Need to vent!

[KarenAnne]

I seem to be acquiring conditions every few months & I'm tired of it. In the summer I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Which explained profound fatigue & putting the milk carton in places like the kitchen cabinets. Not to mention hearing the kitchen timer go off & wondering why. (Cooking was definetly dangerous at that time) Last month I needed a D&C. Benign results, thank God. Now I've just spent Wed. night & Thur. morning in the ER with horrible palpitations that have turned out to be PAC's (premature atrial contractions). They are benign cardiac arrythmias, but still very scary to me. For the past two days I feel like my heart is fluttering in my chest. So I'm wearing a heart monitor for two weeks. Ok. Not as serious as it could be. But of course all the anxiety has also flared my bladder. I missed work yesterday because we were in the ER. Worked today my part time hours.

I know it could be worse. I've dodged alot of bullets. I'm just tired today of always having pain somewhere, having seemingly endless tests. Even though the ER dr. & my dr. have assured me that these palpitations will not harm me, I am afraid. Forgot to mention that anxiety has reared its ugly head again also. I'm having anxiety attacks nightly the past month & I'm sure that's not helping my heart palpitations. Fibromyalgia has me in so much pain. Thank God I have a wonderful husband who goes to the dr. with me, doesn't mind that I don't feel like cooking all week, is totally supportive.

Guess I just need some cyber hugs from you guys. It is so nice to come here & know I am not alone with all these crazy diseases. Thanks in advance for listening.

[Briza]

Hi KA
I'm always like reading your posts, but I am sad to read this one. Please hang in there, sweetie. I hope things take a turn for the better. You certainly deserve a break!
love you, bri

[KarenAnne]

Thanks Bri!!! XO

[bubbe1]

Hi KA,
So sorry you're having so many things at one time. :shake::grouphug:
I hope you start to see some improvements soon.
Laurie

[VickiB]

It's posts like yours that make me feel fortunate I only have IC and bouts with vertigo! Some people sure get more than their share of medical trials to endure. And having things pop up one after another like they have for you has got to make you wonder what's up with all of this? -And when does it stop, I imagine!

A while back I was experiencing heart palpitations and remember what a strange and scary sensation that was! Did your doctor say what could be behind your cardiac arrythmia? I suppose since you're wearing a monitor you're probably not at that point yet where they've discussed that to any extent.

Lots of cyber hugs while you work your way through all of this!
:grouphug::grouphug:
Vicki

[KarenAnne]

Thanks Vicki!! I remember my dr. telling me that some IC patients just get IC & have bladder symptoms, & others have a more systemic type, with some or all of the related conditions (fm,ibs,chronic fatigue, lupus, migraines, ms, etc.) I'm wondering how long the NIDDK will be doing the MAPP study?

My dr. & the ER dr. were sure that the palpitations are PAC's. My dr. wants me to wear this two wk. monitor to make sure it's not something more serious. (They are serious enough to me) I am so glad that you only have the bladder problems & not all this other crap, although God knows IC alone is bad enough. Thanks for the much needed hugs!!