Chest Pain - All tests done - Stop worrying?

[Gloria H]

I'm a 31 yr old female working manual labor ( for the past 10 years) experiencing on and off again back pain radiating to my chest(after work)sometimes this seems to elevate my heart rate and I have felt tightening and SOB(shortness of breath).This seems to be increase with physical activity - mainly lifting and bending over. I have no problems walking around and no problems with a mild jog, although intense workouts bring on the pain ( and sometimes dizziness) I have gone to the hospital and to my primary physician. I have had several EKGs, and the last trip to the ER they did a full blood profile( all cardiac enzymes and D-dimers too), a CT scan with contrast of the heart and pulmonary arteries, an echo and a chest xray. Everything looked really good. No sign of cardiac problems, I mean spotless! I was given oxycodone for the pain after a full ER exam. However, I do suffer from GAD and panic attacks and they are getting worse because of the pain and the pain gets worse with the attack. I do not take birth control and do not smoke. My BP is 120/80 and according to my doctor my heart attack risk is really low. She put my on Xanax and also a beta blocker to help slow my heart rate even though she said it wasn't because she saw a heart problem. I am overweight but I eat healthy and get some exercise (mostly at work!) and I am now eating even better and I have lost about 5 pounds because I'm scared to death I am going to have a heart attack. I'm still scared even though I know everything came out ok with the tests. Any advise would help.
ALSO - I am under BIG time STRESS right now, I am a full time nursing student and a mother of 3 AND work full time. I am also wondering if it could be related to this...


I have had a weird numb spot on the left center of my back just below my left shoulder blade and pain, it has been that way for a while and I always wondered if it was a pinched nerve. I wonder if the whole thing is related?