Question Diagnosis What Questions to Ask Cardiologist Posted: 09-10-07 14:49pm
My 16 year old son started having strange
symptoms almost a year and a half ago.
first thing he noticed was a slight
occasional tremor in his hand. Had an
episode in school almost blacked out and
felt as if his heart momentarily stopped
and then began racing. He proceeded to get
a strange rash over his body in places was
given a steroid to take. The rash still
lingered and going back to the doctor
yielded no diagnosis. Not long after this
rash disappeared he started having
fainting episodes. Back to the doctor, had
an echo was "normal". Then an appointment
with a cardiologist who diagnosed
neurocardiogenic syncope. Blood pressure
would go up and down. Given atenolol and
steroid, told to increase fluid and salt
intake. Time passed and troubling symptoms
did not get better. He once was active
could go from sun up to sun down. Fatique
was debilitating and still is. The
cardiologist did another echo, this time
the mild mitral prolapse was found with
slight leaking. My son likes to lift
weights but when he does now his heart
beats so hard you can see his chest move
with each beat. He had a couple of
irregular heartbeats 2 days in a row.
Cardiologist at last visit decided to take
him off the atenolol. He is not able to
withstand much physical activity still,
and has felt like he is about to faint ,
and almost collapsed after running for a
few minutes. He also has exercise induced
asthma along with regular asthma. He
feels like the cardiologist is not taking
him seriously. I have read that sometimes
asthma and mitral valve are diagnosed when
indeed it is cardiomyopathy, which was
suspected in the beginning. I need help to
know what questions to ask the
cardiologist and what can be done to be
absolutely sure it is not something more
serious than mitral valve. I am concerned
that when he has gym and physical strength
and training at school that something bad
might happen to him. I know this is a
lengthy post but I need some suggestions.
thank you
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mml78
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Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 01-17-08 16:30pm
Hi, jdytlbt. I just came across your post
when I was researching something else.
How is your son? I just wanted to ask
because I was a teenager with a heart
problem (atrial fibrillation) and I can
definitely relate to what you are going
through. It can take a long time to get
answers, and I hope by this time, you have
some more information on what is going on
with him. Take care!
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Healthy heart
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Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 7 Location: CA, USA
HOW IS HIS DIET Posted: 02-06-08 00:08am
I came across your post and I was
interested in his diet
Does your son eat a good diet.
Is he taking any supplements and or other
medications?
Also - did he have a stress echo? Or just
an echo?
If you could let me know this would be
really important information.
Has he been tested for diabetes?
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Madonna
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Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 2
pacemaker issues Posted: 03-05-08 11:36am
Can trauma such as a fall cause a
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