SCARED ......

 Hello All

As you know I have severe anxiety and panic attacks as well I have been referred to a cardiologist ..although both the ER dr and my GP said that my ecg was normal for me (normal rythum sinus) non specific st abnormality ....I was sent to cardioloigist where I did an ultrasound on my heart ...now my appt to see him was this sat at 1:30 but now they called me and said she was moving it up because she had a cancellation so she thought maybe to call me to go in at 10:40 a.m instead ....I told her my original time was good but she said she would then have to contact all the other patients to change their appt ...sounds fishy to me ...so now I am in a major panic .....

I know that if there is something wrong I am going to freak and the thing is that they have to do an ecg when I get there which will be off because of my panic and having to climb the stairs there.

I am 40 other than smoking I dont have any thing that would make me a canidate for heart desease or heart attack or any of that ..before this all started I used to walk 3x a day for 30 min watch what I consume and dont drink .....I am so having a full blown attack ...I know I cannot change the outcome I wish I could and the worst part is that I have to go alone.

It just sounds like a case of shuffling around appointments/patients...happens all of the time. They are trying to fit in everyone and make it as convenient as possible (mostly for the staff;p) so try not to worry or make something of it, when it is simply logistics.

Likd cole said, if there was a reason to worry, they would have called you in right away, not just upped your appointment by a couple of hours.

As far as the climbing stairs an/or panic before the EKG...they can tell the difference between that heart activitiy, and what needs to be addressed as some sort of cardio issue.

I had an EKG while I was about as scared as could be...and while my BP and heart rate was up, they knew that is was a result of anxiety...and could see that my basic heart function was totally fine.:)

I am sure that it will all go well. Practice your breathing and relaxation exercises until then to get you through!

Let us know how it goes. okay?

S.C.

Hi SF and welcome!

I am sorry, I missed your post this morning...if you would like, you can start your own new thread, and then it is easier to recognize you as a new member.:)

I am glad that you have found us, and hope that it will be helpful for you to talk to others with similar troubles...and who understand.

We have a terrific group of people here who are caring and supportive, so please post with us anytime!:)

You may want to have a look here in our Resource Guide. It is full of great self-help ideas that may be of use to you. It is on the main page, 1st post.

Talk to you soon,

Scaredy Cat