I had a routine stress test done about a
week ago. During the treadmill test my
heart went into palpitations after the
first 2-2 1/2 minutes. During this time I
had shortness of breath but no chest
pains. The palpitations subsided as I
cooled down from test. Today the doctor
went over the results and informed me
that, even though my stress test came out
normal( no signs of blockage or ischemia)
I may have what they call LBBB-Left Bundle
Branch Blockage. He stated that in his
years of practice he has only seen right
bundle branch blochage. He is referring me
to another cardiaologist, one who
specializes in the electrical workings of
the heart. He then tells me that he read
up on studies on LBBB and the mortality
rates. He gave me an echoardiagram sfter
we discussed my stress test results to see
if there is anything there. The person
administering the echo stated that
everything looked good, even though I will
have to wait for a week for the
cardiaologist to give me the results.
From what I can gather is that I
have an excersize induced LBBB. I did some
research into excersize LBBB and read
everything from the condition being
serious to condition being manageable. I
am 52 yr old male, slightly overweight,
dont smoke, rarely drink, borderline high
cholesteral, no family history of cardiac
disease. Can anyone give me some insights
into this?? I am kinda feaked about about
what I have read and I will probably have
to wait till after the holidays to see the
cardiologist who specializes in LBBB.
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felix_G
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 1
excercised-induced lbbb Posted: 02-05-08 15:55pm
The same happened to me last summer.
During my regular treadmill excercise in
the fitness center I suddenly felt a kind
of mild pain in my chest. Diagnosis is
excercise-induced lbbb, reason unknown. My
echocardiogram, long-term ecg, blood test
etc. do not show anything to worry about.
I´m the type of slightly underweight,
non-smoking, sporting heart-healthy man,
aged 46, no family history of cardiac
disease. I heard as many different
opinions as I consulted doctors.
On the internet, I also got very different
information. As a result, I developed pain
and felt worse and worse. Next diagnosis
was a severe depression, caused by
cardiophoby. So please, don´t worry too
much about your lbbb. Perhaps it may help
you that we´re not alone, even if this
lbbb seems to be very rare, it obviously
must not come from an underlying disease
that is threatening your life. I met a
biker from austria, same age as us, who
lives with this kind of
heart-rate-dependent lbbb since 18 years
without any further problems.
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lula33
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 2
LBBB Posted: 04-10-08 22:28pm
I'm so glad to have found a few people who
can feel my pain (literally). I am only
33 years old and was just dx with LBBB.
I'm healthy, work out 4 times a week, eat
mostly all natural and organic foods and
feel I get enough rest. Apparently, I
have had this for about 2 years. I've
been feeling these chest pain like
pressure up against my chest. 2 yrs ago i
had an EKG done and she only dx me with a
heart murmur. Two days ago after my
second EKG she, the dr., claims she has
told me about this then. I think I would
have remembered if i had a heart problem.
Hello! So I saw the Cardiologist yesterday
and he would like me to have a two day
stress test done next week. So this means
since I was 31 i have had this issue. My
only daughter is 13. I don't know what to
tell her about what the future holds for
me. I read and sometimes cry. I'm not
suppose to stress right? I don't know what
to do or what not to do. I need some
serious light shedding.
Help!
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lula33
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 2
Re: LBBB Posted: 04-10-08 22:31pm
lula33
wrote:
I'm so glad to have found a
few people who can feel my pain
(literally). I am only 33 years old and
was just dx with LBBB. I'm healthy, work
out 4 times a week, eat mostly all natural
and organic foods and feel I get enough
rest. Apparently, I have had this for
about 2 years. I've been feeling these
chest pain like pressure up against my
chest. 2 yrs ago i had an EKG done and
she only dx me with a heart murmur. Two
days ago after my second EKG she, the dr.,
claims she has told me about this then. I
think I would have remembered if i had a
heart problem. Hello! So I saw the
Cardiologist yesterday and he would like
me to have a two day stress test done next
week. So this means since I was 31 i have
had this issue. My only daughter is 13.
I don't know what to tell her about what
the future holds for me. I read and
sometimes cry. I'm not suppose to stress
right? I don't know what to do or what not
to do. I need some serious light
shedding.
Help!
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dappercat
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 1
Re:LBBB Posted: 06-05-08 09:00am
I am a 32 year old female who was just
diagnosed with LBBB. I have a healthy
lifestyle: never smoked or drank, healthy
weight (5'4", 120bs) , exercise daily,
generally good eating habits. I found out
I had a LBBB a couple of days ago when I
was doing a charity bike ride from San
Francisco to Los Angeles. I ride my bike
every day and trained for the event for 6
months. I never had any pain or difficulty
during the training or the actual ride. In
fact, I think I had an easier time on the
ride than most people. The first sign that
something was wrong was that I felt faint
and weak as I was walking to my bike to
start the third day of the 7 day event.
There is a history of heart disease in my
family, but many of them smoke(d) and
didn't have the healthy, active lifestyle
that I have. I tend to be anxious and
stressed, but this has improved in recent
years.
In addition to the disappointment that I
feel from not finishing the charity ride,
I am afraid that I will not be able to be
active anymore (and gain a lot of weight),
not be able to travel anymore (another
passion of mine), and spend the rest of my
life in and out of hospitals. I am so
depressed and afraid that my life will be
cut short. I am single and do not have any
children, but I do have a serious
boyfriend with whom I had started to make
serious plans with (marriage, children,
travel, etc.) and I am also mourning the
possible loss of that too.
I admit that I am not handling this well
emotionally. I have been crying and
depressed for the past 2 days and have
started to shut out my boyfriend who has
done so much for me and drove 4 hours and
spent the night with me in the hospital. I
know that the LBBB is not my fault but I
feel like it is totally out of my control.
I am going to make an appointment with the
cardiologist in San Francisco right away
but that is all I can do.
While I am glad that there are other
people in my situation, especially Lula33
who is my age, I am sad that we are all
going through this. This whole situation
seems so sudden and surreal. Just a few
days ago, I was healthy and heroic,
embarking on a serious physical endeavor
that made me and those around me very
proud. Now, I am afraid I am going to die
very soon.
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