Hello all. I am a 30 year old woman who in my mid-20s was first misdiagnosed by a couple of doctors with pulmonary hypertension (which was terrifying). However, I sought another set of opinions and was promptly re-diagnosed by a couple of other doctors as having mild to moderate pulmonary STENOSIS. I have been seen by two cardiologists in the US who have both said that my condition should be "asymptomatic" and I "shouldn't have any problems."
In light of all the things I do experience, however, it's incredibly hard to trust that they're right. I have recently been dealing with:
chest tightness
heart flutters
a feeling of a pounding heart, especially at night
hot flashes and feeling sweaty
anxiety and weepiness
perception of a difficulty getting enough air.
I know what you're thinking: panic/anxiety attacks. Now, I do indeed have a tendency towards anxiety, especially with relation to my health. I know that the above symptoms could have NOTHING to do with pulmonary stenosis. Then again, I'm not convinced that they don't--or that they indicate something more, well, sinister than pulmonary stenosis. There just seems to be too much going on in my chest area in the past 5 years for "shouldn't have any symptoms" to be reassuring. Obviously something is going on.
My main question, I think, is this: can pulmonary stenosis be easily confused with pulmonary hypertension? Can one cause the other?
Thanks for any input, experiences, advice.