Good afternoon,
I found my way to this forum in search of help. About 6 weeks ago, at a follow up visit with a sleep specialist to make sure my new sleep apnea machine was working as it should, the nurse scared me about my blood pressure. It is always high on the first go, but if they take it again it goes back down to acceptable levels. This really freaked me out, she told me about all of the things high blood pressure could lead to. That afternoon I began feeling dizzy and could feel my heart pounding and had some chest pain. I went to my GP who thought I could have GERD. He sent me to have an upper GI X-ray. In the days waiting for those results, I started noticing every little flutter or tinge of pain. While at work, after a somewhat stressful situation, I felt like I couldn’t breath and my throat was tightening up. I left work early and went to the ER. They did an EKG and said nothing was amiss. The results from the upper GI also came back clean.
I am constantly focusing on my body. I have felt soreness in my neck and shoulder on the left side, numbness in my face, and dizzy. My doctor said this could be health anxiety. I talked to my brother in law who experienced the same stuff. It helps to talk about what I’m going through, but I still am constantly worried. Worried about my health, and worried that I’ll have another episode in public. I have made another appointment with my GP to have him give me a physical, and if all turns out clean, a referral to talk to a counselor.
We have a vacation planned for the first week of June to Mexico, and I am stressed about going. I don’t want to be there and have another attack, or worse, something truly wrong. My appointment is not for another week and a half, and I’m worried I will not make it until then without finding myself in the ER again.
I found my way to this forum in search of help. About 6 weeks ago, at a follow up visit with a sleep specialist to make sure my new sleep apnea machine was working as it should, the nurse scared me about my blood pressure. It is always high on the first go, but if they take it again it goes back down to acceptable levels. This really freaked me out, she told me about all of the things high blood pressure could lead to. That afternoon I began feeling dizzy and could feel my heart pounding and had some chest pain. I went to my GP who thought I could have GERD. He sent me to have an upper GI X-ray. In the days waiting for those results, I started noticing every little flutter or tinge of pain. While at work, after a somewhat stressful situation, I felt like I couldn’t breath and my throat was tightening up. I left work early and went to the ER. They did an EKG and said nothing was amiss. The results from the upper GI also came back clean.
I am constantly focusing on my body. I have felt soreness in my neck and shoulder on the left side, numbness in my face, and dizzy. My doctor said this could be health anxiety. I talked to my brother in law who experienced the same stuff. It helps to talk about what I’m going through, but I still am constantly worried. Worried about my health, and worried that I’ll have another episode in public. I have made another appointment with my GP to have him give me a physical, and if all turns out clean, a referral to talk to a counselor.
We have a vacation planned for the first week of June to Mexico, and I am stressed about going. I don’t want to be there and have another attack, or worse, something truly wrong. My appointment is not for another week and a half, and I’m worried I will not make it until then without finding myself in the ER again.
