Papa_Bear
12-06-08, 23:16
Hi I am newbie to the forum so forgive my intrusion but I am starting to feel very unhappy with my current state of health.
Two years ago I was takn into hospital with severe chest pain (like some of the other posts that I have seen here) I thought it was a heart attack or alternatively a stroke. ECG, Blood Tests, Chest xray all clear - so sent on my way feeling very silly for wasting their time. However, probelms soon developed afterwards with annoying gas (extremely embarrasing burping with a lot of acid reflux and pains developing allover my left side of my chest and now moved to my shoulder.) Saw Doctor prescribed PPI;s for the acid reflux and now the pain has seemed to settle on my left shoulder and between the shoulder blades. This is intermitant somedays its bearable others its absolutely dire...I have made the stupid error of googling my ailments and have now convinced myself that the grim reaper is at my door. I am certain that my symptoms are physically based which makes my anxiety greater unlike my doctor who believed that it was the anxiety that was causing my physical symptoms....have others got / had similar symptoms...how did you manage to deal with the anxiety
thanks for any help or assistance you can offer from your experiences
Two years ago I was takn into hospital with severe chest pain (like some of the other posts that I have seen here) I thought it was a heart attack or alternatively a stroke. ECG, Blood Tests, Chest xray all clear - so sent on my way feeling very silly for wasting their time. However, probelms soon developed afterwards with annoying gas (extremely embarrasing burping with a lot of acid reflux and pains developing allover my left side of my chest and now moved to my shoulder.) Saw Doctor prescribed PPI;s for the acid reflux and now the pain has seemed to settle on my left shoulder and between the shoulder blades. This is intermitant somedays its bearable others its absolutely dire...I have made the stupid error of googling my ailments and have now convinced myself that the grim reaper is at my door. I am certain that my symptoms are physically based which makes my anxiety greater unlike my doctor who believed that it was the anxiety that was causing my physical symptoms....have others got / had similar symptoms...how did you manage to deal with the anxiety
thanks for any help or assistance you can offer from your experiences