socal21
10-17-2009, 11:03 PM
Hi everyone.. I was feeling pretty hopeless and needed somewhere to let it all out so I came upon this website... This is kind of a long story, so hang in there.
It all started when I was getting physical therapy for some back pain. The lady was massaging my back, and hit a spot right under my ribs on the right edge of my back that made me jump in pain. It hurt so bad I started to cry. She then decided to put a laser on that side and that's when I started to feel like I was going to faint. I started freaking out about the laser in my mind and told her I felt faint. I felt the following: nauseated, had to keep going to the toilet, trembling, faint, and somewhat dizzy. The session ended since I didn't feel well. I left and the feeling went away after a while.
So after this I kept having random episodes like this at any time. Whether I was at a friend's house having fun, or if I was sitting down watching tv. I kept having the same problems that kept coming and going. I thought I had a gastrointestinal virus at one point since I felt so nauseated.
Soon, the symptoms died down and I felt normal for a while. I was doing great, then one night I was rubbing my back. I was rubbing the same area where the lady at the physical therapy touched. I felt this sharp pain again, and instantly I felt nauseated and freaked out. I was so worried that I touched something I wasn't supposed to. I started trembling like mad and felt severely nauseated. I woke my mother up and we went straight to the ER because I had never felt so bad before. The ER basically did nothing. They assumed it was just a gastrointestinal virus and sent me home with some nausea medication(Zofran).
To keep this somewhat short, I went to several doctor visits.. They did many tests on me: ultrasound (spleen, gallbladder, kidneys), several neurological tests, full bloodwork, pregnancy test, blood pressure, blood glucose, EKG, 24-hour EKG.
Basically after all this, the Dr. told me last week that I must have anxiety. She thinks that I am having acidic problems in my stomach due to being stressed and gave me some heartburn medication. She told me to go to a psychologist and see her in 2 weeks. She doesn't want me to be on any medication because she things I can overcome this.
I keep having different symptoms now. I used to just have the nausea and diarrhea, but now I have heart issues, breathing difficulty, and numbness in the arms(which is why they did the EKG). I have heart palpitations randomly. Sometimes they last for over several hours and won't go away no matter how much I do breathing exercises. I was trying to walk yesterday around the block to help calm myself, but all I kept thinking was that my heart was beating so hard. Also, when trying to fall asleep and my heart jumps right as I am dozing off. It's just so horrible and annoying. I wish it would all just stop.
Besides the heart palpitations I sometimes get this weird numbing/weakness/tingling in my left arm. It is not happening right now but was happening a couple of days ago.
And now.. Today I was worried in the morning that maybe the doctors were missing something and that there really is something wrong with me. So I kept going through the day constantly searching google for anything that sounded right. Then my b/f and I had an outing to go to. We went and I just felt bleh the whole time. I kept having random abdominal pains and I kept worrying that there may be something wrong with me. I took my heartburn medication and a while after that I just felt nauseated. I had a cocktail a while before taking the medication, but it wasn't that strong and I didn't feel drunk. I don't think the medication and alcohol mixing caused it, but either way, I felt sick and had to come home.
So, here I am. I feel a bit better right now. I don't feel nauseated but I do not feel like eating anything at the moment. I'm not sure what to do. I am scheduling an appointment once I find a psychologist in the area. I hope they really help me..
It all started when I was getting physical therapy for some back pain. The lady was massaging my back, and hit a spot right under my ribs on the right edge of my back that made me jump in pain. It hurt so bad I started to cry. She then decided to put a laser on that side and that's when I started to feel like I was going to faint. I started freaking out about the laser in my mind and told her I felt faint. I felt the following: nauseated, had to keep going to the toilet, trembling, faint, and somewhat dizzy. The session ended since I didn't feel well. I left and the feeling went away after a while.
So after this I kept having random episodes like this at any time. Whether I was at a friend's house having fun, or if I was sitting down watching tv. I kept having the same problems that kept coming and going. I thought I had a gastrointestinal virus at one point since I felt so nauseated.
Soon, the symptoms died down and I felt normal for a while. I was doing great, then one night I was rubbing my back. I was rubbing the same area where the lady at the physical therapy touched. I felt this sharp pain again, and instantly I felt nauseated and freaked out. I was so worried that I touched something I wasn't supposed to. I started trembling like mad and felt severely nauseated. I woke my mother up and we went straight to the ER because I had never felt so bad before. The ER basically did nothing. They assumed it was just a gastrointestinal virus and sent me home with some nausea medication(Zofran).
To keep this somewhat short, I went to several doctor visits.. They did many tests on me: ultrasound (spleen, gallbladder, kidneys), several neurological tests, full bloodwork, pregnancy test, blood pressure, blood glucose, EKG, 24-hour EKG.
Basically after all this, the Dr. told me last week that I must have anxiety. She thinks that I am having acidic problems in my stomach due to being stressed and gave me some heartburn medication. She told me to go to a psychologist and see her in 2 weeks. She doesn't want me to be on any medication because she things I can overcome this.
I keep having different symptoms now. I used to just have the nausea and diarrhea, but now I have heart issues, breathing difficulty, and numbness in the arms(which is why they did the EKG). I have heart palpitations randomly. Sometimes they last for over several hours and won't go away no matter how much I do breathing exercises. I was trying to walk yesterday around the block to help calm myself, but all I kept thinking was that my heart was beating so hard. Also, when trying to fall asleep and my heart jumps right as I am dozing off. It's just so horrible and annoying. I wish it would all just stop.
Besides the heart palpitations I sometimes get this weird numbing/weakness/tingling in my left arm. It is not happening right now but was happening a couple of days ago.
And now.. Today I was worried in the morning that maybe the doctors were missing something and that there really is something wrong with me. So I kept going through the day constantly searching google for anything that sounded right. Then my b/f and I had an outing to go to. We went and I just felt bleh the whole time. I kept having random abdominal pains and I kept worrying that there may be something wrong with me. I took my heartburn medication and a while after that I just felt nauseated. I had a cocktail a while before taking the medication, but it wasn't that strong and I didn't feel drunk. I don't think the medication and alcohol mixing caused it, but either way, I felt sick and had to come home.
So, here I am. I feel a bit better right now. I don't feel nauseated but I do not feel like eating anything at the moment. I'm not sure what to do. I am scheduling an appointment once I find a psychologist in the area. I hope they really help me..