I think I have viral myocarditis

[yeahsoundsaboutright]

Long story short, I have all of the symptoms and my baseline resting heart rate has now been elevated for 8 days along with symptoms that match flu, bronchitis and pneumonia. The worst symptoms are the chest pains, body aches, congestion and blood-tinged phlegm.

The scariest thing is that it’s not uncommon for the first symptom to be heart failure or sudden cardiac death. I’ve seen some misinformation on this forum including one guy claiming that there are only 1000 cases of myocarditis per year worldwide, but there are actually 1500,000 cases per year. It’s so common, in fact, that it can be a side effect in up to 6% - 10% of all influenza infections.

Doctors won’t screen me for this because of my documented history of HA - an unfair assessment of my multiple presentations for allergy-related symptoms as I was discovering what food to avoid with my new allergy to nuts.

EDIT:

The HA diagnosis was made by a hostile doctor who put it in my patient notes and it’s now held against me, but I actually did see a psychotherapist of 8 years training who actually sided with me that I didn’t have HA/somatization and actually discharged me after only a few sessions when the original plan was to see her for 6 months. She even included her assessment that my mental health was affected by physical symptoms, and not vice versa as the doctor thought. This was included in my discharge notes but for some reason her professional assessment is overlooked in favour of the doctor’s assessment despite him not being anywhere near as qualified to make that assessment as the psychotherapist that he himself referred me to. Seems like a cop out to me -the specialist didn’t agree with his assessment so now they choose to ignore it.

Usually my concerns are founded. Dr Google has actually saved my life on one occasion, and the only time I’ve ever had it wrong was when I suspected I had a DVT. Every other time I’ve stood vindicated, which is why I do rely so strongly on Google, or, more specifically, the peer-reviewed papers and studies it can link me to.

[nomorepanic]

Hi

This is just a courtesy reply to let you know that your post was moved from its original place to a sub-forum that is more relevant to your issue.

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[Carys]

Doctors won’t screen me for this because of my documented history of HA

Ok, well, its a problem really for those who do go to the doctor regularly with beliefs that they have serious illnesses, eventually primary care providers become 'wise' to it and perhaps symptoms won't be taken as seriously. Its something for everyone with HA to think about really, and this isn't aimed at you, but saying that the 'boy who cried wolf' is as true today as it was when the fable was first told. Anyway, back to your 'percieved symptoms' - has any doctor given you any sort of medical examination recently or relating to this 'percieved illness' ? You say you've had an elevated temperature for 8 days, what is that temperature ?

[ankietyjoe]

These are all symptoms of any kind of infection.

Stop Googling.

[nomorepanic]

I don't know why the doctor's won't do anything about this worry but are they prepared to get you some help for the HA?

[WiredIncorrectly]

sudden cardiac death

Don't worry about this one, you won't feel or know a thing.

Sorry, trying making light of the situation.

[glassgirlw]

Have you had some type of viral infection lately? Or have you been Covid tested? I know when I had influenza early last year, I had exactly these same symptoms after the flu resolved. Sometimes our bodies take a beating fighting a virus and it just takes us a little longer to recover. I don’t think I’d be jumping straight to what you’re fearing here. There are much more plausible (and likely) reasons for this.

[Lolalee1]

Yep I get the same symptoms with chest infections.

[yeahsoundsaboutright]

38.4, and as of yesterday I had an ECG showing ST wave depression but I was discharged after a negative troponin test.

Can I also add, which I should have in OP and will in an edit, that the HA diagnosis was made by a hostile doctor who put it in my patient notes and it’s nw held against me, but I actually did see a psychotherapist of 8 years training who actually sided with me that I didn’t have HA/somatization and actually discharged me after only a few sessions when the original plan was to see her for 6 months. She even included her assessment that my mental health was affected by physical symptoms, and not vice versa as the doctor thought. This was included in my discharge notes but for some reason her professional assessment is overlooked in favour of the doctors assessment despite him not being anywhere near as qualified to make that assessment as the psychotherapist that he himself referred me to. Seems like a cop out to me -the specialist didn’t agree with his assessment so now they choose to ignore it.

Usually my concerns are founded. Dr Google has actually saved my life on one occasion, and the only time I’ve ever had it wrong was when I suspected I had a DVT. Every other time I’ve stood vindicated, which is why I do rely so strongly on Google, or, more specifically, the peer-reviewed papers and studies it can link me to.

[yeahsoundsaboutright]

If only it were that simple. Listening to Google over my doctor has saved my life on one occasion. It’s hard to move past that now.