My Heart

I resently had a stroke, I am not tying to scare you but I had some of the same symptoms that u had. My senses became dizzy and I had no feeling in my left side..Now after treatment I have complete feeling in my left side.. Please get it checked as soon as possible...

Drs are just mechanics for our bodies!!!! So you are the boss not the cardiologist & it is your body not his so insist that he answer your questions in full & explain what he plans etc in full. You have rights he's just the mechanic you're the owner!! However as you may not be able to get an appointment with him soon enough to reduce your worry, go & see your loal dr & ask for an explanation of what this abnormality is & what it means for your heart & health & what sort of reasons would the cardiologist have for getting another echo done.

Good luck one site that might have some info is life extension foundation www.Lef.Org - they sell stuff but you can get the information without buying just go to the site & in your case i'd type in
"promenint papillary muscle to the right ventricle" in their search engine section at the top right of the page if this doesn't help go to google or another search engine & type in "what is promenint papillary muscle to the right ventricle" & see what comes up.

Good luck

My mom has something seriously wrong with her heart and no insurance. It will come out of no where and she'll be real dizzy short of breath, chest hurting. Real real tired and her heart is racing out of control, she wont go anywhere for help and heart problems run in the family and she's the only one not going to the doctor cause she cant pay. I'm scared next time it will be it. I cant lose my mom and it hurts to know someone can help but no one will if you dont have money.
Please someone tell me what this problem sounds like and if theres anywhere that can help.
Please..

Starlynn,

first, you need to relax or you will make yourself sick & that won't help anyone including your mum!!!!!!

Next, how old is your mum & how fit/overweight, stressed, depressed etc because the symptoms you descibe could fit a number of other problems other than heart. Stress, menopause (which can occur from about 35 through to 60), anxiety attacks, being overweight & unfit can also cause these symptoms at times of ovrework, overheat or upset. I am sure that there are lots of other causes for these symptoms too.

Do not misunderstand I am not saying your mum does not have heart trouble - just that her symptoms could be from other problems. Also just because heart trouble runs in the family,doesn't mean she has it & even if diagnosed it doesn't mean that she won't live or can't do things (even without insurance) to help prolong her life, just as she can do things to shorten it.

So can you please tell us abit about your mum & her general health/weight/lifestyle/emotional state & whether she has actually been diagnosed with a heart condition??????????????????????

Then I for one promise to do my best to give you some information that can help (but of course if it included say exercise or weight loss then it's up to your mum & nothing you or I say will help if she won't help herself).

Thank you for the reply, but I was looking for more information.But let me tell you a little more about her. She is not over weight, she doesnt eat healthy, very stressed, but we know its a heart problem we just dont know what. Over all she is in fair health. I'm just scared, and need help hope this helped.
Thank you

Starlynn,

you haven't got it yet!! To get information much less have any real hope of getting actual help you have to give/provide information. If I asked you to help me with my daughter who was constantly becoming hysterical, do you think you'd have any idea of what help/advice to give based on that??

You say she's not overweight, but that she doesn't eat healthy & she's very stressed, but that's all. You say you know it's a heart problem you just don't know what. Well if your mum has been diagnosed (actually testewd by a dr & told she has a heart problem) then she (even if she may not have told you) should have or be able to get a fair idea of what the problem is.

You don't indicate her age, or why she's stressed (is it her health or a whole pile of other stuff or both)? How can you or she know that overall she's in fair health?? Plenty of apparently healthy people drop dead every day while plenty of supposedly or really seriously ill people live for years.

If your mum has actually been diagnosed then she can find out a fair bit of detail as to what exactly is wrong & that would help her & you & anyone else help her. If she hasn't been diagnosed, stop assuming she has heart trouble just because it runs in her family. I know families where serious heart trouble runs rampant but not everyone gets it. My own husband is from a family where men rarely survive past 50 (his brother turns 50 this year & he in 5 years time) he smokes, is overweight & out of condition as well as seriously stressed with a stressful job. But none of us spend (or rather waste) our time worrying after all he could be killed in a car accident tomorrow to, but i'm not planning or worrying about that either, after all both he & his brother may be the exceptions - so might your mum, regardless of her symptoms.

Given her symptoms she should improve her diet, do some gentle exercise & realxation/yoga/pilates or similar to destress.

Or if you don't want to answer questions like has she actually been diagnosed or are you all just sasuming then try www.Lef.Org it's site which sells stuff but also provides lots of free info given various problems - although they too are stupid & want to know what is wrong before you can get help as to what to do.

Your answers are not what i'm looking for. I came to this site for help, not to be question about or if the illness is real. Like I said before there's no money, so theres not much help.
I'll look somewhere else.

In order to get help you need to listen, learn & assist you do not choose to do any. Perhaps what you really want is either $$$$ or some sort of majic, well you won't get either in the real world kid, so either let things run their course or grow up & change your attitude.

Thats very rude of you to think its about money or anything other then needing help. I dont plan to spill my mothers whole life story over the net. Like I said, thanks but no thanks for the help.