For the past two, years there have been
five, maybe six times, where this has
happened. It's completely random, it seems
(as it just woke me from my sleep) and
absolutely terrifying.
My heart will start beating extremely
irregularly, like instead of it's normal
tha-thump tha-thump, it just beats in
random, fast-paced bursts. (thump
th-th-thump th-thump thump) This has
lasted anywhere from 5 minutes, up to
around 30 (today), is very painful in the
chest area, and causes me to become short
of breath and lethargic almost to the
point of not being able to move.
I went to the doctor about it last year.
He referred me to a specialist who then
put me on a heart monitor for a couple
weeks. Unfortunately, an episode didn't
occur while I was hooked up to the thing,
and they told me I was fine, much to my
dismay.
It scares the hell out of me. Should I see
another doctor? What the heck is going on?
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tufftitan2
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Posted: 07-22-08 01:28am
Ask them to give you one of those monitors
that measures your heart waves for a week
or so and see what happens. I too get what
you get quit often, but then again I do
have a heart problem called HCM. I get
what you get like 1 every week, since I
was 16 and I'm only 20. I had the same 1st
symptoms like you. I'm not trying to scare
you, I'm just saying you could have what I
have. Its not too bad of a heart problem,
it just means you have 2-3x's bigger heart
than normal people, meaning there is more
muscle in your heart so it has to pump
harder for it to work the same functions
as it would a normal heart, which could be
the reason for your chest pain. Your best
bet is to get a EKG done. That usually
reveals if your heart has any
irregularities.
So if you do decide to go to the doctor
again, which I would advise, would be to
go see a cardiologist and 1st get an EKG
and then a ultrasound of your heart but
only do this second test if something
shows up on the 1st. Best regards to you!!
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HealthFirst
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Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 4
Posted: 07-24-08 07:38am
tufftitan2
wrote:
Ask them to give you one of
those monitors that measures your heart
waves for a week or so and see what
happens. I too get what you get quit
often, but then again I do have a heart
problem called HCM. I get what you get
like 1 every week, since I was 16 and I'm
only 20. I had the same 1st symptoms like
you. I'm not trying to scare you, I'm just
saying you could have what I have. Its not
too bad of a heart problem, it just means
you have 2-3x's bigger heart than normal
people, meaning there is more muscle in
your heart so it has to pump harder for it
to work the same functions as it would a
normal heart, which could be the reason
for your chest pain. Your best bet is to
get a EKG done. That usually reveals if
your heart has any irregularities.
So if you do decide to go to the doctor
again, which I would advise, would be to
go see a cardiologist and 1st get an EKG
and then a ultrasound of your heart but
only do this second test if something
shows up on the 1st. Best regards to
you!!
Thanks for the reply man. After you
mentioned it, I read up on HCM.
Apparently, in some cases it causes sudden
cardiac death, and the symptoms are exacly
what I'm going through, so I'm definitely
going back to the doc.
Thank God my episodes aren't as frequent
as yours. I'd be a wreck.
