Chest pain question?

I've had a pain in the left side of my chest for all most 24 hours now. Its kind of a sharp pain whenever I breath in. The pain is sometimes lessened if I lay down on my left side. My mother said it might be gas or something, since all I ate yesterday was baked beans and grilled cheese. She said she gets pains like that sometimes too, but its usually in the right side of her chest. I took gas-x or something like it, but your only suppose to take 4 of them with in 24 hours and I took the allowed 4. It started around 2 or 3pm yesterday and hasn't gone away. I haven't done anything to pull a muscle, but I do smoke and I am overweight. My mom says that even though I 21, I'm not too young to have a heart attack, especially with my weight. I don't know, I'd think I'd know if I was having a heart attack, but I was just wondering what else it could be, if not gas.

I've had a pain in the left side of my chest for all most 24 hours now. Its kind of a sharp pain whenever I breath in. The pain is sometimes lessened if I lay down on my left side. My mother said it might be gas or something, since all I ate yesterday was baked beans and grilled cheese. She said she gets pains like that sometimes too, but its usually in the right side of her chest. I took gas-x or something like it, but your only suppose to take 4 of them with in 24 hours and I took the allowed 4. It started around 2 or 3pm yesterday and hasn't gone away. I haven't done anything to pull a muscle, but I do smoke and I am overweight. My mom says that even though I 21, I'm not too young to have a heart attack, especially with my weight. I don't know, I'd think I'd know if I was having a heart attack, but I was just wondering what else it could be, if not gas.

Added 11/06/06-
I'm going to call the doctor as soon as they open. And I will e-mail you katietiger once I find out whats up.

Chest pains are NEVER something to fool around with. Do you have any idea how many people end up dying from heart attacks because they thing it is indigestion, just like you think, and they delay going to get medical help! Also, did you know that the symptoms of heart attacks in women are much more subtle than those in men? If you are waiting to fall over, it probably won't happen until it is too late. People of ANY age can have heart attacks. If you are overweight, your chances are higher than the general population. People also have mini-strokes and heart attacks that don't kill them, called silent heart attacks, but part of the heart muscle is permanently killed. Is it worth fooling around with the whole rest of your life. You would not take out your own tonsils or let one of us take out your tonsils, but with something as serious as your very life, you are asking rank amateurs. Please go get checked out. Better to be safe than dead.

Go to the Doctor now.

It's probably nothing serious, but with chest pains you should always go to the doctor.

First of all I had a heart attack I did not know it was happening. Females symptoms are different than men. I had a ear ache what I thought was gas or acid reflux in my chest and numb pain down my left arm. I had 5 by passes and a stint put in my heart. Better to be safe than sorry. Good Luck

Hi, I have the same problem and in the same place. I don't smoke though and I have had the pain for almost a month now. I went to my doctor before though and she said that it was because I was doing push- ups but even though I stopped it still hurts. And so now I don't know what it is. And I'm worried to because my family has had heart troubles. I hope your OK and maybe when you find out you could email me what it really is. katietiger2004@yahoo.ca thanks hope you feel better.

I was going to say it could be heart burn, but heart burn doesn't usually last that long. Better be safe and see a doctor.

Go to the hospital NOW!