 [ Symptoms ] 3 5 months hot poker stabbing through chest and out shoulder pain deep breath worsensspreads 10 15 mins then gone for the past 3 5 months out of no where i will get intense shooting pain it honestly feels like a hot metal poker is stabbing me through the chest above my left breast through my body and out the back of my shoulder that worsens when i take a deep breath when i breathe deeply the pain will go from my shoulder and shoot down my armradiate around the area where it hurts the worse this will go on for roughly ten fifteen minutes then all of a sudden it will disappear   no pain at all [ Disease ] you definitely need to see a doctor about this as soon as possible if you are a woman this could be something benign like costochondroitis but it also could be symptoms of heart attack many people are familiar with the classic signs of an acute heart attack crushing or squeezing chest pain that may radiate down the left arm shortness of breath etc but heart attacks also can last only a few moments such as what you are describing you do not want to take any chances with this especially if you have other risk factors for a heart attack such as obesity high cholesterol a sedentary lifestyle and so on please take care and get checked out as soon as possible