Chest pain....?

I've been having very sharp/stabbing pains in my chest. I have a fast heart rate... it's usually around 95, but it dropped to 84 on Friday and now to 77. I went to the ER last night and they just took a chest x-ray and said it's chest wall inflammation. They gave me a prescription for Anaprox DS and sent me home. The pain is getting worse and more frequent and I wonder if there could be something else wrong that wouldn't have shown on the chest x-ray. They didnt even bother to do an EKG. It seemed as if he was in a hurry to get me out of there. He wasn't even interested in my family history of heart disease. I don't have health insurance and I think they didn't want to perform more tests because of that. Should I see a different doctor to get a second opinion?

Also, the pain gets worse when I take a deep breath. I feel the pain more on both right and left sides but not so much in the middle.

Go and insist on an ECG. This is not something to ignore. If they won't do it, go to a different hospital.

Go back. And ask for the EKG. I am a teenager and I have been having heart problems and I'm gonna get an EKG soon. It's the only way to know. Good luck.

Try to go a cardilogist .

As for your heart rate, I do not think it is all that fast. If it hurts for you to breathe then it is natural that you heart rate is going to slow down because you are taking fewer breaths due to the pain. I suggest that you try sleeping up in a chair. Just monitor yourself, If you get to the point that you do not feel comfortable then go to the Doctor. Most doctors do not know wether you have insurance or not. Go back.