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17 yr female...sick since August. Help? :(?

Hey, hope you guys can help me.? Please help me out if you can. :) I'm a 17 year-old-girl, & was always healthy with no serious medical problems. I'm 5'2, 116 pounds. I don't smoke, drink, or do drugs. I've lived a normal life (more or less, lol), but I suffer from depression & stuff... :( But for whatever reason, I started getting REALLY REALLY sick near the end of August 2008, & I've been "sick" ever since then. And it's January now!! I have these horrible symptoms that won't seem to go away & no one can tell me why. - Constant pounding, hard, heavy heartbeat - Swollen, sore, yucky feeling throat - Weird breathing (I have an odd awareness of my own breath ALOT)... really weird... >< - Weird fluttery, uncomfortable "air" feelings in chest - Stomach pains & feeling like my stomach has acid in it - On & off urinary tract infections I was so sick & scared for months until the docs finally diagnosed me with an H. pylori infection. So I went on a round of 3 antibiotics that I had to take 3 times a day for a month. And the side-effects were not pleasant, lol!! I'm ALOT better than I used to be, but I still have these weird symptoms & it's hard for me to enjoy life now because they make me feel so uncomfortable. I cry everyday because of this. The docs say it's anxiety, and maybe it is. But that doesn't change what I'm feeling. I've had many tests done, including: - Several blood & urine tests - 3 Ultrasounds of my heart - 24 Holtor monitor - Stress test - Physicals - Endoscopy I'm going with my Dad over to the clinic tomorrow to talk with a doctor. I'm going to get a PAP Smear/pelvic exam I think & I got to find out my biopsy results (which I'm sure is fine because I think they would've called us if they found something serious). The cardiologist said I could live to 100 with the condition that my heart is in. He said I just need to train my heart & work it out a bit more. All the doctors say I'm a perfectly healthy normal girl. I'm attractive, healthy, & fit. I live in Germany, & I went with my parents to Amsterdam & before we left, we ate at some Chinese resteraunt... I had seafood. On the bus ride home I started feeling sick..Coincidence maybe?? I'm super glad they haven't found anything for me to worry about, but I STILL have these symptoms & they're just awful. But my heart pounds even when I just go up/down a flight of stairs, lol!! I wish they would just go away. I want my normal life back. Any help and/or advice on what I should do? Thanks for taking to the time to read this... Oooh, yeah... HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! :) P.S. I've also been getting more sick lately...cold & flu symptoms. Probably from all the cold weather. And I take Zoloft for depression...just thought I'd mention it, hehee. NO, I'm not crazy, lol. :) Just kinda uptight & worried... xD

Public Comments

1. I personally think these symptoms are something to do with anxiety, but I am no doctor. I would seek a second opinion from another doctor. EDIT - didnt read it all and just saw half way down that the doctor has mentioned anxiety to you before. I'm pretty sure he would be right saying this, and I think the more you worry about what these symptoms are, the worse they get. Perhaps do something to take your mind of it, go swimming, read a book, go for a jog, etc. I'm sure if it was anything serious, it would have been picked up on with all the tests that you have had. I have had a heart murmur all of my life, and had open heart surgery at 6. I have an extremely rare form of anaemia, and have blood transfusions every 6 weeks. I have been in and out of hospital countless times. Honestly, they are professionals, if something was SERIOUSLY wrong, you would know by now hun. Good luck, and I wish you well, I hope you get to the bottom of your problems and 2009 is a better year for you.