rebem86
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All,
This might be the wrong forum to bring this topic up in but this has been such a wonderful place I thought I would pose my question here. Especially since RLR is a retired Neurologist.
I finally feel like I have trumped my heart related anxiety. I saw the director of cardiology at a hospital near where I live. He reviewed all my past tests: EKGs, 7 Day Holter, Echo, Stress Test and even did another resting EKG. He then sat me down and assured me that my heart was fine and that I will live to be 99. I have to tell you it goes a long way when a doctor also caters to the mental anguish people go through when not knowing what is wrong with them. He then proceeded to tell me he wants to take me off my beta blocker and he is going to write to my former cardiologist. He told me he sees hearts like mine all the time and I have nothing to worry about. It was like a weight lifted from my shoulders.
But on to part two of my story. I have been seeing a psychologist since January to help with my Anxiety, which has been great. I am doing some great introspection and am learning a lot about myself.
However, know that I don't constantly feel like I am about to have a cardiac related event, I noticed my legs are really bothering me. I want to be able to chalk it up as another symptom of anxiety but I am starting to get nervous as it is starting to bother me.
I am experiencing tight calves and shins that twitch, pressure on top of the thighs right where it meets the waist, and lower back pain. I still have strength in my legs but they feel sluggish. Advil and stretching does not seem to help at the moment.
I don't know if being tense for 6 months with constant worry of dying has taken a toll on my back or I tweaked my back without realizing it, but it annoying and I don't want this to take a toll on my emotional health.
The twitching and electric like feeling in my legs and feet are distracting, my lower back feels really tight and hurts when I stretch it out. I've been doing some walking about 2 miles and that seems to help somewhat but I noticed I am not comfortable running as it seems like my legs are not all there.
For those of you who haven't seen my posts before I am a 27 year old male, 6 feet and about 225 pounds.
I have had tons of blood work done multiple CBCs, d-dimers, lyme disease, TSH with T3 T4, kidney function, liver function, gall bladder function. I've had vitamin d, b12, potassium, magnesium tests done. My vitamin d level is low (22 up from 16) and I don't know what to do next.
Do I schedule an appointment with a doctor? I've been dealing with the legs for a few months now, but they are seeming to bother me more and more as of late.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
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