Hi all! I'm hoping somebody can you give me their experience with this or some peace of mind.

I'm currently 23 weeks pregnant, 5'3 and 170 pounds. Prior to my pregnancy I wasn't very active, never really been into exercise, but I wasn't overweight or anything.

I've been experiencing shortness of breath since probably about seven or eight weeks pregnant. It seems to have gotten progressively worse to the point where I can barely walk up a flight of stairs without being extremely out of breath. I also have a rapid heartbeat and occasionally chest discomfort/pain. I remember this happening with my last pregnancy but not until I was much further along, definitely not starting out at the very beginning of my pregnancy.

I talked to my doctor about a week and a half ago about this and he didn't seem very concerned but said he would refer me to a Cardiologist. I still have not heard from the cardiologist and I called my doctor's office today and left a message asking when I should expect a call or if there was an office I could call to make an appointment. I'm starting to freak out that I might have a pulmonary embolism or something crazy like that. I'm really trying not to go to a hospital or something like that tonight as we have a terrible snowstorm already starting, I have a two-year-old here at home and covid. I am considering going to the hospital possibly tomorrow if I don't hear from the doctor.

Anyone else experienced something like this?