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Thanks for the reply. Funny you bring up triglycerides cause my old doctor ( one before last) actually listened to me and my symptoms and had me set up for a triglyceride count for my next lab work to see if thats why my heart beats so fast. I didn't get the changes to go as right after he stopped taking my insurance. Thing is i have social anxiety and any little thing can sometimes make my heart start pounding like crazy. Thing is i was always told by doctors that anxiety can't kill you, and your heart racing due to anxiety isn't the same as someone who has a real heart problem and can't cause any damage. Well, now after certain recent studies i have heard otherwise, that anxiety , which leads to stress can kill.

Thing is though Machaon is i feel great! which is why maybe the symptoms are just all in my head? i'm 5'7" 160 pounds, work out every other day. I really thought some of the pins were due to overtraining , especially soem of the stuff i do such as weighted push ups, pull ups, which really can put pressure on the pec area. My family history is nobody with any heart problems , no diabetes. never had blood sugar checked.

So what would i say to my doctor about what blood work i need done and what to look for? like "give me the works" LOL or should he know what to check for? I used to drink a Ton of beer in my early 20's and not a week went by for like 8 beers when i didn't go a week without drinking like 8 beers, especially in my college days. But i have since cut down to once/every few weeks and stopped smoking years ago. I have always lifted weights since i was a teen. Figures once i start getting healthy i notice these problems right? Whats weird though is right this second i have no pain, or weird feelings, i really think the leg burning sensation and the heart pain has something to do with the other. I even feel a few lumps in my ankle area!! like little balls, and one big on my calve , they only show up when i flex my muscle though and of course my other color ruled those out as well! how can it be a coincidence i have that pin in that same leg where those tumor like balls are?

Weird thing is the heart pain hasn't gotten worse ,and it always seem like on days when i don't think about it , it's not there, but then other times i feel it. and sometimes wake up with the pain. It's never constant either. I really think it's a blood clot. Like i said i have had it for months now ( around february) so if it was something really serious like a heart attack i think i would have had it by now. Also i never have any of the pains WHILE exercising and my heart rate is up. Even though my doctors appointment is coming up on tuesday and it's a new doc, i can't help but be apprehensive just from past experiences, that i wont get results for weeks, and if he wants me to see a cardiologist that would take another month probably to set up an appointment. I really want to go to the ER , this way i would get tests right away, ya know? But like i said i'm not in any pain, and if i went in there saying ' chest pain" they'd throw me on a gurney or something LOL and i would flip the heck out! Oh well, either way i'm sure the damage is done since it's been so long! between the anxiety for almost my whole life, the beers, the working out my heart is probably the size of a basketball!

edit: also forgot to answer your question about how i eat. I have an occasional cheat meal here and there, otherwise i eat pretty clean. I even got out all caffeine months ago. I take omega 3 supplements and whey protein powder.