breathlessness driving me mad -_-

[eastofeden]

I went to the Dr about my breathlessness today, she measured my o2 saturation, was 97%...usually it's 98-99%...weird but she said nothing.

i had a d dimer and chest x ray done to rule out clots in the lung which thankfully came back clear.

i am a little worried this could be something heart related especially since I passed out but the Dr was very doubtful.

so im stuck with this yucky feeling that i can't breathe and it seems to be more severe over the last few days.

i am pretty relaxed and even if i was anxious it wouldnt last 5 days. i thought it was allergies but i feel out of puff even when breathing through the mouth and i don't have asthma.
bleh i feel pretty rubbish :( if she did an ecg or troponin test I could put it out of my mind completely. i can't stop thinking 'what if'. i really thought my health anxiety was gone!

[Fishmanpa]

if she did an ecg or troponin test I could put it out of my mind completely.

But would you really? If the doctor had felt there was a reason to do so, it would have been done. An ECG/EKG and blood work to check troponin levels are only done when it's suspected you're having a heart attack. Obviously, that's not the case.

Good Luck!

[lizzie29]

I used to get breathless and it was anaemia.

I've also heard of it being due to anxiety. And unfortunately the more you focus on it, the more apparent is seems.

[eastofeden]

Hi, you know it's odd because Wednesday I had a blood test, maybe 4 or 5 vials removed, and started feeling breathless Friday morning. Then on Sunday I had another test for anaemia to figure out if it was causing breathlessness funnily enough, and it came back negative. But I was still very breathless.

I am really hoping this breathlessness and slight dizziness is related to the blood loss - it's the safest and only explanation I can come up with. and I really really hope it's right because then I wouldn't worry.

I have had 3 different blood tests this month so I hope it's related to that. Do you think it could account for the slightly lower o2 level?

I have heard non anemic people complain of being out of breath after giving blood. And apparently it can take 3-5 days to go away. I really hope it goes away!!!!

[nomorepanic]

It is very common with anxiety and because you are not breathing correctly from the abdomen