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I’ve had chest pain most of my adult life that comes and goes, I only mentioned it once to my doctor at the time, he told me it wasn’t possible to feel pain like I described. I noticed it seemed to come with or shortly after my period and assumed it was just one more symptom of pms that I had to cope with. Last year I was diagnosed with endometriosis. After reading (and reading) I became suspicious I also had thoracic endo. My current doctor is excellent and has been sending me for testing, but… read more
Hi, I'm very sorry for your struggle. Yes it is absolutely possible to not see thoracic endo on chest x-ray, endometriosis actually can't be spotted on chest x-rays, and it's very hard to spot on CT or MRI.
Thank you for your update. Maybe it's the best to not do anything about this symptom, just live a healthy lifestyle, especially if it's not getting worse. I wish you good health
Just an update, I saw an internist and did a stress test there to confirm there’s nothing wrong with my heart. He was very kind but dismissive with the idea that my chest pain would be caused by thoracic endo. He just said it’s very rare. He said sometimes abdominal pain can be reflected into the thoracic area. There’s no further plans for diagnostic tests.
Thank you. This helps.
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