Name changed (hopefully).
I know that I should leave this to the professionals, but I’m feeling a little desperate and hope that someone can tell me that they know what I’m going through is something.
This will be long and probably mixed up.
The last 3ish weeks I’ve experienced what I thought was heart palpitations but they haven’t shown on any ekg so I’ve changed the description to my hearts pounding very hard. I cut out caffeine which didn’t help.
Late Sunday night I experienced what I thought at the time was a panic attack and it still could have been. Symptoms started with my head, I just felt out of it, followed by not being able to breath, gasping for breath, a tightness in my chest my heart was racing and my legs felt like jelly. I felt like I was fading...dying even.
I struggled to sleep that night but eventually did. I woke up feeling light headed and my legs still felt like jelly and there was a pain going from under my left breast around to the same point on the opposite side on my back.
I went to a&e.
I’ve now been to the doctors and the hospital where I spent 3 days having tests done. Tests which have included 5 blood tests including an arterial one for blood oxygen levels, 3 ekgs, a chest X-ray and the one where they injected me with radioactive stuff and took photos of my lungs.
I’ve been suspected of having a heart attack and also one of my blood levels showed markers that include the possibility of a blood clot so I was checked for having a blood clot on the lungs.
One of the doctors took me for a brisk walk to check my blood oxygen levels but about 30 feet in we had to stop as they dropped to 75. That’s when they did the arterial blood test which came back fine.
My heart looks healthy but it’s still pounding most of the day and I must admit I’m worried it’s working hard to compensate for something. I’m still not breathing entirely properly but it has got better.
One of the worst parts is the last 2 evenings, I don’t know how to describe it, I just start feeling wrong. Not myself and like everything I’m doing I’m having to force myself to do or I’m faking it. I’ve also lost my appetite since the ‘panic attack’ Sunday night.
I’ve told the doctors everything but the last paragraph as that was after the hospital.
Please does this sound familiar to anyone?!
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Don’t know what’s happening to me.
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MightyDuck · 15/08/2019 19:10
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