PTSD??

[anxiety860]

Ok, So this may seem crazy.. But somebody mentioned to me the other day.. maybe you have PTSD.. Let me explain..  When I was 18, I was without a care in the world. a college student, happy, loved life, everything was great... 19 comes around and I have HORRIBLE chest pain.. I'm not talking little anxiety chest pain, i'm talking chest pain to the point to where I can hardly breath and almost rushed myself to the hospital. it was HORRIBLE, almost in tears because it hurt so bad one night.. Next day i go to the doctor, get a chest x-ray.. They say we will call you.. My Dr. calls me. says we need you to come in for a ct scan. I say uhhh alright.  i get the CT scan. They have me meet with a lung specialist.. he says you either have lymphoma or a rare disease called sarcoidosis, we need to do surgery tomorrow. FREAKED ME OUT!.. Had the surgery the next day. THANK GOD it was sarcoid and not lymphoma.... Here is the thing, ever since then I have been worried about getting cancer, when before that time it never crossed my mind.  I had always had anxiety before, but it got a lot worse after that point.  Could this be some type of PTSD playing a role on the anxiety??? I really have no idea so thought I would see what some of you guys think... I know this sparked my anxiety because since then I have been worse.. better these past few months though... Oh anybody who has questions about sarcoid I would be happy to answer too. Most people I talk to have never heard of this disease. But hey, I got it!

[Paxiled]

This isn't really what PTSD is, but don't fret the labels.  Anyone who was in your position would have some concern.

[mele48]

There is one!

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/PTSD---Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder/show/316

[mele48]

This doesn't seem crazy to me.  I'm sorry you're still struggling - it's been a tough time for me, too.  :0(

How scary for you!  So glad it wasn't lymphoma, and they were able to resolve your issue.  

I don't know anything about PTSD, so I can't help you there.  But I can tell you I had some similar experiences with anxiety tied to a health condition.  When I was 19, I started blacking out with no warning - 3x this happened.  One time, I smashed face/shoulder first into the bathtub.  After 3 months, they couldn't figure out what was wrong with me.  Finally, they discovered it was a heart issue - easily managed with medication.  BUT - for years afterwards, everytime I felt the slightest twinge with my heart, I got very scared of blacking out again.  Took me a long time to get past that.  

So, in my opinion, it would be understandable that you would struggle with that.  But again, I don't know anything about PTSD.  You might check and see if there's a forum on the site for that - maybe some folks struggling with that diagnosis could advise you.  

Best wishes to you!