RachelStorm98

Hey guys! It's been a very long time since I've been on these forums. I don't post often. So, I feel so bad because my health anxiety has come back but I suppose with this health crisis pandemic it's kinda normal. About 5 days ago I had quite a coughing fit. I had a piece of cookie dough ice cream go down the wrong pipe, so I was trying to clear it out of my lungs. I was coughing pretty hard, and was laying in bed, so I'm concerned that I may of have torn a hole in my esophagus. 😕 I hhad chest pain after and neck pain, but it wasn't severe. I shrugged it off and went to bed. However, the next day my neck was still irritated and sore, and I noticed a sharp, stabbing pain in my left upper rib cage. I felt like someone stabbed me in the side with a knife. (Ironically it also feels like a pinched nerve along with the pain. Numbness feeling.) It felt like a pulled muscle. I also had this pain in my upper back and shoulder. I had rib pain on my right side but it was less sore than the left side. My chest still was sore from the coughing fit. It hurt to breathe in deeply and it hurt to breathe in general. I just figured it was still sore from all of that coughing. I have had no fevers over the past 5 days. I was hoping this pain in my ribs/chest/neck would of have gone away by now but no luck. I get chest pain after eating, but Meh. I also have a hiatal hernia and GERD (both were officially diagnosed by my doctor, so no self diagnosis here. ) I haven't had much of an apitite to be honest. I've been able to have bowel movements so I am just really unsure. With this whole cornavirus thing going on It's very risky for me to go to the ER to get it checked out. :c There is no way for me to get an X ray or a CT scan so it puts a lot of stress on me. I can't risk going and Potentially bringing Covid 19 back from the ER to my grandparents! Both of them have underlying health conditions so if they caught it they would most likely die. 😞 Is it possible to rupture your esophagus just by coughing? I hope I'm just overreacting and that it's just a coincidence. I mean like I've eaten and drank stuff since then. Like where does all of that stuff go if there was a hole in my esophagus? Wouldn't I have already gone into septic shock by now due to infection? I've been able to keep hydrated and have bowel movements too... I'm basically waiting this out and praying for the best. I hope it's just a coincidence like it was last year with a different topic. (I had thought I got fluoride poisoning from toothpaste but in reality I just had a case of gastroentris or the stomach flu.) I can't go anywhere unless my grandparents litterly drag me to an ER or called paramedics. If I had life threatening complications or something. Even then, I don't want to be insensitive to the ER doctors. I know that they are dealing with a lot. My anxiety has mostly gone away for the most part after my gallbladder was removed but I can't help but feel like my body is trying to tell me that something is wrong and that it is going into fight or flight response again. I just want to get to the point where I can eat some dinner again without worrying LOL. I'm starving.

Another Gallbladder removal type question, i’m still recovering from surgery but was wondering if two weeks later I can still get the “heart attack” like pains I had before the gallbladder was removed? Maybe I am just overly gassy lol. I’m young so i’m Not really concerned about heart attack, but I was just wondering. Went to my doctors today. All is good. He told me it’s normal and to take it easy. He said if it didn’t stop in a few weeks to give him a call. Thanks for the advice everyone. I’m glad I am in a much better state of mind, anxiety wise.

Hello everyone! It’s been awhile since I have posted here. Found out what all of my abdominal issues were. I had a malfunctioning gallbladder and it was only functioning at 23%. I had surgery to have it removed almost 2 weeks ago. 😁I never had gallstones, but my gallbladder was starting to go. I’m glad that I had it removed. I’ve managed my anxiety real well, so that’s why I’ve been off of the forums. I’m trying not to get too worked up over this. I’ll just schedule a doctors appointment and try not to worry. Thank goodness for therapy, which has been working great! 🥰 Anyways, I have been dealing with horrible bowel movements for the past few day’s... i’m Constantly on the toilet with loose stools. For the past couple of days I have been getting clay colored stool. Very pale. Almost white. It hasn’t stayed that way, thank goodness. It has went back to brown. It’s really been back and forth. I’ve also been having mild abdominal pain. No fevers yet. I’m trying to make sure I am recovering fine and that I am not getting complications from this surgery. One of the complications says pancreatitis, but I have no fever or severe pain. I thought pancreatitis was very painful? Especially the acute kind? Is pancreatitis painful? Making an appointment, trying to keep calm. I’m pretty chill. I’m keeping my anxiety in a hole, where it belongs, and away from me. I should also add that I still have mild acid reflux issues and have been nauseous over the past few day’s. I can still eat and drink. I’ve been trying to cut back on fatty foods. I ate fatty food over the past few days, so maybe that is my issue. Lol Glad to be back on. Hope all is well with you guys. ❤️

Oh and I forgot to mention sweating. 😅

So I should be okay guys? It has already been more than 24 hrs that I felt I got "fluoride poisoning " from the toothpaste. Unfortunately, my symptoms this morning got worse... it hurts when I breathe in chest wise, I ache everywhere, major stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, liquid watery dirreaha pretty much all day, fatigue, head aches, itching, dehydration (due to the fact things are coming out both ends.) Joint aches, lightheadedness/dizzy, more saliva, getting difficult to swallow, and on top of all of that, mom took my temperature. 100.2 so I am running a fever. *sigh* I don't know what this is anymore... Fluoride poisoning, Food poisoning, or the simple case of the stomach flu

I was brushing, gagged, some of it went down the wrong pipe meant to spit it out but my reflexes weren't good enough so I wound up swallowing some of it anyways... I then continued brushing... rinsed as much as possible then I accidentally swallowed a little bit more. Ughhhhh I HATE toothpaste! This is why I am terrified to ever even use it!!! 😭😭😭

Okay... am I gonna die? I swallowed accidentally more than a pea sized amount of toothpaste... Colgate to be exact... I brushed my teeth around 8:00 last night I am freaking out... I don't want to die! My mom thinks I'll be okay... she told me as a kid she once ate half a tube of toothpaste and was okay. *sigh* I mainly experienced stomach upset since then. Nausea and have vommited up spit but dang... I can't tell if some of it is horrific side effects of the Lexapro... I want to go back to sleep but it is 3:00 in the morning and I am convinced I'll go back to sleep and never wake up. Can't wake anyone up. Door is locked pretty good and my mom's boyfriend will smash my phone to bits if I even so much as wake my mom up... PLEASE HELP! I need support and I need to be calmed down...

Gosh I can't stand the side effects... bad gas... arm pain, etc... I hope this is anxiety and not a heart attack I have had symptoms for hours... I'm only 20... I hope the palipations are caused my Lexapro

Hello guys! Has anyone else here had horrible side effects with Lexapro? I've been on it for 6 days and the side effects are awful! I had bad side effects starting on day 4 and 5. Cold sweats, Gas, chest pain and pressure, dizziness, nausea, dry heaves, chest pressure, etc. I feel like I was having a heart attack... 😢 but I have also been more panicky. I don't know how I am gonna be able to finish up this 30 days of it...

Did they give you your blood test results? I am kinda going through a blood clot scare myself so I kinda understand the feeling. I think with blood clotting the platelet counts are never in a normal range. I am concerned about a heart attack tonight but I sure hope I am not having one.

This is kinda health anxiety related, but not about anxiety itself if that makes any sense. I don't know if this was the right place to share this, but I wanted to share it with everyone. The thing that broke me out of being a hypochondriac (health anxious.) Is actually being sick. I have been sick for 4 weeks now, and I am no longer scared about health related things now that I am actually sick. I was officially diagnosed with C DIFF which I am currently trying to treat with antibiotics. (Sadly I can only afford one type of antibiotics so I hope that this takes care of it.) Well on top of the C Diff, I also was diagnosed with a liver hema-something (I can't remember exactly what it is called off of the top of my head, but basically it is a benign tumor.) I may have to have it surgically removed, since it is large enough to be causing me symptoms. So it has been hectic. The rectal bleeding was caused by an anal fissure. (Have to get that fixed.) and I also have a hiatal hernia. I regret being so anxious about things because now that I am actually sick I feel like I wasted my life. I'm hoping I can feel better soon, and I am working on getting better so I don't have to suffer with health anxiety anymore. I will say that being actually sick has really opened my eyes. I don't even want to be anxious anymore. I want to help other people who are going through what I was going through.

Great... I knew something was wrong there was blood coming from my rectrum... 😢

I forgot how to multi quote, 😕 Dang. Well that is a relief! I figured. I hate anxiety so much lol

Well that is a relief! I figured that. lol

I know I do. Sadly I can't do anything until after I get to Michigan. 😢 I am tired of struggling, trust me. I hate anxiety.