Brief History
I had started getting symtopms about 4 years ago which all started with coffee which would give me a very full and bloated feeling when I drank it (I dont drink it anymore) from that I would also get a feeling of a lump in my throat. I started having stiffness in my neck. That's how is started....over the years until now my symtopms would be all over the place. I just recently got diagnopsed with a Hiatal Hernia FINALLY!!! I had a reason to my symptoms. Problem is that throughout the years I developed anxiety from my sympotoms, I cant tell you how many times I was in the E.R. thinking I was having a heart attack. I had multiple EKG's done and all came back normal (Doctors always preceeded asking me "Do you have anxiety?"
I would laugh and admit it, but I am not characterized by this at all.
I have been to so many different Doctors over the years and everything comes back normal so..... unfortunatly while I finally know what I have I am left with anxiety. Every little thing I feel I start to freak out! I can't help it. On top of that everything is in my chest. I get weird aches and pains, burning feelings here and there (nothing major, but enough to freak me out) sometimes I get pains in my shoulders and I freak out, or I get a pain on my chest (which usually feels surface level) and I freak out. I can't tell the difference between anxiety and the real thing.
I have learned that this Hiatal Hernia sucks really back and because of what it does in my chest just make it worse. I promise the pain has never been major, its just enough to pester my mind and keep it on high alert
This is what I want to know
Am I the only one? Am I normal? lol
I just want to hear others who have and are going through the same thing.
Creo que controlar tu ansiedad debería ser tu objetivo principal. Mi hijo tiene un nivel alto de ansiedad y antes de ser tratado, pensaba que tenía innumerables problemas médicos. Ahora que ha recibido tratamiento (el más exitoso es la TCC, Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual), está mucho, mucho mejor. Espero que puedas reconocer tus dolores y molestias como simples síntomas molestos de HH y los apartes de tu mente. Sin embargo, si los síntomas son intolerables, deberías buscar una solución quirúrgica, pero en cualquier caso, definitivamente controla tu ansiedad.
¡Buena suerte!
Hiya
You are normal. I have a HH diagnosed 5 years ago. Been to A and E a few times because of pain. It will cause you anxiety as it does feel similar to a heart attack even the doctor told me this. I get chest pain, shoulder pain, neck pain, burning etc. I also had every test you can think of. I started to keep a food diary to see what foods upset my hernia and this helped a lot. Also I have accepted if it was my heart I would be very ill by now. I breathe through the attacks now and try to distract myself. Do not be so hard on yourself. Have you tried seeing a counsellor for the anxiety it may help you cope better when you get the HH attacks. I had some counselling and it helped me to cope better with the pains etc. Finding a good doctor also helps , took me a while to find a doctor who understood. You are normal, it is just hard to cope with the symptoms. I hope things improve for you.
Maggie, debería haber mencionado que tengo HH, y bastante grave. No estaría en este foro si no fuera así. He tenido dolor en el pecho casi constante que se irradia por la garganta y a veces involucra la oreja externa desde 1994, y con menos frecuencia dolor de espalda. Los síntomas suelen ser leves, pero se vuelven graves con la sedestación prolongada.
Antes de que se diagnosticara la HH, en dos ocasiones fui enviada de urgencias a cuidados intensivos por posibles ataques al corazón. Créeme, conozco la HH, es una visita constante e indeseada. Pero ahora tengo la tranquilidad de que los síntomas no son graves, y puedo tolerarlos, pero si empiezan a volverse intolerables, optaré por la cirugía sin pensarlo dos veces.
Espero que tú también puedas llegar a la etapa de tranquilidad. Si no es así, y sigue afectando tu calidad de vida y bienestar, ve por la cirugía.
¡Mucha suerte!
Hola
También tuve muchas visitas a la sala de emergencias y innumerables pruebas realizadas. Tuve palpitaciones cardíacas. Presión arterial alta, temblores, hormigueo en la cara, la espalda superior y el brazo. .... me diagnosticaron HH hace un año.
Me pongo ansioso durante estos episodios .. y cuando cualquier sensación extraña comienza a ocurrir. Normalmente no sufro de ansiedad. Fui a salud mental y me dijeron que no pueden darme un diagnóstico, pero eres bienvenido en cualquier momento.
Me alejo de la cafeína, el chocolate, las cebollas y la comida picante. Hablo conmigo mismo y rezo cuando ocurren los síntomas. Mylanta me ayuda porque eructo y eso alivia la presión y los síntomas disminuyen.
Mis síntomas comenzaron después de tomar ativan para dormir. No sé si eso arruinó mi sistema nervioso central o si ya tenía el HH.
No estás loco, no escuches a nadie que te diga que lo estás. Todos son diferentes. Toma algunas respiraciones profundas y mantente positivo.
Thanks so much for all your comments. It truly makes me feel better. In readying more posts here I can see there are so many who are just like me. Reading the posts help my anxiety.
Last year diagnosed with a medium sliding HH when prepare for gallbladder operation. Since then, everyday I will get heartburn, pain in chest even i take ppi medicine, still hv those sick. This month i will go for another Endoscopy check before i decide to do operation repair it.
I have a hh/gerd get all those symptoms chest pain/throat pain, heart palps - scary pain in back/shoulder. Mine is said to be small - god help me when it gets big.
I have the same it seems
I do have a problem that I’ve seen mentioned a couple of times but I don’t know what to do.
I get episodes where I can’t burp. It’s miserable. I should know better than to eat large bites and esp food that is spicy or super fattening
I’m so miserable. I hate taking Alka Seltzer due to sodium content plus too much aspirin
I am diagnosed with Hashimoto’s as well. Have had major anxiety lately. Anyone think anxiety can exacerbate symptoms ie…unable to burp? thank you
hi I was diagnosed with Hiatus Hernia 2weeks ago i am also struggling to cope. i have stomach pain chest pain that goes up into my shoulder. its great to know what it is but how do you cope what do you have to do to get rid of these pains nobody tells you anything.
You…are…human. Everything that you just described, is what i have been suffering from. I have health anxiety. Any little tingle or itch or pain or nothing, can send my mind into a world of anxiousness. Sometimes i feel like i cant control the thoughts of thinking that something major is wrong. Sometimes even feeling things that probably arent there. My anxiety has gotten so bad to where i have gotten something called, “idiopathic itch”. Which basically means, your so anxious and worried and afraid to where your brain chemicals change dramatically. Leading to an itch for absolutely no reason. Its random itching all over. The longest ive had it was about 3 weeks. Mental health is so super important. Anxiety, depression, PTSD etc. is hard beyond words. I really hope that wr can find some TRUE and HONEST support and help. As far as hiatal hernias go, i have one. i was diagnosed about 4 months ago, along with gastritis, and esophagitis. i get shoulder, arm/armpit, chest, throat, back, and stomach pains. Its no fun and the Omeprazole was way too strong so im stuck trying to figure out what to take.
i have the same as you, the health anxiety. i just got diagnosed with HH from endoscopy and they said they saw minor changes not sure what- in my stomach and esophageal juncture. recovering from endo was bad- trouble breathing and painful when swallowing where they took biopsy samples. i am on PPI but not really sure how they are helping me. how did you get diagnosed?