Last week I went to our local minor injuries because I'd been feeling unwell for a few days with feelings of a fast heart rate and being out of breath . I then felt very sick and dizzy so thought I would get checked out .
My heart rate was 130 and my blood pressure was a little bit high so they sent me to hospital .
In hospital they performed an ECG and my blood pressure was ok by that point .
I tried to explain that my heart races when I'm just walking normally - it's usually ok when I'm resting - they weren't really interested.
This was all in the wee hours of the morning . At 3am they came to discharge me but by this point I felt sick and dizzy and a wee bit teary because I felt rubbish and hadn't slept .
The dr admitted me .
The next day another doctor came told me my heart rate was fine (it was as I was resting) .I again tried to explain it only rises and leaves me breathless when I'm standing or walking .
He told me categorically it was anxiety , I must be worried about things and was a wee bit patronising.
I was calm and I know I'm not anxious .
I was monitored for a further 2 days and spent most of it in bed other than trips to the loo - where my heart would again race and I'd be out of breath .
I was discharged with no diagnosis other than probable anxiety hypochondriac .
The doctor did say my heart rate is fast but regular .
A week later and I still feel rubbish , breathless and with a racing heart.
Did I waste their time?
It's really annoying as I didn't feel listened to and he just kept repeating "things must be difficult at the moment" - he knows nothing about me!
Luckily there is only me and the dog here so I can rest and work from home .
I feel rubbish and a wee bit peeved that the random doctor who I will probably never see again feels I've wasted his time !