wheredidthiscomefrom
03-08-15, 12:25
I need some reassurance as I'm panicking at work and I'm not sure what to do.
I've had some issues (both 'real' and 'anxiety' related) in the past with my chest. Briefly my left lung first collapsed 3 years ago, then again in Jan 2014, and I had to have a pleurodesis in April 2014 to prevent it happening again. Since then I've experienced a lot of pain and anxiety around the center / right side (opposite side to my lung problem) of my chest. I've been to A&E a few times as the pain was really sharp, and I was convinced 'something' was wrong. Each time I've been told its pleurisy or costochondritis.
More recently I've been concerned about my heart after experiencing some heart palpitations. I've had a few ECGs and blood tests and convinced the consultant I'd been seeing regarding my lungs to refer me for a 24h holter monitor. The monitor picked up "some rare premature beats" and no more appointments were required.
At the same time I was referred to receive some CBT to help with the health anxiety which has/did helped.
From March or so this year the chest pain resided and from May I, on suggestion of my CBT therapist, started jogging again (something I hadn't dared do for years). I was still getting the palpitations, but they were mainly in the evening, and were subsiding to more of a 'flutter'. I was running every couple of days and completed the "Couch to 5K" plan and was up to running for around 25-30 mins.
This was until last week, when I decided I'd try doing some "HIT" or "high intensity training" - the plan was to run for 15 seconds at maximum effort, rest for 60 seconds, and repeat 10 times. I managed 8 times before I started feeling a "sensation" in my chest and felt REALLY tired. The "sensation" has hung around until yesterday when it developed into more of a pain, much like I used to get. Today I feel like a tingling / burning sensation and its making me panic.. I'm worried its not "just" costochondritis but its a heart attack or something. I'm only 33 and I wanna see my twin baby girls grow up.... I'm sitting at work and I don't know if I should call the doctor for an appointment or not...
I really don't to start all this pain and anxiety again from scratch :weep::weep::weep:
I've had some issues (both 'real' and 'anxiety' related) in the past with my chest. Briefly my left lung first collapsed 3 years ago, then again in Jan 2014, and I had to have a pleurodesis in April 2014 to prevent it happening again. Since then I've experienced a lot of pain and anxiety around the center / right side (opposite side to my lung problem) of my chest. I've been to A&E a few times as the pain was really sharp, and I was convinced 'something' was wrong. Each time I've been told its pleurisy or costochondritis.
More recently I've been concerned about my heart after experiencing some heart palpitations. I've had a few ECGs and blood tests and convinced the consultant I'd been seeing regarding my lungs to refer me for a 24h holter monitor. The monitor picked up "some rare premature beats" and no more appointments were required.
At the same time I was referred to receive some CBT to help with the health anxiety which has/did helped.
From March or so this year the chest pain resided and from May I, on suggestion of my CBT therapist, started jogging again (something I hadn't dared do for years). I was still getting the palpitations, but they were mainly in the evening, and were subsiding to more of a 'flutter'. I was running every couple of days and completed the "Couch to 5K" plan and was up to running for around 25-30 mins.
This was until last week, when I decided I'd try doing some "HIT" or "high intensity training" - the plan was to run for 15 seconds at maximum effort, rest for 60 seconds, and repeat 10 times. I managed 8 times before I started feeling a "sensation" in my chest and felt REALLY tired. The "sensation" has hung around until yesterday when it developed into more of a pain, much like I used to get. Today I feel like a tingling / burning sensation and its making me panic.. I'm worried its not "just" costochondritis but its a heart attack or something. I'm only 33 and I wanna see my twin baby girls grow up.... I'm sitting at work and I don't know if I should call the doctor for an appointment or not...
I really don't to start all this pain and anxiety again from scratch :weep::weep::weep: