Maybe i'm just crazy, but since my surgeries in October, my emotions have been all haywire. I have experienced 3 full-blown anxiety attacks since then for the first time EVER in my life, the last one which was just last week landed me in the emergency room. I'd always been known in the family as the calm, level-headed one. Even in the most stressful of situations, i was usually able to remain calm, outwardly at least. But not anymore. My mother is 86 yrs old and very fragile healthwise. All 3 anxiety attacks were due to news of her failing health and my trying to get to her when she needed me.
Last week i was at work, doing fine (I thought), when i received a phone call about my mother, and i left work to go check on her. Along the way i started hyperventilating, and it rapidly progressed into the tingling arms and legs, tightness in chest, dizziness, wheezing, crying mess that frightened my family. Also, not sleeping at night is a major problem for me. And i become very short of breath from doing the simplest of tasks around the house.
Have any of you experienced difficulties like these since your surgery? I thought by this time (3 months post-op) things would have settled down more than they have for me. Discouragement is lurking in the corners, i'm afraid.
Last week i was at work, doing fine (I thought), when i received a phone call about my mother, and i left work to go check on her. Along the way i started hyperventilating, and it rapidly progressed into the tingling arms and legs, tightness in chest, dizziness, wheezing, crying mess that frightened my family. Also, not sleeping at night is a major problem for me. And i become very short of breath from doing the simplest of tasks around the house.
Have any of you experienced difficulties like these since your surgery? I thought by this time (3 months post-op) things would have settled down more than they have for me. Discouragement is lurking in the corners, i'm afraid.
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