Everything looks normal..
I was diagnosed with pericarditis June 2025. I woke up in the middle of the night with stabbing chest pains and could barely breathe. I was prescribed colchicine, and a ton of ibuprofen for around 2 months. I got the all clear (no inflammation) on the final echo. I still notice pain on the left side of my chest a year later. I went to the ER last week and they said ekg/ chest X-ray look normal, and to follow up with my PCP.
It’s hard to explain, but I just feel “off.” My chest feels heavy, dull, like a dumbbell. When I was initially diagnosed a took a 6 week break of no lifting weights. I just lift, no running, some steady state walking indoor or outdoor. I feel like I am going crazy because everything looks “normal.”
Is it in my head? Nerve damage? The current cardiologist I see told my to follow up with my PCP which I don’t want to do. I know this is peri related…