I have always been overweight throughout my childhood. I (19M) was always aware of it and tried a few times to change unsuccessfully. Around August of last year I finally got serious about these changes and began dieting and exercising regularly. I have come down from 293 to 240 pounds and still going steadily, as well as having put on a decent amount of muscle (I couldnt even feel my biceps and chest muscles before I started.
Im very proud of where I am and havent stalled out, but over the past week or 2 I started developing random episodes where I would get shortness of breath and occasionally a tiny amount of chest pain, not really painful, but more just being able to feel my heartbeat. I went to the ER and my blood pressure was super high (I had high bp before this, but it was steadily going down with the lifestyle changes and wasnt in a terribly concerning range). My ekg and blood tests all came out normal which is good, and taking the tests at home with proper relaxation still yield closer to normal numbers. I was discharged and prescribed a medication to lower the bp.
I talked with my mom and she said that she has gone to the er multiple times in the past for similar symptoms which ended up being panic attacks. I have been debating on seeing a cardiologist, but since then ive had this crushing feeling that I was too late to change and ive already messed things up beyond repair, I have some close family members with diabetes so thats also a concern.
I dont mean this to be a post for any sort of medical advice, only a doctor could really say that, but I wanted to get the feeling that im too late off of my chest (theres a joke to be made here), im sure the people around me are probably tired of hearing me ramble about it.
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