Hi, I am a 39 year old woman- overweight with high blood pressure for which i take medication for. I suffer from terrible indigestion, especially late at night and first thing in the morning.Lately, i have been waking up with bad central chest pain which radiates to the left side of my back. I also occasionally get a pulsating pain in my left upper side as well. Is this likely to be indigestion? I am also sufferinmg from a chesty cold at the moment.
Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Your symptoms seem to be related to inflammation (the pulsating pain in the left upper side), while the chest pain during the night could be related to gastroesophageal reflux. I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests: - a resting ECG- a chest X-ray study-some blood lab tests (complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate)- a fibrogastroscopy. You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues. Hope to have been helpful! Kind regards, 