please help so scared

[dizzychar89]

i am 38 weeks pregnant,an have really bad anxiety i am on meds and seeing a cbt for this.yesterday I started to have some pain the right side of my chest,ive been a little short of breath but that comes and goes,the pain has been there since yesterday but not noticable all the time.i have been to the hospital twice over the last 3 months and had tests done that didnt show any clot/pe but im petrafied plz help,right now im feeling very light headed,hot and like im going to die from a blood clot any second,ive just been to the loo but ran back downstairs to my partner becuase im petrified im going to die,please help me :-( i cant calm down or stop worrying x

[dizzychar89]

I try my best not to act that way infront of them,and i dont think they have realised.i am seeing a cbt who is fantastic,i do feel ive got a little better but still such a long way to go,im hopeing in a few weeks when ive had this baby it might help things calm down abit,but thats another thing i remember being in a terrible state after the birth of my last child so much so that the first few months of her life i dont really remember x

[RubyWitch]

Then my advice is get some therapy to deal with your health anxiety and your very common fear of dying, so that you can live an anxiety free life while watching your babies grow up. You will also be doing them a huge favor by not growing up with a hypochondriac. My mother was one and my entire childhood was spent expecting her to die any day. When I realized that as a young adult, I was following in her footsteps with every little ache and pain a sure sign of cancer or brain tumors, I got my butt into therapy cuz my mother spent a miserable life before one of her fears actually came true.
Life is way too short, you don't want to get to the end of it and regret not having lived it.
Peace
Greenlydia

[dizzychar89]

Thanks for your advice,today the chest pain had gone when i woke up,still some shortness of breathe but not too bad.my focus on dying from pe is purely because of the chest pain and short of breath plus im very paranoid of dying,it scares the hell out of me i just want to be safe and happy and watch my kids grow up x

[RubyWitch]

I'd strongly suggest you schedule a visit ASAP with your OB/GYN and discuss these issues.
The shortness of breath could be something as benign as the baby changing position and pressing on your diaphram which will give you the sensation of shortness of breath. Anxiety can also make you feel short of breath, but the bottom line is here is the safety of your baby and for that reason alone, you should have this checked out.
Your paranoia of having a PE is a wee bit out of control and that's something you should discuss with your doctor first and your therapist second. What has caused you to be so focused on dying from a PE?
If you can't leave your partner long enough to pee without freaking out you're going to die, you need to get help for this immediately.
I think it might help you a great deal if you began posting on one of our many pregnancy forums. You are not the only woman to have terrible fears when pregnant. The women over there will give you a ton of support.
You're going to be fine, but you DO need to calm down.
I wish you the very best and maybe YOU will have the first baby of 2012!
Peace
Greenlydia