Needing to talk to someone tonight. Scared. Hope someone is on.

Lovenotchains · Post by **Lovenotchains** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:58 pm

Here is what is going on. I just got a new job. I had some shortness of breathe, chest pain, and felt like my heart skipped a beat, as well as racing heart.

I have been back and forth to the er several times. Here were I live and twice to the bigger hospital in the next town. Each time I got an EKG, and they did loads of other tests by blood, They even had me hooded up to a heart monitor while in there for about an hour each time.

Each time they said my heart is normal. They said that it looks really good. Once they said my heart was beautiful.

Is it safe to say I am having panic attacks instead of heart problems?

Would EKG's be wrong 8-9 times or more? In a 2 month period?

I work at the local hospital and co workers are saying things about me because I had to go to the er so many times. Could that be what is triggering my attacks?

The nurses that waited on me in the er are saying things int he hall to me like adriniline junky and stuff.

It makes me feel as though if there is something wrong I cannot go to the local hospital. Then I start feeling short of breathe and boom I end up there again.

Are there other tests I should take to be safe? Or is it safe to say I am having panic?

I am 33, non smoker ( smoked for 5 years but quit three years ago.) I do not drink or do any drugs.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:31 pm

Hi, I have had the same experience. I live in a large city and have been to the emergency room 4 times in 2 months. Just like you my EKGs are normal and my blood work is normal.I am on the second week of the program hoping and praying that it helps me.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:29 am

Originally posted by Lovenotchains:
Here is what is going on. I just got a new job. I had some shortness of breathe, chest pain, and felt like my heart skipped a beat, as well as racing heart.

I have been back and forth to the er several times. Here were I live and twice to the bigger hospital in the next town. Each time I got an EKG, and they did loads of other tests by blood, They even had me hooded up to a heart monitor while in there for about an hour each time.

Each time they said my heart is normal. They said that it looks really good. Once they said my heart was beautiful.

Is it safe to say I am having panic attacks instead of heart problems?

Would EKG's be wrong 8-9 times or more? In a 2 month period?

I work at the local hospital and co workers are saying things about me because I had to go to the er so many times. Could that be what is triggering my attacks?

The nurses that waited on me in the er are saying things int he hall to me like adriniline junky and stuff.

It makes me feel as though if there is something wrong I cannot go to the local hospital. Then I start feeling short of breathe and boom I end up there again.

Are there other tests I should take to be safe? Or is it safe to say I am having panic?

I am 33, non smoker ( smoked for 5 years but quit three years ago.) I do not drink or do any drugs.

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Even though you work at the hospital, you still are covered under HIPAA. They have no right to gossip about you. How dare they! Shame on them! When you feel bad about them talking about you that wy, just think this: They should be embarrassed that they are choosing to be so unprofessional. Shame on them! Really.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:04 am

The Local hospital Medical Arts hospital In lamesa Texas is under hippa laws however the rules are disreguarded all the time. people are always talking about the patients int he break rooms real loud too.

I talked to one of the bosses about what was going on. They basically told me that anytime anyone comes to this hospital er more than 3 times in a year they get labeled crazy. So I guess they confirmed they labeled me crazy. They even went on to say that they do not treat the patients as they would other patients.

This is true too because i had to go in for breathing treatments and was degydrated do to a flu once and because I had been there before so many times I pushed the call button for help to remove the IV for the fluids and they never came to my call button. I had to sit there for over 40 minutes waiting for someone to remove an empty IV thing from my arm.

I am considering giving a two week notice this week. Now I am really scared to go to the local Er because I am scared of being labeled.

It makes me feel kind of scared that if my family were to need help we would have to drive over half an hour now to get to a different hospital.

Wish there were something that could be done.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:09 am

I know exactly what you're going through
When I had my first panic attack, it was at work and it so freaked my boss out she sent me to the urgent care center for an ekg.
That was last Nov. Since then I have had blood, work, at least 3 other ekg's for racing heart and most recently chest pains.
Unfortunately, everybody at my Dr office knows me by name.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:14 am

Rob's Wife i really hope you get to feeling better. Hugs

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:16 am

Groomrose perhaps this is a good of time as any to start educating the staff about panic. Who knows maybe there are people there that are having problems to but are to scared to talk about it.

I am going to start leaving information sitting around the hospital for people to read about.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:37 pm

Love -

The last thing you need to be worried about is being "labeled" by the ER staff. Who cares what they think of you. Is it really important what the ER staffs' opinion of you is? NO! You're not there to impress them. The only person's opinion of you that really matters is yours. Give yourself a big hug and let go.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:55 pm

OMG im going thru the same stuff. The heart palpitations scare me. My doctors office knows me way to well. also