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nosrednanagem
20-07-18, 16:24
I feel like I’m a walking time bomb right now. I have heart squeezing sensations, tons of skipped heart beats, shortness of breath. I have it all. I was diagnosed with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy last year, but the cardiologist didn’t seem too concerned at all. I was fine for a while, but all of a sudden, the symptoms came back with a vengeance.
AMomentofClarity
20-07-18, 16:48
Understandably those are scary symptoms. But of course they’re also symptoms which are aggravated by anxiety. Trust the cardiologist on this one.
nosrednanagem
20-07-18, 18:26
I’m trying to! But then I keep going back and forth on the thought that it’s been a year since they last saw me. What if it got worse, and it’s not my anxiety?! G dangit
AMomentofClarity
20-07-18, 18:44
I’m trying to! But then I keep going back and forth on the thought that it’s been a year since they last saw me. What if it got worse, and it’s not my anxiety?! G dangit

Did the cardiologist instruct you to follow up within a certain period?
MRS STRESS ED
20-07-18, 18:50
oh yes l was dying in work the other :blush:my stupid anxiety wanted me to think that awful feeling strange head zaps shaking felt like l was going to faint bloody horrible totally sympathise with you :hugs:
nosrednanagem
20-07-18, 19:02
Did the cardiologist instruct you to follow up within a certain period?

No! He just said control my anxiety, and id be fine. Ugh
Ian Haines
20-07-18, 19:05
Yes. I once had 17 out of 18 symptoms of a Doomsday (guaranteed kill) cancer. I'd already picked out my gravestone from a local funeral/undertakers' establishment and I'd already written, enveloped and sealed my goodbyes to all known by me, family and friends. That was in the early 1980s. I was wrong about the entire thing and it took me a wretched 2 years to find out how wrong I was.
AMomentofClarity
20-07-18, 19:23
No! He just said control my anxiety, and id be fine. Ugh

There you go! Cardiologists are extremely highly trained specialists. He wouldn’t tell you that for no reason. So, are you taking his advice to control your anxiety?