So im going to the doctor today.. but before i do i wanna let you guys know whats going on. I had a cold a few weeks ago. I never fully recovered cause i started goin out for runs in the cold before i could. Which was stupid of me. One time i even ended up walkin in the rain while still havin a cough. Then a couple days ago i noticed i started having shortness of breath.. with a consistent cough everytime id breathe. Idk if its a cold , idk what it is. I can breathe but its like my mind is tellin me i cant. Ofc my anxiety kicked in. Ive had shortness of breath before but its been a while. Idk if its cause of my anxiety or what. A couple days before that i saw some vids about about cancer. Idk if that sparked up my anxiety. Im just a bit nervous for my results.. if it ends up being something bad then i just wanna say thank you to all of you for being strong and being here.
It seems that you had/have the virus that was going around. It's sending people to the hospital because of breathing issues. I'm so glad that you are seeing a doc.
I had that virus and saw a doc 2 days after it started. My immune system is wacko after chemo, so I can't wait around. The diagnosis was a sinus and lung infection and I was given 10 days of antibiotics. It took 3 weeks to shake it. I know several people who have been dealing with the same thing.
I think what's hard about this is that sometimes we don't know if it's in our head or if it's real. It's better to see a doc 1st to be on the side of caution.
Hugs to you! Let us know what the doc said.
First off, researching your condition online is only going to make your anxiety worse, believe me I know. So definitely stop doing that. Try getting into meditation for your anxiety, it has helped me a lot! I use an app called Insight Timer and do the guided meditations to slow my heart rate and calm my breathing. I don't know if you are on any meds for anxiety but I have an "as needed" one that helps me when I have a stressful trip coming up or I get sick and don't know how to deal. As far as your coughing goes, it sounds like you may have a sinus infection, same thing happened to me in January. Your doc will be able to confirm this or not and give you the correct meds for it. Let us know what your doc says and get better soon!
Thanks for lettin me know that. Im real glad to hear that I'm not alone. I ended being diagnosed with a respiratory infection which is exactly what youre talkin about. I was prescribed with an inhaler just in case. I dont think ima need use it tho. They told me to take pills over the counter. So ima do that. I feel a bit beyter but ofcourse anxiety is still there in back of mind tellin me that it might be somn else. Im tryna pull myself back together...
Thank you..I will def keep those things in mind. Ive been strugglin with this stuff for about 2 years now.. ive been through it so i know what all that's like. They said i had a respiratory infection from the cold so im takin meds for that. Im just tryna tell myself that its that and nothing else. My anxiety is still there tellin me otherwise but im tryin.
I know what you are going through, believe me. If you can't calm yourself down, ask your doc for some anxiety meds that you can take as needed, this helps me when I get sick and my mind starts going to the worst case scenario. Meditating every day is very helpful for me, or you could just do relaxing things like baths or reading to keep your mind off it. Best of luck!