u/Puzzleheaded-Art7356

So I have been experiencing this for the past week and I went to A&E and my hospital because it got so bad. I have a hiatal hernia and believe it is the culprit but I obviously have to wait now for my doctor to send me to gastroenterology for more tests, which is... gonna be a while. And obviously the hospital only diagnosed me with gastroenteritis and basically said take Gavison/Buscopan, stay hydrated etc due to elevated white blood cells, though they may have miss diagnosed because some symptoms I told them I think was because of anxiety attacks because of what is happening.
They said my hernia wasn't in a position that would cause alarm but given I only got this air hunger since the hernia, I do believe it is affecting things. Like I just have this constant tightness in my abdomen that never goes away.

How do people even live with this? Like I don't feel like doing anything at all because the sensation of constantly needing to take in air. I can't sigh or yawn fully and when I say this to my doctors they just look at me so confused. Any tips? I am on pantoprazole and have taken some propranolol and the two medicines mentioned above. I guess this post is just so I don't feel so alone either.

I have issues with my ears and the GP gave me nasal spray to clear them but I also have issues with wax clogging up my canal and had all this cleared thinking I'd get an appointment soon. The referral letter says to contact the hospital if not heard anything by a particular date and when I did was told it could be up to nine months when I get to the top of the list and an appointment letter sent out? I knew the NHS was in a bad shape, but never realised it was this bad till now 😫

Like where is the cut-off point? Or will companies keep shaving grams off everything or adding less to a pack until they decide to just sell us molecules to buy at extortionate rates?