Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:26 am
Hello,
I am new to this forum. My name is Kenzie and I am a hypochondriac. I have suffered with this since I was in elementary school. My third grade teacher's mother-in-law passed away of a heart attack and I just knew I was going to die of a heart attack. Somewhat of an irrational thought for a third grader. I am now 28 years old. I had a traumatic miscarriage on Jan. 28th of this year and my father passed away of cancer two years ago. I begin suffering from severe panic attacks shortly there after and have gone from one physical symptom to the next. First it was heart palpitations, then stroke symptoms (visual disturbances), blood pressure fluctuations, minor back discomfort, the inability to breath correctly or get enough breath, racing heart rate, etc, etc, etc. After two ER visits, one brain MRI, two EKGs, gobs of blood work, one chest X-ray, one brain C-T scan, and a heart holter monitor is was determined that I am as healthy as a horse. So, Why? Why have I become this walking phantom health crisis? Is there anyone else out there with something that comes even close to this?
I am new to this forum. My name is Kenzie and I am a hypochondriac. I have suffered with this since I was in elementary school. My third grade teacher's mother-in-law passed away of a heart attack and I just knew I was going to die of a heart attack. Somewhat of an irrational thought for a third grader. I am now 28 years old. I had a traumatic miscarriage on Jan. 28th of this year and my father passed away of cancer two years ago. I begin suffering from severe panic attacks shortly there after and have gone from one physical symptom to the next. First it was heart palpitations, then stroke symptoms (visual disturbances), blood pressure fluctuations, minor back discomfort, the inability to breath correctly or get enough breath, racing heart rate, etc, etc, etc. After two ER visits, one brain MRI, two EKGs, gobs of blood work, one chest X-ray, one brain C-T scan, and a heart holter monitor is was determined that I am as healthy as a horse. So, Why? Why have I become this walking phantom health crisis? Is there anyone else out there with something that comes even close to this?