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Numbness of the left arm, heavy feeling in chest, pain in lower left side of pelvis. no previous diagnosis of asthma . what could be happening?

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Dr. Louise Andrew answered

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IF this is new, seek: help in an ED. Very unlikely to be a heart attack unless you take cocaine or have a congenital condition, but chest pain with arm numbness is nothing to fool around with. Could be blood clot, collapsed lung, lots of things. Don't delay.

Answered 6/3/2016

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A member asked:

Numbness of the left arm, heavy feeling in chest, pain in lower left side of pelvis. no previous diagnosis of asthma . what could be happening?

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Dr. Louise Andrew answered

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