Hi Barb, Thank you so much ----it has been a year now and I keep hoping. Good news, I had two good days--- Tuesday and Wednesday---not so good today but I will keep good thoughts....
Hi, I am very new at this forum thing---so please be patient and forgiving--- :smile: I just read the post from Nal regarding the possible antibiotic poisoning. I had open heart surgery last Sept and...
Hi again, I am back . I can stay away for a pretty long time---but then something else happends and I go into my anxiety mode and can't get out til I talk to people who get it. So, here I am again. I...
Hi all, Thank you soooo much for your responses. I mentioned that I don't get much time to be on my computer---but I read all of your posts and I'm so glad that you get it. I went to the acupuncture...
Hi everyone, I 'm not much of a computer writer---but I sure read this forum a lot in hopes feeling not so alone and not feeling completely weird. This really helps and I thank you all for you...
Hi Pinks, I am so sorry that you are having the same symptoms---it can be so scary and disconcerting. I put off the angio FOREVER because it sounded so invasive and scary. It was actually quite...
Hmmmmmmm, thanks for the input---I never thought of any of those things. I will get an appt. soon and check it out....
Hi Everyone, I am relatively new to this forum and just cancelled an appointment with my PCP so that I could talk to someone(s) who will not look at me like I'm NUTS! So here is the deal----a few...
Actuall I had Rheumatic fever when I was 5 years old and they said there was no damage even though I did have a murmer. I guess the stenosis can come from that too. Oh well, thanks...
Thank you so much for your reply. The doc said I should just follow up yearly with an Echo. I am working hard on not focusing on this as my new obsession. I will just do as ordered and hope for the...
The sympotm that always scared me the MOST was chest pain. Left side, right side, in the middle, "heartburn" type pain----just pain from under my bra to my throat,right arm pain, left arm pain and...
OOPS---sorry....The authors of this book are James and Cheryl Duarte and there is a doc too. Both or mybe just Cheryl have MVP too so they REALLY know things. I have read on the internet of other...
Just had angiogram---finally. All clear on that /community/emoticons/yeah.gif but doc did see this stenosis thing. She said it was mild and comes with age---but I don't know much about it. Any input...
Wll, I finally got sick and tired of ER visits and just being scared all of the time by a vast array of scary symptoms. I just had to know the truth about what was going on in my chest. So, thanks to...
Just wanted to add my 2 cents---thanks to all of you for your honesty and your sharing. I have been dealing with a long list of symptoms for about 35 years. The diagnosis has been MVP and...
Hi, Well I was diagnosed with MVP about 35 years ago. My symptoms are all the same as yours---plus chest pain , dizziness, feeling like I'm gonna faint (haven't yet), fatigue----and on.... One of the...
Hi mslice, sorry to hear that you are struggling with chest pain and anxiety. I was about 20 when I was first diagnosed with Mitral Valve Prolapse because of similar symptoms. I didn't know much...
I'm pretty sensitive to meds too and was kind of scared of the side effects. I have so many weird aches and pains that I was afraid that I wouldn't know which was which---so I dicided to start out...
Thanks again Alan for your encouragement. I feel pretty determined to do the angio----just for the reasons you said---JUST TO KNOW!!!! DREAMGIRL---I understand fear as a motivator---yes I do---I am...
Hi Alan, Thanks soooo much for your kind words and you encouragement. I think you are right about the scariness of not knowing----it's really not worth it anymore. You had 3????---you really speak...
Thanks Donna, I'm glad I finally went to the ER I guess. I am going to see my cardio doc next Tues. and ask him about the meds you mentioned----maybe helpful. Also set up angio. I guess what's so...
Well to any that are out there---I finally succumbed at 11:00 p.m. and went to the ER. Actually I flipped a coin and "heads/go" won. Was there til 2:30 a.m. and of course NOTHING was wrong. havent...
Well here it is again---I just think I am going to go out of my mind!!!! I have a 4 hour break in my day before I have to go back to work and I spent the first hour at Urgent Care getting an...
thank you DREAMGIRL---this whole heart thing is just toooo scary. I have been taking the Simvastatin now for 3 days (5mg) and nothing bad has happened. So I will probably continue on with it and get...
Hi all, Here I am again---so confused. I know that no one here is a Dr., but Ido know that some of you have a ton of information and are smart enough to be heart specialists. So here is the whole...
In july ? I know what you mean---"so FAR"---but it's almost SPRING for cryingoutloud!!!! I'll bet you are really excited! And what a great name!!! Yea uhuh---it's GREAT fun!!!...
Thanks Twiggyal, I'm going to call the pharmacy to see how it's supppsed to go. When I talked to my doc last week and told her what was happning, she said to try it for a week and if it didn't get...
Thanks Panike and Lyn, I so appreciate your support. I went back to bed, but I'm not sure I went to sleep all night. I'm pretty tired---but you are both absolutely right---today is a new day. I'm...
Hi all, I'm up at 3:21 am because I'm afraid to go to sleep---for fear of dying. It is so good to have this place to come to. Welcome CuriousM and thanks to all of you for sharing so honestly. I have...
I haven't been able to be with you all for awhile and I've just been reading a few posts----I always feel so much better after I read a little. Anyway, I have horrible anxiety ---mostly about illness...
Thanks so much for posting about "brain zaps"----I've been tying to explain them to docs and never had a good descript ion. I get them at different times and they just scare me to death. Scared about...
Thank you LoloBug for your response. It was pretty scary and since I get super anxious I did check with my cardio doc. Actualy I went to my nearby Urgent Car for an EKG---which of course was NORMAL!!...
Hi all, Well I try real hard not to scare myself to death---but this morning I was just siting ans talking to someone. My heart started beating a little fast and then all of a sudden there was a big...
Thanks greenway for the support. I think I'm one of the people you were talking about . I have been so scared to take meds. Actually, I did take Prozac a long time ago and in 3 days my obsessive...
Hi lalala, Congratulations on your up and coming wedding. Sounds like you have a great and supportive guy. It doesn't fix anything, but having that support sure helps. I love that you keep sharing...
Thanks all for your input. I wrote a couple of days ago about the exact same thing---not being able to get a deep breath without yawning. It seems to come and go and I'm not even aware of any...
Yep, I do know---it's a vicious cycle isn't it??? Thanks for your input---I'm kind of new at this forum/chat----but it sure feels good to just be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart and not...
I will try that---Having some trouble with getting my doc to request tests for me. She says it's anxiety and that I've been tested for EVERYTHING and that nothing's wrong. Friday appt. with someone...
Hi Aussieangel, No I don't snore---at least no one has ever said that I did....So I'm not sure if that's part of it. Thanks for the idea though. I a grateful to say that I did go to sleep and I did...
Tammy, Just posted on anxiety bd----so much happends in my chest area---I never know what the heck is happening. Thanks, I'll look for you there too....
I woke up in the middle of the night and felt like I was starving for air and couldn't take a deep breath and then got anxious. No pain, just a feeling that I wasn't getting enough air. It was...
Thanks Hopes for sharing about the vetigo. What test did you have to take to find out what was going on? Maybe that's what happends to me. It sounds kind of the same. Sometimes though, I get that...
Hi Stu Thanks again. I will follow through with the CBT. I have my "yes buts" about it---but maybe I should go over to the anxiety board to try to figure that all out. MY GERD is actually better...
Thanks Stu, I've only been on is forum for a few weeks now and it's always comforting to hear from other how "suffer" the same kinds of things---physical and emotional. I have been in therapy on and...
Good morning Kitt, Thanks so much. I sure know the feeling of just waking up with my anxious brain going and those thoughts that won't quit. Where the heck does it come from?...
Hi---I'm new to this forum. I've been evesdropping for awhile and thought I would just jump in. I was diagnosed with GERD many years ago---have had several endoscopys and a few other tests---also...
Thanks Kitt for your welcome--- You suggested that I share my fears---so here's one. I'm sitting in my living room, it's about 9:00 pm, nothing too dramatic is happening and I start to feel pain in...
Hi all, I would like to introduce myself. I have been evesdropping for awhile now and thought I would make myself known a little. I have been anxious and depressed as far back as I can remember. Most...
WOW---thanks all for sharing. I didn't realize that there were so many folks sufering with such scary things. I must admit I feel kind of lucky and whimpy at the same time----my reactions don't feel...
Thanks, Pixie, appreciate your kind words----have you had these allergies long? Did they show up on any allergy test? Mine didn't---it was a long time ago, but I think I only did the skin...