Freaked
13-07-13, 21:16
So, due to the severity of my symps (passing out, pains, palps, vomiting, can't do anything, unilateral vision probs and reflex loss) I've been trying to reduce my fear of death, within reason. Docs think my condition is probably benign, but my symptoms are so bad all the time that my thoughts go there anyway. It's often said that most people who actually go through cardiac arrest lose a lot of their fear of death, so I was looking for that sort of thing.
Instead I found a mother's account of her daughter who died of long qt syndrome (heart rhythm thing). I always thought its symps were solely passing out and feeling dizzy cos that's what the literature always says. But for a few weeks this girl felt dizzy, had pains in her left arm and neck, and an episode of pain in her chest where she felt like she couldn't breathe. She was fourteen and her doc put it down to stress. Then she died in bed.
I've had ekgs which that poor girl didn't I don't think, but it's still unsettling to hear of that happening to someone with symptoms we've all had. Shows the importance of getting a proper cardiological work-up I suppose. Docs should never be laid back about these things.
And still I worry there's other tests I should have done, or something was missed. HA is crap.
Instead I found a mother's account of her daughter who died of long qt syndrome (heart rhythm thing). I always thought its symps were solely passing out and feeling dizzy cos that's what the literature always says. But for a few weeks this girl felt dizzy, had pains in her left arm and neck, and an episode of pain in her chest where she felt like she couldn't breathe. She was fourteen and her doc put it down to stress. Then she died in bed.
I've had ekgs which that poor girl didn't I don't think, but it's still unsettling to hear of that happening to someone with symptoms we've all had. Shows the importance of getting a proper cardiological work-up I suppose. Docs should never be laid back about these things.
And still I worry there's other tests I should have done, or something was missed. HA is crap.