Sammantha
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Hi everyone i have been on this site for a loooooooong time...... I get to add another specialist to my list, a cardiologist... Awhile back i was having heart palpatations that would awake me at night.... Three days ago i pushed myself to work and i was sick. I thought the virus settled into my chest as it was so sore, but i had no cough.. Then before i went to work i took a shower and the mist made me short of breathe, i had palpatations and was so dizzy... This passed and i went to work, by the end of the day my chest was so sore i went to bed early... I awoke directly at 1:30 am to my heart feeling like it was going to jump out of my chest. I sat up and tried to meditate, i then walked around... it was not getting better and i called 911. The ambulance hooked me up to a monitor in my house then put me in the ambulance they gave me a shot to regulate my heart beat but it did not work, the ride was fifteen minutes long... I got to the hospital and my heart rate had finally dropped to 120. I stayed for a few hours and they took a chest x ray and kept me hooked to the EKG. My heart rate finally settled at 90... I went home, the ER doc referred me to a cardiologist........ I feel like the closer i get to death the closer i get to a diagnosis..... By the way the ER doc called it PSVT..
I was lucky in the sense that the fast heartrate lasted so long because they were able to catch it on the print out, the doc said sometimes by the time you get to the hospital your heartrate returns to normal and it does not show up on the print out...... Why do i have to go through these horrible experiences before i get help? I am starting to feel sorry for myself and that doesn't help anybody! Best wishes to all, i will write back when i see the cardiologist... Sam
I was lucky in the sense that the fast heartrate lasted so long because they were able to catch it on the print out, the doc said sometimes by the time you get to the hospital your heartrate returns to normal and it does not show up on the print out...... Why do i have to go through these horrible experiences before i get help? I am starting to feel sorry for myself and that doesn't help anybody! Best wishes to all, i will write back when i see the cardiologist... Sam