panicperson1977
10-08-22, 14:16
I ended up in hospital on Saturday, after standing up from bed and suffering palpitations of up to 147BPM. Something I’ve never really had before. My heart rate remained significantly raised throughout the day, possibly due to being in a state of panic over the palpitations. I normally have a resting heart rate of only 60bpm, as I’ve done a lot of walking on a daily basis for many years.
I ended up spending most of the day on a hospital trolley. They did a barrage of tests on me. Blood testing, urine testing, blood pressure/ecg, and even a chest x-ray.
2 doctors were dealing with me. The first doctor appeared and suggested that the ‘blood tests’ looked pretty normal. However, later in the day when I specifically asked about my liver results, he said something called transaminase was slightly up due to my drinking habits of the past 2 years. He just said ‘stop the drinking’ and it will go back to normal, and referred me to local alcohol support group.
Is transaminase the same as ALT? I can’t help worrying about it, even though the doctor didn’t seem overly concerned, and then discharged me the same day from the hospital.
I ended up spending most of the day on a hospital trolley. They did a barrage of tests on me. Blood testing, urine testing, blood pressure/ecg, and even a chest x-ray.
2 doctors were dealing with me. The first doctor appeared and suggested that the ‘blood tests’ looked pretty normal. However, later in the day when I specifically asked about my liver results, he said something called transaminase was slightly up due to my drinking habits of the past 2 years. He just said ‘stop the drinking’ and it will go back to normal, and referred me to local alcohol support group.
Is transaminase the same as ALT? I can’t help worrying about it, even though the doctor didn’t seem overly concerned, and then discharged me the same day from the hospital.