I need your opinion!!

[Dalton1]

Hi to all, not sure if this is the right place to ask but... I did nose surgery twice in 2019 (one at the begining of the year and other one at the end of the year) and since then I have problems with breathing... My stomach cramps and I got this sensation that I cant breath enough air in my lungs...I keep getting this feeling everyday for almost 3 years now...

I do have asthma which is not that bad since all of my test are good... also I got to mention that I lived most of my life with single mother who was alcoholic which stressed me for sure... I was always a bit anxious but never head this problems...

I went to private otolaryngologist and aesthetic surgeon this year and she told me that my nose is not operated really good and that I have septum perforation... but she especially emphasized that this shouldnt give me this symptoms and that I should seek psychological help (also my asthma nurse told me the same)....

My main problem is that I dont feel so anxious and I love my life but it is a struggle everyday... only thing that helps me is asthma therapy which doctor says is placebo... since I instantly feel better after taking puff of fostair inhalator...

What do you think about all of this? is this really my head that is the problem or?

I am physically completely healthy but in my mind I still doubt that doctors missed something and that my nose cause me this problem... which doesnt make sense since my asthma would get worse if I am not properly breathing through my nose.. am I right? Also why would inhalator help me if my nose is the main problem?

I am constantly doubting about my physicall health and I went to numerous doctors in this 3 years which all told me that I am healthy (I went to multiple asthma doctors and otolaryngologist doctors)... Could my childhood really be the main problem and all the stress that I lived in?

[Bboris]

Yes.

[Bboris]

Health anxiety is just another form of anxiety. Seeek professional help as soon as you can. Good luck.

[Babe1213]

Hi Dalton 1. First thing to do is take back control of - well - you! The medics you have consulted otolarynologist, nurse, and aesthetic specialist all appear to think you shouldn't have these symptoms, which is good. You mention having lived with an alcoholic mother, I fully understand that, both my parents drank to excess, and from the age of a toddler, I dutifully undid my mother's surgical corsets after she had been drinking all night, I can assure you it was not a pleasant experience.. I wouldn't wish that experience on my worst enemy. I had many years of anxiety after I married at 20 - now almost 75, we have been married 54years, and I am only in the last 5 - 6 years feeling the benefit of taking back my control of my life. I did this with help from my cardiologist who did not agree with the mixture of prescription tablets my GP had kept me on for so many years. Things were so bad when my 3 children were teenagers, I would still be calling them up to go to school when they were coming home from school at 5.00pm My days became blurs. I to, have experienced that feeling of being unable to breath, it felt like not having enough going into all the regions of my body. I learned how to breathe correctly by as deeply as possible in through my nose, allowing it to reach my tummy, then breathing out through my mouth. It was an incredible experience. A lot of people think anxiety is caused by various hormones, this is not so. It is actually a self induced symptom for which the cause of the symptom needs to be - I'll used the word 'exorcised' (though not in the spiritual way - unless one is involved in spiritualism) Find someone you can trust, friend, spouse, priest, doctor, someone who will listen, someone who will not judge. If you cannot find anyone, ask your GP, or priest if they can put you in touch with support locally. Do you have Samaritans? I am assuming you are from U S A (I am in UK) - but the terminology for your medics is more in keeping with U S A than anywhere else I know. If you have Samaritans, (Samaritans are not only there for suicidal people, which i don't for one minute you), but they are there to listen and to refer to other people with the expertise to help. Basically you need to talk about what happened to you as a child, - you need to be able to say openly - you were actually abused as a child, not necessarily physically, or sexually, but by neglect, lack of parental care and love. You also need to learn to love yourself. When you feel these episodes of anxiety, lack of breath, learn how to relax,. If you would like any more help please get back onto this forum, if I can help I will. It was during the times I tended my mum, at the age of 3, that I met with Christ, who has guided me through all the hurt. I am now a Christian Minister. I will pray for you

[designguy]

first I will say that it doesn't matter if it's a placebo if you think it's not harmful and helps you go ahead with it. Yes, your past history in childhood can definitely be causing your anxiety/emotional issues and the best thing you can do is find a good therapist to work with to help you investigate, process and heal. You may actually be suffering from c-ptsd/trauma which is common from growing up in an an unstable environment with an alcoholic parent. So you might benefit from finding a therapist who specializes in treating trauma/c-ptsd. Mine used emdr therapy which I found very helpful.

I had chronic sinus infections for years and had surgery for a deviated septum and promptly got another sinus infection while healing the surgery - LOL. It did help my breathing though but I don't hav asthma issues.