palpitations

So ECG was fine (as expected), they wouldn’t do one over a 24 hour period (also expected), they ignored the fact my ankles and feet are swollen (again expected), and now I’m just waiting on blood test results (which I expect will come back normal, because they always do).

Because my gut is telling me something is up, if/ when the blood test results do come back normal I’ll be doing another online consultation about the swollen feet and ankles because regardless of everything, I still have no answer for them at least.

In the meantime, I’m recording my heart rate every time I get palpitations as my friend who has a boyfriend with heart problems suggested it.

Aside from all this, I’ve had another lot of fun, and long story short I was gaslit at the dentist, and then when I forwarded on the story to the hospital they couldn’t quite believe it, and they asked me what happened more than once because they felt like they were missing something.

On the bright side, they did at least put me on antibiotics so hopefully I’ll be able to actually eat properly at some point,

I just wanted to say also, Thankyou to everyone here who has supported me and been kind etc :)

#Anxiety #Memes #Doctors #Dentist #Gaslighting #Swelling #palpitations

Gotta love random pain. Have had thigh pain all day that voltarol doesn’t seem to have much effect on. And then random neck/ jaw pain and now my back has started hurting.

Swelling and palpitations did actually get better for a few days but they’re back to how they were now (well, swelling is worse), and the chest pain I was having is now physical pain when I press down on the area it hurts. So that’s fun.

Depression has had me down bad as well. Where I already wasn’t happy, the pain has just made it worse.

In brighter news, I had my 6-month post-op appointment the other day and it’s all good, with no signs of relapse (which was my biggest worry, given that I had such happen once before).

#ChronicPain #ChestPain #Pain #suffering #Musclepain #Postop #palpitations #Depression #MentalHealth

I see memes as a way of coping with pain, and other people here seem to like them, so I figured that I’d keep adding them :)

I’ve not been well. As I posted before (I think), I’ve been having palpitations and shaking which I blamed on anxiety.

Of course I engaged in more self-care and increased my medication as a result, and it’s been a month since I did so. Unfortunately things aren’t getting better. They’re getting worse, but I just ignored it up until a few days ago.

On Tuesday, I had an episode which reminded me of my own mortality. I had had palpitations most the day, something I took no real notice of as it was normal to me. Then at 2am, my chest started hurting. I took Gaviscon because it started off as a burning pain, but the Gaviscon didn’t work and it changed to a kind of “tightening” pain.

Earlier on in that day, I had noticed my ankles were quite swollen (I’d noticed it for a few weeks but it was very minor so again I ignored it before). So putting the pain and the swelling together scared me. I tried distractions and even another dose of gaviscon. After a few hours, I decided to lay down and it relieved it and I managed to get some sleep.

I contacted the doctors the next day and had a call yesterday morning which was them basically reading off a piece of paper. I have another call this afternoon and I hope it’ll be more helpful.

It was so scary though. Normally chest pain doesn’t get to me, but for some reason that night I was scared. Everything had been kind of fuzzy/ fading too, so that was what really got me.

A reason why I had left doing anything about the palpitations before is because I just feared that the doctors wouldn’t be able to find out what was up/ not even bother to find out. I still do worry, as the episodes aren’t very predictable (the only thing I’ve noticed is that they’re typically at night/ in the evening, which is when the doctors is closed).

Another reason why I had left it is because I have had palpitations for over a year now, and I never actually associated the swelling with it before (I had swelling in my ankle before, but I worked long hours in a physical job so I blamed it on that). I guess it’s kind of complacency.

I hope everyone else here is okay. I keep meaning to check in, but I’ve been so busy that it took the episode the other day for me to remind myself to slow down.

#ChestPain #Pain #ChronicPain #Swelling #Doctors #heartpalpitations #palpitations #Anxiety #Tremor #Heartburn #Memes

Sat in the canteen on my lunch break at work.. Quiet, watching a tv show on my phone.. The peace of people talking to me is bliss. Then it begins.. My heart starts racing, like it’s about to burst out of my chest. It slows.. And leaves me with palpitations! Why me? Why now? When will I ever get some relief from all the crap that comes with depression & anxiety. Tired now. Exhausted. Just want it to stop.
#Depression #palpitations #Anxiety #SocialAnxiety #SearchingForPeace

It’s 1:36am and my mind is racing nearly as much as my heart. Anxiety has brought me palpitations and the shakes tonight, so I can’t settle. I’m trying to tell myself that the things that are currently hurting my head, I need to set free! Set them free and be free myself, in turn. That’s all I want.. Mental freedom from crap days and the past. Things I cannot change do not define me! #CheckInWithMe #Anxiety #Depression #BadDay #MentalHealth #palpitations #restless #fighting