My Heart, My Fear, and the Power of the Mind - Page 4

ladysycamore · 02-02-2005, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

bruce, that's one of the fears that has nagged at me. yet, this last week, i've felt purty good. even though work was brutal ( worked 72 hours last week) and stress was high. I think elspode may have touched on a possible cause. I think i might have overeaten to the point where i stretched something in my upper gastro thingy. and then, after that night where i scared myself half to death, i was hypersensitive to every little twinge or discomfort. UT helped a lot with his experience. my heart feels fine. and i'm not focused on my chest 24 hours a day lately, so.......while i'm still watching caffeine, and i think i may be having issues with wheat, i feel ok.

Not to add anymore Stress to the issue, but I remember when I felt "ok" too, and then bam...my kidneys decided to die on me. So even though you feel Ok today, just wanted to say get a second medical opinion if necessary.

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i have type O- blood, and i remember reading that wheat in excess can cause ulcers and bad indegestion. I think i was just cuckoo.

Well, that is something to consider. Perhaps seeing a nutritionist wouldn't be a bad idea? Or someone that specialises in wheat issues?

GOOD LUCK!

Griff · 02-02-2005, 04:29 PM

in case you don't get it diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise you can control those things and see another doc

elf · 02-02-2005, 04:42 PM

Griff, you forgot "- and see another doc and see another doc and see another doc"

Oh, And LJ?

See another doctor, willya?

lumberjim · 02-02-2005, 05:05 PM

elf, i think i'll be fine. stop trying to scare me! Seeing a doc is just going to make me more nervous. doctors are compelled to DO something. until I have actual lasting physical symptoms, i think i'll just try not to stuff myself, and get more excercise. don't worry, I'll be ok.

elf · 02-03-2005, 10:09 AM

Ok, ok, ok, I'l shut up now.
Just make sure you keep track of symptoms now, even if they're becoming less frequent - write them down somewhere - so that you have a solid history should you need it. At least for a month or so, or until they go away. Alright, now I'll shut up. Really.

I know I come across as annoying sometimes

but I really do mean well.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-04-2005, 01:05 PM

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I know I come across as annoying sometimes but I really do mean well.

Well elf, stop saying things he doesn't want to hear. It's obvious he's made up his mind on a course of action and this thread isn't to get advice, not even good advice.

This thread is just to get as many people as possible to tell him he's doing the right thing and possibly post a secret family recipe that will cure everything, raise the IQ 20 points and make the penis 2 inches longer.
Oh I know...elf, if you want to be helpful you could tell him to turn out the lights...it's more conducive to whistling in the dark.

elf · 02-04-2005, 02:43 PM

Ohhhhh, sorry. My bad. :p

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be too interested in my super-secret family recipes.

. . . they generally cause ageda and add two inches to a different portion of your anatomy entirely (your waistline! ). They do tend to work pretty well as antidepressants, though.

 OK, waaait a second. I went to check spelling... Ageda isn't a word? Frick. ( <-- not a word, either - but I'm okay with that.) Isn't ageda a word? Anyone hear of it before? Anyone?

xoxoxoBruce · 02-04-2005, 03:07 PM

Sure. Italians do.
Plus anyone that remembers the antacid advertizing campaign.

elf · 02-04-2005, 03:20 PM

Ok. I feel better now. Thank you. No one here at work has heard of it, and I was starting to think it was something my grandmother made up. It's not in the Merriam Webster dictionary, but there is an entry for it in the American Heritage dictionary. Agita, though.

lumberjim · 02-04-2005, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Well elf, stop saying things he doesn't want to hear. It's obvious he's made up his mind on a course of action and this thread isn't to get advice, not even good advice.

This thread is just to get as many people as possible to tell him he's doing the right thing ~snip

no. it's not. this thread was to share my experience, and hopefully excorcise the demon, and to find out more about panic attacks. or heart attacks. I never had any pain in my heart. I was just afraid i would......like it was inevitable because of how badly I scared myself that one night. Walking around with a cramp in my shoulder from the tension.....overreacting to every little blip i feel, every pain in my arm or jaw....things i would have ignored 2 months ago .....it's crazy. What is a doctor going to do? tell me i'm too tense, and should quit smoking? And don't say it can't hurt to go see one, because going through a diagnosis is just going to feed the fire of my fear....give me more to worry about. I just need to forget it. People describing bizzare electrical anomolies just freaks me out, and makes it harder to stop obsessing.

lookout123 · 02-04-2005, 05:00 PM

Jim, when is the last time you had at least 2 inches of man up your ass? i mean a full physical, of course. you are over 30 so you need to have that done regularly anyway. make an appointment for your normal checkup then tell him about your experiences.

he'll tell you to quit smoking, exercise more, and you don't have prostate cancer. you'll feel better, jinx will feel better...

garnet · 02-04-2005, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

Jim, when is the last time you had at least 2 inches of man up your ass?

Oh my....

elf · 02-04-2005, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

no. it's not. this thread was to share my experience, and hopefully excorcise the demon, and to find out more about panic attacks. or heart attacks. I never had any pain in my heart. I was just afraid i would......like it was inevitable because of how badly I scared myself that one night. Walking around with a cramp in my shoulder from the tension.....overreacting to every little blip i feel, every pain in my arm or jaw....things i would have ignored 2 months ago .....it's crazy. What is a doctor going to do? tell me i'm too tense, and should quit smoking? And don't say it can't hurt to go see one, because going through a diagnosis is just going to feed the fire of my fear....give me more to worry about. I just need to forget it. People describing bizzare electrical anomolies just freaks me out, and makes it harder to stop obsessing.

*hangs head in shame*
Somewhere along the line I got the impression that what pain you were experiencing was awfully close to heart-situated. I will, at this point - probably considered way late in the game, mind - say that I do believe very much in the power of positive thinking. It's got some limitations of course, but overall, it does make a good deal of difference in your health.
So I'll advise exercise of this sort:

and some of these:

and avoid these:

at all cost. K?

wolf · 02-05-2005, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

Walking around with a cramp in my shoulder from the tension.....

Right or left?

This is not just a question to be annoying or cute.

lumberjim · 02-05-2005, 03:58 AM

left

02-02-2005, 04:29 PM	#47
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	in case you don't get it diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise diet and exercise you can control those things and see another doc __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-02-2005, 05:05 PM	#49
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	elf, i think i'll be fine. stop trying to scare me! Seeing a doc is just going to make me more nervous. doctors are compelled to DO something. until I have actual lasting physical symptoms, i think i'll just try not to stuff myself, and get more excercise. don't worry, I'll be ok. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-03-2005, 10:09 AM	#50
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	Ok, ok, ok, I'l shut up now. Just make sure you keep track of symptoms now, even if they're becoming less frequent - write them down somewhere - so that you have a solid history should you need it. At least for a month or so, or until they go away. Alright, now I'll shut up. Really. <small>I know I come across as annoying sometimes but I really do mean well. </small>

02-04-2005, 02:43 PM	#52
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	Ohhhhh, sorry. My bad. :p I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be too interested in my super-secret family recipes. . . . they generally cause ageda and add two inches to a different portion of your anatomy entirely (your waistline! ). They do tend to work pretty well as antidepressants, though. <small> OK, waaait a second. I went to check spelling... <b>Ageda</b> isn't a word? Frick. ( <-- not a word, either - but I'm okay with that.) Isn't ageda a word? Anyone hear of it before? Anyone?

02-04-2005, 03:07 PM	#53
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sure. Italians do. Plus anyone that remembers the antacid advertizing campaign. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-02-2005, 04:42 PM	#48
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	Griff, you forgot "- and see another doc and see another doc and see another doc" Oh, And LJ? See another doctor, willya?

02-04-2005, 03:20 PM	#54
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	Ok. I feel better now. Thank you. No one here at work has heard of it, and I was starting to think it was something my grandmother made up. It's not in the Merriam Webster dictionary, but there is an entry for it in the American Heritage dictionary. *Agita*, though.

02-04-2005, 05:00 PM	#56
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Jim, when is the last time you had at least 2 inches of man up your ass? i mean a full physical, of course. you are over 30 so you need to have that done regularly anyway. make an appointment for your normal checkup then tell him about your experiences. he'll tell you to quit smoking, exercise more, and you don't have prostate cancer. you'll feel better, jinx will feel better... __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

02-05-2005, 03:58 AM	#60
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	left __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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