Hi 

I've had breast / chest pain for a good 18 months now, only on my left side. 

I contacted my GP shortly after it started, Corona meant it was a phone consultation and I was told to take ibuprofen for a week to see if it improved.

It didn't really, but I felt like GP was not worried and so I left it for a while, around 6 months later when it still hurt I contacted GP again, and had an examination and was sent for an x-ray. X-ray came back clear and GP and nurse couldn't feel anything at examination.

Again I left it around 6 months, then called Benenden health for a second opinion from another GP, she asked if I'd had bloods (no), cardiogram (no). She said she would send a letter to GP encouraging them to refer me for those things, but again she didn't seem worried.

2 months later (now) and the pain is still there and it is making me so anxious. It varies in intensity, sometimes it isn't so much a pain as a "tightness" in the area, other times it spikes a bit and I also worry about my heart, because it feels like the pain sometimes comes from that region.

I feel like I am hitting a brick wall with the GPs, I've had to chase everything up or nothing happens, I try to tell myself that if they were worried they would refer me but I can't help feeling that I'm being let down, that because I'm still relatively young (33) I am not being taken seriously, and that they only listen to me reluctantly.

I suffer with anxiety already and sometimes lay awake for hours at night worrying about it. When I see my GP I often burst into tears because talking about it makes the anxiety bubble up.

I suppose wih this post I am looking for some reassurance or advice at how to proceed. I have sent an email to my GP today but usually they just reply with a "call and make an appointment" email...