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I'm not usually the type to post prayer requests, because Lord knows I hardly ever think to pray over anyone else's. But something's been happening in the past few weeks that's kind of been scaring me a little. It may just be stress-related and it may not pose any serious threat, but because I don't know that, it does kind of worry me.
The first time I noticed it was in May, I think. I had just eaten dinner and I was watching TV when I noticed a sensation of swelling in my throat. As far as I knew, I hadn't eaten anything for dinner that I was allergic to (my only suspected allergies at this point are to shrimp and bee stings, and I don't even like the taste of bee stings anyway), so I couldn't explain it. It kind of worried me a bit, but I sat tight and it went away within about half an hour. That Friday, it happened again, at least an hour after I'd eaten dessert while attending a concert at a club in L.A. I was a little concerned, but as far as I could tell, I was still breathing normally. No biggie. Again, it went away in about half an hour.
Since about two and a half weeks ago, this phenomenon has been occurring more and more frequently, sometimes as much as twice a day (usually not long after meals, but the meals are varied enough that I can't pinpoint a particular allergy problem, and sometimes it's right before bed when I haven't eaten anything in hours). It's never to the point where I feel light-headed or think I'm otherwise in immediate danger of suffocating, but I do still feel a certain shortness of breath, like what one would feel after strenuous exercise or something like that. I feel it in my throat, not my lungs, so it doesn't appear to be the onset of asthma. (Suck to my ass-mar if it is.) But, as I'm sure you can imagine, it is a bit scary. Over the past few days it's made me kind of afraid to even eat. I have eaten, though I've drastically cut out spicy foods, caffeine, and carbonated beverages, and I've eaten less in general (which is good for me because the doctor advised that due to acid reflux problems and the need to lose a little bit of weight). I haven't eaten right before going to bed, except maybe a few bites of a light snack if I end up being extremely hungry at bedtime (sleeping on a completely empty stomach will usually cause me to wake up feeling light-headed and disoriented). But it seems like no matter what behaviors I try to change or what foods I try to cut out, this still happens to me at least once a day.
Here's the really weird thing. I actually went to the Emergency Room over this on Friday. Nothing drastic happened; I was just tired of the sensation of labored breathing, so I drove myself down there and checked myself in. They X-rayed me (no visible problems), they took my vital signs (slightly high blood pressure, but otherwise normal), and the doctor squeezed all around my neck and couldn't find any tell-tale signs of anything. He couldn't definitively say what was wrong with me, other than to rule out more serious things like throat cancer or a swollen thyroid. He assured me that it wasn't something that was going to kill me over the weekend or anything urgent like that, but he did refer me to an Ear-Nose-Throat doctor who I'm going to see some time this week. The waiting and the not knowing just kind of scare me sometime.
At this point, the most likely cause appears to be acid reflux (a.k.a Ashlee Simpson's disease), which has been an ongoing problem for me since late lasy year, but before about May, it didn't cause me to feel the sensation I've been feeling in my throat (and that sensation often doesn't accompany stomach discomfort). The only other realistic explanation that I can think of is plain old anxiety causing me to hyperventilate or something. If that's true, then I guess the Biblical advice that worrying won't add anything to your lifespan is timely, but it's one thing to recognize a need to stop worrying and another to actually do it. I want to trust that God will take care of me and I'll come out healed, but at the same time I don't want to be stupid and not take preventative measures. I mean, I trust that God will protect me while driving, but I still have to make sure my brakes are in good condition, you know what I'm saying? I figure it's the same with my health. I want to take good care of myself, and at this point I don't know how to handle these symptoms, and it really bugs me.
I know I've interspersed a lot of smart remarks and jokes throughout this explanation of my condition, which is my way of lightening the mood a little, but in all seriousness, please pray for me. I figure this is an exercise in trusting God to be the Healer when there is nothing practical that I can think to do to heal myself. And I've never been very good with those sorts of exercises.
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« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2005, 12:12:42 AM » |
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Wow...I read all of that (and I'm not known for reading long posts)
I am glad you are going to a specialist...it seems a little strange that this is happening, though it really sounds like allergies (sometimes as we age we acquire allergies...so who knows.)
I will pray for you for sure David. I sense your anxiety in your post, so I will pray both for answers and peace.
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« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2005, 12:15:51 AM » |
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I have had a similar problem over the years, except my throat gets tight just after I swallow some food, usually when I begin to eat. No chocking, just a tightness in the throat and chest area. I guess I can empathize with you a bit, even though it is not the exact same thing, like you though, it worries me because i don't know what it is or what is cauising it.
I will pray for you and I hope it is something minor and that you find out what it is, because not knowing is very rough.
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« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2005, 01:28:19 AM » |
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Yeesh. I'll be praying.
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« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2005, 08:14:14 AM » |
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Oh my word, you sound just like my mom. She's awaiting a real, solid diagnosis too. I'll pray for you.
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« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2005, 08:52:45 AM » |
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Well, you are getting married soon, so perhaps it's related to that? I don't know. Anyway, I'll pray for a healthy murlough right now.
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« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2005, 08:55:50 AM » |
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Well, you are getting married soon, so perhaps it's related to that? I don't know. Anyway, I'll pray for a healthy murlough right now. I was thinking the same thing - maybe related to stress??? Anyway, doesn't sound fun - I'll remember you. |
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« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2005, 11:54:10 AM » |
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I was thinking the same thing - maybe related to stress??? Anyway, doesn't sound fun - I'll remember you. Marriage = Stress.....well, being married to me anyway.....yup.....  :bosh: (Tries to make Murlough chuckle.....) :slammin: |
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« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2005, 12:00:54 PM » |
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I must confess, Paul, I can think of nothing that would cause me more stress than being married to you!  Mur, I haven't much to add that hasn't already been said, so let me just say that I, too, will remember you in my prayers. |
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« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2005, 12:46:35 PM » |
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Well, you are getting married soon, so perhaps it's related to that? I don't know. Anyway, I'll pray for a healthy murlough right now. I'm fairly certain that's what brought it on, and because I assumed that, I did my best to ignore it, figuring it was all in my head. But that's easier said than done, and I've come to believe that emotional difficulties, if not handled well (and I rarely handle them well), can have physical manifestations - again, why the advice from the Bible about worry not adding any length to our lives rings true. And once you have that happen, it's extremely difficult to just make it stop. So I do still need to see a doctor to figure out physically what I can do to help my body relax and not be under such strain all the time. The stress over getting married is a weird thing. It's not that I don't look forward to it. It's just that I got so caught up in all of the logistics and difficulties of the planning, and worries about my friends being flakes as well as other things like finances really got to me. Now that these health problems have manifested, that other stuff isn't a big deal to me any more. I'm ready to just say that whatever happens, it'll still be a lovely wedding and we'll still have money to pay our bills, and I'm pretty level-headed about all that at the moment. The health concerns put that all in perspective - now all I want is to be healthy on my wedding day (and past that day) and not have to worry about the tension and anticipation causing some emergency to happen that interrupts the celebration. On another note, can someone with mod powers fix the thread title? "Afflication" should be "Affliction", and it's bugging me, because I hate when I misspell things that egregiously. |
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« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2005, 07:31:17 PM » |
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Here's an update for you all. The Ear-Nose-Throat doctor, who I saw this morning, promises me that there's not a blessed thing wrong with me. He stuck a scope down my throat to verify this. Nothing out of the ordinary. So apparently it's my own stress and anality bringing it on, and it won't kill me.
Still, it's a scary sensation. Just pray that I learn to control the stress, because even if it's not life-threatening, the mind is a tricky thing, and it's hard to remember that in the heat of the moment.
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« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2005, 08:06:33 PM » |
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Here's an update for you all. The Ear-Nose-Throat doctor, who I saw this morning, promises me that there's not a blessed thing wrong with me. He should talk to me! Anyway, if he does have to operate, make sure you get a doctor who makes small incisions so you can be kut less. 8-) |
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« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2005, 08:19:10 PM » |
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He should talk to me! Anyway, if he does have to operate, make sure you get a doctor who makes small incisions so you can be kut less. 8-)  Lord, remind me again why I asked You to let me live? |
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« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2005, 09:55:45 PM » |
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Hon, I think the problem is that you are trying to control the stress...I will pray that you find a healthy way to release it. |
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« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2005, 11:05:50 PM » |
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Hon, I think the problem is that you are trying to control the stress...I will pray that you find a healthy way to release it. I only want to control what is truly mine to control. I believe that God is in control, but at the same time, there are certain things that God makes my responsibility to take care of, and I think that to some extent, my health is one of them. I have to watch what I eat, I have to pay attention in traffic, I have to get medical help if anything seems seriously awry... basic, logical stuff like that. When I get frustrated are the times when I feel like I don't know enough to properly take care of myself when I start feeling weird for some unknown reason. Yes, I can pray, and I do that, but at the same time, if I'm suffering because of a failure to take good care of myself, I kind of feel like it's on me to go get it disgnosed and fixed. |
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« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2005, 07:45:23 AM » |
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« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2005, 10:10:47 AM » |
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I know that men think that is the only way to relieve stress...but there are other ways...
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« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2005, 10:35:47 AM » |
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I know that men think that is the only way to relieve stress...but there are other ways... ...but that way's the most FUN! |
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« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2005, 10:54:49 AM » |
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...but that way's the most FUN! completely missing the before marriage point |
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« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2005, 11:34:01 AM » |
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completely missing the before marriage point ...but that way's the most FUN! |
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« Reply #20 on: July 20, 2005, 01:01:54 PM » |
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Calm down, dudes. I've only got 18 days to go. I've waited this long; another few weeks ain't no big deal.
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« Reply #21 on: July 20, 2005, 07:07:34 PM » |
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Calm down, dudes. I've only got 18 days to go. I've waited this long; another few weeks ain't no big deal. Only 18 days! We know you're a bit nervous. How is the almost Mrs. Murlough handling it? |
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« Reply #22 on: July 20, 2005, 07:13:44 PM » |
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Only 18 days!
We know you're a bit nervous.
How is the almost Mrs. Murlough handling it? She's mostly just stressed about moving at the moment. But she doesn't have nearly as much stuff as I do, so I kind of think she's overdoing it in that area. Overall, she's less stressed than I am, because well, she hasn't been feeling like anything's physically wrong with her. She's usually the one who gets more tense and stressed out (we've both dealt with anxiety problems in the past), so we're both a bit surprised that I'm the one suffering the greater burden at the moment. NP: "When I Go Down", Relient K |
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« Reply #23 on: July 20, 2005, 11:30:51 PM » |
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Only 18 days!
We know you're a bit nervous.
How is the almost Mrs. Murlough handling it? She's mostly just stressed about moving at the moment. But she doesn't have nearly as much stuff as I do, so I kind of think she's overdoing it in that area. Overall, she's less stressed than I am, because well, she hasn't been feeling like anything's physically wrong with her. She's usually the one who gets more tense and stressed out (we've both dealt with anxiety problems in the past), so we're both a bit surprised that I'm the one suffering the greater burden at the moment. *Gives Murlough and fiancee a big HUG* |
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« Reply #24 on: July 21, 2005, 07:17:26 AM » |
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My wife moved from Ohio here to N.C. when we got married, away from her family. I know you will, but I'll just give a gentle reminder to give her plenty of time to adjust. It was really hard for my wife, but now she loves to "come home" after we visit her family. Not that she hates them or anything, but she has finally come to love N.C. as her home. Be prepared to lend your shoulder for crying...or to let minutes or hours pass in silence.
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« Reply #25 on: July 21, 2005, 08:45:06 AM » |
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DGP, I can imagine you hosting a radio call-in show similar to Tim Meadows' "The Ladies Man" from SNL...
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« Reply #26 on: July 21, 2005, 09:36:31 AM » |
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My wife moved from Ohio here to N.C. when we got married, away from her family. I know you will, but I'll just give a gentle reminder to give her plenty of time to adjust. It was really hard for my wife, but now she loves to "come home" after we visit her family. Not that she hates them or anything, but she has finally come to love N.C. as her home. Be prepared to lend your shoulder for crying...or to let minutes or hours pass in silence. This is so true....women need their family (or what they have come to consider that) and it's really hard to adjust. I have heard so many women who have moved to marry say that they feel depressed in the first year because they have no 'girlfriends' to talk to. It's particularily hard for a woman who is an introvert because she takes a longer time to get to know people. |
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« Reply #27 on: July 21, 2005, 12:58:38 PM » |
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My wife moved from Ohio here to N.C. when we got married, away from her family. I know you will, but I'll just give a gentle reminder to give her plenty of time to adjust. It was really hard for my wife, but now she loves to "come home" after we visit her family. Not that she hates them or anything, but she has finally come to love N.C. as her home. Be prepared to lend your shoulder for crying...or to let minutes or hours pass in silence. Right, and I did all that two years ago when she moved here. She's adjusted pretty well. |
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« Reply #28 on: July 21, 2005, 03:02:18 PM » |
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Right, and I did all that two years ago when she moved here. She's adjusted pretty well. I have to say, even though I'm not coveting the situation, I am a bit envious of you because you are getting married as a Christian to a Christian and you seem to be doing everything you can to keep everything running smoothly up to the wedding day. I wish my experience was like that, but, yes, I know I should not complain and God is giving me the opportunity to make changes now and make my marriage better, but hats off you you for doing it the right way! |
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« Reply #29 on: July 21, 2005, 03:14:46 PM » |
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Oh, I thought I logged in, well, that was me.^
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« Reply #30 on: July 21, 2005, 03:23:36 PM » |
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Oh, I thought I logged in, well, that was me.^ I figured as much. Thanks for the words of encouragement. NP: "Life Is Wonderful", Jason Mraz |
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« Reply #31 on: July 25, 2005, 10:22:23 PM » |
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I hate to say this, guys, but I'm relapsing. Even though I've been told nothing's wrong and it's all anxiety, I had worse "attacks" Friday and today than I had previously had. Friday's was brief and went away as I got up and walked around the office a bit to clear my head. Today's may or may not have been brought on by a brief walk outdoors to clear my head, but after I got back to the building, I felt increasingly restless, like I was really gasping for air. Still no wheezing or chest pain, but at this point I seriously wonder if it's some sort of asthma brought about by the extreme humidity and smog we've been dealing with lately. One of my co-workers saw that I was feeling distressed, and managed to get me access to our server room, which is majorly air-conditioned for the sake of keeping the computers from overheating. I sat in there until I felt normal enough to drive home, and since I've been home I've been trying to stay cool by having the AC on at full blast. I tried to call the allergy/asthma doctor, but he was already gone for the day and he'll call me back in the morning. So I'm basically a sitting duck until tomorrow morning. I'm not so convinced any more that this is all in my head, and quite honestly, I've never been this scared in all my life.
At the moment, I'm a bit tense but I seem to be breathing normally. I'm home by myself but unsure where else to go - at least here I have AC and I can relax. It's cooled down a bit outside as it's gotten dark, of course, so if it really is heat and humidity, then I'm safe until I have to return to work tomorrow, by which point I should be able to talk to the allergist. But at this point I'm a bit paranoid that something will happen tonight while I'm by myself, and yet I don't want to go to the emergency room again, because right now, I appear to be OK.
Just keep praying for me, guys. I don't know if I'm even in any real danger, but I'm terrified that I won't live to see my wedding day, or that I'll end up hospitalized and have to forego the trip.
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« Reply #32 on: July 25, 2005, 11:14:29 PM » |
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I hate to say this, guys, but I'm relapsing. Even though I've been told nothing's wrong and it's all anxiety, I had worse "attacks" Friday and today than I had previously had. Friday's was brief and went away as I got up and walked around the office a bit to clear my head. Today's may or may not have been brought on by a brief walk outdoors to clear my head, but after I got back to the building, I felt increasingly restless, like I was really gasping for air. Still no wheezing or chest pain, but at this point I seriously wonder if it's some sort of asthma brought about by the extreme humidity and smog we've been dealing with lately. One of my co-workers saw that I was feeling distressed, and managed to get me access to our server room, which is majorly air-conditioned for the sake of keeping the computers from overheating. I sat in there until I felt normal enough to drive home, and since I've been home I've been trying to stay cool by having the AC on at full blast. I tried to call the allergy/asthma doctor, but he was already gone for the day and he'll call me back in the morning. So I'm basically a sitting duck until tomorrow morning. I'm not so convinced any more that this is all in my head, and quite honestly, I've never been this scared in all my life.
At the moment, I'm a bit tense but I seem to be breathing normally. I'm home by myself but unsure where else to go - at least here I have AC and I can relax. It's cooled down a bit outside as it's gotten dark, of course, so if it really is heat and humidity, then I'm safe until I have to return to work tomorrow, by which point I should be able to talk to the allergist. But at this point I'm a bit paranoid that something will happen tonight while I'm by myself, and yet I don't want to go to the emergency room again, because right now, I appear to be OK.
Just keep praying for me, guys. I don't know if I'm even in any real danger, but I'm terrified that I won't live to see my wedding day, or that I'll end up hospitalized and have to forego the trip. Sorry to hear your still going through this...I prayed for you and I'll try to remember to keep you in my prayers. Hopefully this will clear up on it's own but if not hopefully the doctors will figure it out and soon! |
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« Reply #33 on: July 26, 2005, 07:09:23 AM » |
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Shoot, man...so sorry about what's happening. It certainly would scare the crap out of me. Keep well, brother, and we'll all be praying for you.
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« Reply #34 on: July 26, 2005, 08:23:04 AM » |
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Oh, sorry to hear that.....I am praying for you and I hope the doctor can help you fix whatever the problem is.
What you are now describing sounds like something I have also gone through.
I woke up at night a couple of times in the last year unable to catch my breath and the last time I went to the emergency room, thinking I was having a heart attack. (I think you read that on my Xanga), well, the doctor found nothing wrong and thinks it is just anxiety attacks.
That may be what you are going through, from the upcoming marriage and maybe combined with other worries you may have.
The only advice I have is to try and relax and tyake a walk if this haappne s and try to think calming thoughts.
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« Reply #35 on: July 28, 2005, 02:38:38 PM » |
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This still hasn't been "officially" diagnosed, but I did have an appointment with my allergist yesterday (it was supposed to be for allergy testing, but we put that off to deal with the more urgent breathing problems), and I did some breathing tests and found out that my lungs are pretty normal. No fluid or food caught in them or anything like that that I was previously stressing about. They had me inhale some vapor that they give to asthmatics... I had to breathe it in for about 10 minutes and I was a little weirded out by it because they told me one side effect could be a rapid heart rate and that's one thing that'll always freak me out (even though I know in my head that it's actually good for my heart to beat fast, so long as it's within normal parameters). Anyway, it didn't make me feel weird or anything, and the breathing discomfort seemed to subside, but it didn't change my breathing test results (which were already good in the first place). So I left with a prescription for an inhaler (which I can use if things ever get really bad) and recommendations to take over-the-counter antihistamines and basically just keep my respiratory system as clear as I can.
So then last night, a few hours after dinner (I had helped Christine move some boxes from her apartment to mine in the meantime, but not too many), I started feeling really bloated and gassy, and I realized that the shortness of breath seemed to be timed along with that. When my stomach felt deflated, the shortness of breath didn't generally seem to be an issue (though I feel weird in other ways when I'm really hungry... I'm guessing most people do). At times the tension felt a little higher in my chest and I worried that it was a heart problem upsetting the rest of my system... pretty irrational, I know, but that's the first thing I think of whenever my stomach/chest feel extremely full or tense. I laid awake for a while and it eventually subsided... I was still a bit nervous and had trouble sleeping, but today, I've felt OK for the most part.
So here's my theory. As many people have mentioned, this was likely brought about by stress. So I need to find a real, tangible way to manage the stress (at this point, if I can calm down about my health, problem solved, because I'm fully prepared to enjoy the wedding with minimal worries about the assorted things left to do... whatever, it'll all get done somehow). But I also think that the underlying physical discomfort which has added to the stress a lot may be due to my stomach/intenstines being overly sensitive right now, something which I can hopefully manage by watching my diet more closesly over these next few months. I've read accounts from others online who have felt shortness of breath when extremely bloated, which medically makes sense, since your stomach will push up your diaphragm or something like that. So, if I can avoid the bloating, I can likely avoid the shortness of breath.
Obviously I'm still going to talk to a doctor about this to make sure I'm not mis-diagnosing myself, and to find out how I can best alter my diet to deal with this. But I think I've at least made some mental progress and I'm no longer worried that I have some sort of lung disease, extremely uncontrollable allergy/asthma, or signs of a pending heart attack. (Yes, I really am that paranoid sometimes.)
Thanks to all who have prayed and offered comforting words so far. I can't guarantee I'll be out of the woods any time soon, but getting my mind and spirit to a calmer place is half the battle.
NP: "I Repent", Derek Webb
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