Diagnosis of Muscular Pain

apples said:

Hi all,

For the past 4-5 years I have pain in my chest, if i stretch, tie my shoe laces, or twist i get like a cramp feeling in my chest and i have to stretch my body to relieve the pain which takes a few minutes, i also get woken while im a sleep 

The GP sent me for an xray and it came back clear so the GP said its muscular pain, i was given exercises to do although these trigger the pain, so dont do them 

I would like some sort of diagnosis, physio for the pain but my GP didnt seem interested

Sometimes we need to do the recommended ecersise even though it can be painful because not doing them can make the situation much worse in the long term.
You could request to speak to a different GP and ask for a referral to a specialist who may be able to diagnose you.

Reading this thread I do wonder if you are suffering from Fibromyalgia. 

I went through over 2 years of GP appointments and various tests before they decided that the weird pains across various parts of my body (some similar to what you describe) and temporary near paralysis (that I was convinced was the beginning of MS) can only be put down to Fibromyalgia.  After researching it, it makes perfect sense.  The pain rarely stays in the same place, sometimes it's throbbing (think twisted ankle), other times shooting (like being electrocuted) and at times it's tingling, like icy water dripping on you.  I find things like bending and lifting difficult (even on a good day) and my legs often feel like I've got lead weights strapped to them.  On a good day an outsider would never know anything is wrong with me at all, on a bad day, I resemble an old woman with severe arthritis (I'm between 35-40 and look young for my age).  I am still mobile atm, but I do find I can tire quite quickly (and it's definitely affected by woman's monthly hormones in my case).

In your case I would go to the appointment and get your heart checked, to be safe.  They have to rule a number of things out before they can give a diagnosis.  Hope this helps reassure you a little bit.

apples said:

Hi @AutumnBreeze and thanks for your teply

i I am going to read into Fibromyalgia

i would go to the heart appointment but due to my MH I am unable to get there, I was having panic attacks yesterday after the appointment was booked

Panic attacks are difficult to deal with aren't they, and the more pressure someone tries to pile on the worse you feel.  I'm struggling with my MH issues and panic attacks myself at the moment (for different reasons), so I understand what it's like. *hugs*.  Hope you can get this sorted and get some help soon.