I really haven’t started lifting more it’s been pretty steady for about 2 years now. It might be the combination of night shift and just lifting heavy in general that may be causing more stress than I was experiencing before. It was three weeks ago I switched to nights and prior to that I was on days for 3 months. Before switching to this job I actually worked nights for 3 years in the ICU (way more stressful of a job than I do now). Granted I do have stress being that I’m learning a new role. In terms of protein intake I have an app that gives me a set amount of grams to I take based on my weight and activity level. I may try to go “lighter” on weight but if it a hernia I am nervous that any weight will make me feel SOB.

I’m thinking that I should maybe get a chest X-ray to rule out PE and possibly a GI doc to rule out hiatal hernia. I know that some of it is probably anxiety but I don’t think it’s a symptom of anxiety, I think the anxiety comes from feeling like I can’t get a good breath.