute or less I was having chest pain, my bp was dropping, my heart rate would not rise, and they knew I was having problems. I have known for years, even when I was a teenager (I am now in my 50's), that if I did not slow down when I felt that certain back pain that I would feel much worse soon and begin to feel faint.

So, my experience is that at least for me the back pain is a warning of problems ahead. My experience during the test and their finding a problem just after this tends to confirm this to me.

Rhoda

[Bettie]

Re: HCM related back pain

Lisa, You said that women get pain in the upper arms. Does that mean the pain is sometime in the right upper arm? I have felt that ocassionally.
Bettie

[Lisa Salberg]

Re: HCM related back pain

It is very common for women to have "chest pain" in their upper back, jaw, neck and upper arms. Discuss your symptoms with your cardiologist.

Be well,
Lisa

[Burton Borrok]

Re: HCM related back pain

I get a pain across my upper back which I ascribe to arthritis, a pain in my shoulders which I ascribe to bursitis, a pain in my middle back which I ascribe to my kidney problems, a pain in my lower back which I ascribe to my iliac, a pain in my left side below my arm and tightness in the chest, both of which I ascribe to HCM. I also have a lot of discomfort in my legs which I ascribe to water retention and increasingly poor blood circulation. I’m left handed and have a lot of discomfort from my left thumb which I ascribe to damaged ligaments. That leaves my stomach which is generally good but occasionally will cramp and double me over. Oh yeah, I forgot my head – from time to time I will get headaches and/or a stiff neck.

Aside from that, I’m generally pain free. Life is good.
Burt

[Abbygirl2]

I read a post where a few people mentioned a sharp pain in their upper back. I did not know it was HCM related. I have had this pain off and on for a couple of yrs now and always thought it was just a muscle problem in my back. I have never mentioned it to my Dr.
I would like to know if a lot of other people have this. Are we sure this is HCM related?

Thanks all,
Pam