[Jacycallista]

I'm a 35 year old woman from Sheridan, Wyoming. I have not technically been diagnosed with CHF, but am nearly positive that I have it, according to WebMd.com and other research that I've done. I have been having chest pains that have gradually gotten worse for about 12 years. I constantly feel like I have an elephant sitting on my chest. I've had a dry cough that has produced blood as of late. I have an extremely hard time breathing. My heart constantly feels like it's going to jump out of my chest...even if I'm just relaxing it just starts racing out of nowhere. After a coughing fit or hard time breathing I am SO exhausted I practially pass out. When I have difficulty breathing, I can only exhale sharply and quickly...I have a very difficult time inhaling. I get these feelings either that my heart is spasming in my chest, or that I have something stuck way down in my esophogus that I can't cough up and hurts....kind of like if you got a large pill stuck down 3/4 the way down your throat....but then the chest pain starts and breathing gets hard. I'm constantly fatigued. I always feel like I cannot possibly sleep enough and I'm getting constantly dizzy and feel like passing out even sitting down. I have very little appetite...but though I eat very little, I have gained over 30lbs in the past year and a half. My legs and ankles and hands have become swollen and no matter WHAT I do, I cannot lose weight more than maybe less than 10lbs. I have a slightly higher blood pressure, but it really hasn't kicked in to where I can actually feel the symptoms. I really don't ingest that much salt because it causes me a really bad migraine if I have too much. Over the past 6 months things have gotten so much worse. Doctors think that I may have had a minor heart attack back in May of 2007 due to extreme stress. I was given a 4 1/2 hour EKG, was told that I may have an aortic block and something wrong with my heart chambers and was told that was to have more testing done...just haven't had the funds to do so, and no insurance...we cannot afford it. 13 years ago, I was misdiagnosed by my OB as anemic and was given prenatal pills with extra Iron. I did not need it and it was actually poisoning me and my baby...I was so ill that I couldn't even keep water down for over 7 months of my pregnancy. I only gained 7 1/2 lbs and 5 1/2 lbs were the baby. She was an emergency C-section and was 5 1/2 weeks premie. Just after they took my daughter, I went code blue and it took them about 15 minutes to restart my heart. I was told back then that my heart had been weakened not only by it stopping but also due to the iron poisoning. I also went from being boarderline diabetic to hypoglycemic due to my pregnancy. Since this has kicked in hard, I have hardly been able to get through a simple day at home without having a chest pain that doesn't debilitate me for a short time as the breathing difficulty sometimes comes directly after any sort of exertion, though not always...they can start out of nowhere even when just relaxing. The doctor that ordered me to have more tests told me to take asprin when the pains hit and to record (or just keep notice) of how long it took for the pain and pressure to subside. The pains are sharp, but not hospitalizing....not yet anyway. But the timing went from about 5 minutes to now nearly an hour. And I'm taking the asprin on average about twice a day. I get up 5-7 times a night to use the bathroom but the urine is clear, no smell and has a little bit of sugar in it (I was given litmus sticks to test my urine due to the possiblity of my diabetes getting worse). I'm really worried that maybe my kidneys have started to shut down on me, or maybe my liver (as Left side pains as well as sharp pains under my lower Left ribs have recently become an issue) might not be working the way it's supposed to. At times it feels as if my ribs have been broken all the way down my left side. I'm scared, I feel lost, and without the funds for the medical attention, I don't know what to do. My fiancee' has started to get frustrated due to the fact that he is lost and unaware of what to do and is so afraid of losing me to this before we can even get our life started together. If anyone has any advice...any at all to help me deal with this situation it would be so greatly appreciated. If you know of any sort of financial aid that might exist to help me get the medical care needed....please let me know ASAP. Thank you for your time, consideration, and help. God Bless.
Jennifer

[DixVal]

What state do you live in? Sounds to me if anyone ever qualified for Medicaid it would be you!