im so angry. I finally went to a cardiologist. I have been having chest pains my entire life and I had one that lasted over an hour and was accompanied by dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, face redness, eye redness, and a complete inability to stand up and shortness of breath. I literally felt myself blacking out i thought i was going to die so i decided to finally go to a cardiologist.
My EKG was completely abnormal but bc they couldnt really learn anything from the echo test they did the doctor dismissed it saying "it could be a million things" but didnt explain what they were or how to fix them. She said its probably a muscular issue or might be exercise-induced asthma. She dismissed all my chest pains and told me to take basically an entire bottle of ibuprofen by the end of the week. She said "maybe your bra is too tight." WHAT DOES MY BRA HAVE TO DO WITH THIS??
Heart issues run in my family. My grandfather had an aneurism, heart murmurs, and a pacemaker. Both of my cousins on my dads side were born with heart defects and needed to have heart surgery.
My mom has the same exact issue ive always had but she chose to go to a non-traditional doctor when she was in her early 30s rather than a regular doctor because if she had gone to a regular doctor she would have needed open heart surgery. Her anxiety was causing her body to process stress in an unhealthy way and lead to a literal calcium solidification around her heart.
I dont know why my doctor dismissed the EKG abnormality. She said she wants me back to take another EKG in 3 months to see if the abnormality persists and she said she wants to have it on record "in case I end up in the ER."... Basically she wants to cover her ass because something might happen to me and she doesnt want to be liable
Thanks, lady. Super helpful. Thanks for implying Im probably going to end up in a hospital, and thank you for literally telling me nothing about my issue.
Hundreds of dollars horribly spent.
Going to another doctor today hes going to run chemical tests on my brain and do a food-allergy blood test to make sure theres no other imbalances causing my issue.
I frequently get chest pains both during exercise and at rest at least every other day and often multiple times a day. I just want it to be done. Im so upset.