need advice on health anxiety

I have posted on here before but it's getting bad again. I have severe health anxiety mostly related to my heart. A little background : I have no medical problems. Been to cardiologist (ekg, stress test, echocardiogram), doctor ( all blood tests normal) and no real risk factors for heart attack other than smoking.
So here's the problem. Ever since having my gallbladder removed in june i have random chest pains(sharp, short) and general discomfort. Ache in ribs on left side. Acid coming to the bottom of my throat. Of course i have my normal anxiety stuff like dizziness, tingling in shoulders/arms, etc etc...
I am convinced something is wrong with my heart and no one can convince my mind there's not. I'm 32 year old female, nurse with 3 kids and i think I'm dying constantly. I've done goid i haven't been to the er in 2 months :) I need advice please......

Hi ryates:)

First of all, good job on avoiding the ER. That is an accomplishment and progress, and you should feel good about that.

What have you had done as far as getting an opinion about possible GERD? I looked to see if you had posted in that forum...and I'm sorry, I can't remeber if you had mentioned this possibility before.

So many of the gastro symptoms mimic anxiety as you probably know...so if this hasn't been ruled out, you might want to get it checked out.

If it is indeed all anxiety related...what recovery treatments have you tried? Have you tried therapy to help you with this fear? Health anxiety is treatable with therapy, medication, or possibly a combination of both.

I went through two courses of CBT that changed my life!:)

I hope that you get the answers that you need soon...and that you can start to feel better.

Keep posting!

S.C.

Hi There
I like you suffer from heath anxiety ...going thru something right now ...but like the others have mentioned maybe it is GERD have you looked into this ...
Another possiblity might be costocondrities I have this and those are also some symptoms ..maybe look into it ..
keep us posted and I pray for you ....

Did your doctor shed any light on why your EKG would read abnormal? It is good news that your doctor says that you are allright, but it would be good to get an answer concerning this.

Keep on searching for the information that you need regarding your health. Did you have a chance to ask about possible GERD? I noticed that another member mentioned this after I did too...it's worth looking into.

I hope that you get the answers that you need...and in the meantime can work on your anxiety coping skills to reduce any symptoms that are stress related!

Best wishes,

S.C.

I have a 5 year old and a baby on the way. I need a lot of help. I have bad health anxieties and other phobias I want to be normal how do I cope