bennyboy71
09-07-05, 18:07
I seem to be in a trap and can't get out!
For nearly 2 years I have been having chest and breathing problems! I had a cough and after it had disappeared went back 2 eeks later and did a class at the gym! Bad Mistake, gave me bad chest pains and knocked me out with flu and the worse cough I have ever had! As a result it was always difficult to do any exercise at the gym afterward. I was very fit beforehand, but I completely changed. Used to swim a mile a day, after this flu.cough I was lucky to do 6 lengths of the pool! After a couple of months of this, went to Doctors, told I my chilhood asthma had returned! So placed on a course of inhalers...a little improvement, but not much. Back to the doctors, went for Xrays , blood tests, nothing found. Was then referred to doctors as still experiencing chest pain when exercising and problems breathing!.,..again nothing was found! As you can guess this starting to get pretty demoralising! this carries on , then May this year out back on the inhalers as no explantion can be found. I am now getting to the tether and every day worrying what could be wrong with me! eventually I was given antibiotics and nmy chest has cleared up!
However I feel that I have worried myself so much I have got myself caught in a circle. One sunday I got severe chest pain and pins and needles down my hands and feet! and getting incresed cramps in my legs at night! Having a family history of heart problems I was now worried I had inherited them as well! the doctors have advised that I maybe hyperventilating but I am in the process of having tests to see if I have the heart condition. I have been suffering for nearly 2/3 weeks with the sometimes severe headaches and also sore throats, but they come and go in an instant. I have in the last few days been getting which seem like pains in my mouth like ulcers, but again go very quickly.
Does this sound like anxiety and stress to you? If so any recommendations on how I can break this circle??
Thanks
For nearly 2 years I have been having chest and breathing problems! I had a cough and after it had disappeared went back 2 eeks later and did a class at the gym! Bad Mistake, gave me bad chest pains and knocked me out with flu and the worse cough I have ever had! As a result it was always difficult to do any exercise at the gym afterward. I was very fit beforehand, but I completely changed. Used to swim a mile a day, after this flu.cough I was lucky to do 6 lengths of the pool! After a couple of months of this, went to Doctors, told I my chilhood asthma had returned! So placed on a course of inhalers...a little improvement, but not much. Back to the doctors, went for Xrays , blood tests, nothing found. Was then referred to doctors as still experiencing chest pain when exercising and problems breathing!.,..again nothing was found! As you can guess this starting to get pretty demoralising! this carries on , then May this year out back on the inhalers as no explantion can be found. I am now getting to the tether and every day worrying what could be wrong with me! eventually I was given antibiotics and nmy chest has cleared up!
However I feel that I have worried myself so much I have got myself caught in a circle. One sunday I got severe chest pain and pins and needles down my hands and feet! and getting incresed cramps in my legs at night! Having a family history of heart problems I was now worried I had inherited them as well! the doctors have advised that I maybe hyperventilating but I am in the process of having tests to see if I have the heart condition. I have been suffering for nearly 2/3 weeks with the sometimes severe headaches and also sore throats, but they come and go in an instant. I have in the last few days been getting which seem like pains in my mouth like ulcers, but again go very quickly.
Does this sound like anxiety and stress to you? If so any recommendations on how I can break this circle??
Thanks