I'm a 42 yr old Female, fairly healthy. In the last 8-9 mos, I haven't felt "right". It started with light palpataions and intensified to breathing difficulties/chest pains at times. I got my heart checked-stress test, EKG, and ultrasound in December-all was well, just a slight murmur. Okay,I took the answer and went home.
In March,I had what the Drs & hospital thought was an anxiety attack, but definitely not a heart attack. It started suddenly with pressure in my chest, shoulder, and up into my neck/teeth and ear. I had overall flushing of sweats/chills along explosive diarrhea and repeated vomiting. It was very difficult to get the vomiting under control After blood, urine, xrays etc, I was sent home with no answers. Nonetheless it was attack #1. So f/up w/ the Primary says I have high blood pressure and anxiety. Okay-I take the answer and medicine and go home.
In April, attack #2, the same things, heavy pressure just above my stomach-right between the ribs. Again with the sudden overall flushing all over again. The breathing difficulty was much more intense. I was extremely, extremely ill with diarrhea and vomiting, worthy of a 6-day hospital stay. I was poked, scoped and scanned in every direction. The only findings, are what I would say, not even significant to my illness; esophagael erosion, slight ulcer, diverticulosis and a little bit of hemmorhoids. Still the only answer was the good old infamous guess and blanket statement... it must be a viral infection. Okay, so I take that and go home, to a 3 week recovery to replace my ilium lining. I never want to get that sick again.
Six weeks later-I have another attack,#3,out of nowhere, same thing. BP Shot up to 171/101, diarrhea, sweats and chills, vomiting and pressure in the upper chest almost into my neck/throat. After I blew out in every direction, and laid down for a while, it passed. I don't know why this one passed so quickly.
My primay is sending me to an endocronologist now to rule out carcinoid syndrome. Of course, I couldn't get an appt until the end of July and that was instead of November!! I just had an Octreocide scan series and now I'm working on the two 24-hour urine collection tests.
I was checking into the carcinoid syndrome, but nowhere does it say anything about vomiting. At this point I'm a little apprehensive to eat or go more than 10 minutes away from a toilet.
Are we looking in the right direction??
The only info I could think to add, relative or not, is that i may be becoming menopausal. About 2-3 years ago I pulled a groin muscle that gets a little aggravated at times. Also about 7-8 yrs ago, I had was dumb enough to dive into a stream, and hit a tree, causing extensive facial tears and body trauma, including major bruising/lumps (I still have a lump today)to the chest/sternum area.
The only cancer history is my paternal side-prostate.
I appreciate and thank you in advance for your thoughts and considerations, anything helps. Thank you.