I'm female, 55. My problems started out the same as yours I think. Began with what I thought was the heart -- palpitations, etc. Mostly on the left. I went to cardiologist, had EKG, nuclear stress test, echogram of the heart, everything but a heart cath. Doctor put me on small dosage of heart medication for heart palpitations (Atenolol). Anyway, long and short of it is, I went back to cardiologist (same one) thinking it was my heart, she did other EKG -- normal, etc. I felt stupid as she said there is nothing wrong with my heart. So I went to gastro doctor. He did endoscope. Normal, except for H Pylori infection in stomach, treated with antibiotics.

I continue to have what I feel like is heart pains, just under the left breast and just below - sometimes it feels just like a pinching or twisting, it hurts, I get sick to my stomach, etc. I can feel twitches throughout that area and sometimes they travel a little to the right or below. Gastro doctor ordered HIDA scan on gallbladder. I just had that done this past Friday. Haven't gotten the results of it yet. But I'm so scared. My friends, and I feel like my husband, are so tired of hearing me complain.

My pain seems to begin exactly 2 hours after I eat. I'm terrified to eat -- anything -- even soft stuff. Starts out with the pain under the left breast, like pinching twisting, etc., and it feels like the heart -- it's not muscle -- now I'm getting sick to my stomach. This has gone on so long. I'm so tired of it and scared. The gallbladder is on the right -- but all my pain is on the left -- Right now I don't know what my problem is either. Gastro doctor says it could be something called "nutcracker esophagus" -- he may have to test me for that which I understand is an uncomfortable test. But my pain seems lowers than my esophagus, and it's not right after I eat -- it's about 1.5 to 2 hours.

I know this is a long note, but I can relate, and guess I'm hoping if anyone else has these problems, and what it was.