daisydoo
22-11-10, 09:58
Hi
This is my first post but need to get it all down. Sorry maybe long.
I started having palpitations when pregnant. Numerous ecg, 24 hr tape and bloods came back as ectopics. Horrible pregnancy with preeclampsia and an even worse birth. Ended up in HDU for two nights. Have guilt about letting my 4 year old see me like this.
Palps continued and started atenolol as BP going high 160+. After a while stopped meds, BP without now 144. Trying to reduce this with diet and exercise. Palps now horrible. Saw cardio doc and had another tape.
which said:
"Underlying rhythym sinus interpersed with occasional premature beats and ectopic beats of supraventicular origin. some sinus tachycardia and ventricular bigeminy but none sustained. The symptom of palpation was noted on occasions associated with sinus rhythm there were also occasions when isolated ectopic activty was apparent"
It finishes with i do not think any further action is needed here.
All the docs have always put it down to my anxiety over all my health worries during pregnancy, birth etc. And i had started to belive them but my heart now only feels strange after exercise. Dont do anything very strenous just walk (up a steep hill) to take daughter to school and everytime about 1 to 2 mins after i stop i get the thump thump stop feel for about 2 to 5 mins. Is this bigeminy?
So my questions.
1. can this really be ok to get this everytime after exertion? Have explained to GP but she just said consultant said it was ok. But he didnt know it was after exercise. And have read scary things about pvc and cool down.
2. Can anxiety really cause all these things in the report?
3. Is that a really bad report or can someone explain it?
5. My report 10 months ago only said normal sinus ryhthm and occasional ectopics. Why is this one so much worse in that short time?
4. My pulse rate was 160 today after the hill. I know im not fit but is this to high and causing heart to get "mixed up" when trying to get back to normal. My resting is between 57 and 75.
5. Is there anymore tests i need to ask for? Having bloods done soon to re check cholesterol so will have other basics done.
I am having CBT and now i have anxiety and it is helping with other areas but i just cant get this out of my head. And think everytime i take my daughter to school i will collapse and die. If i didnt have to take her i would never do any exercise but have to. Was thinking about changing school!! My real fear is leaving my children.
Sorry for going on and thanks for any comments i may get.
This is my first post but need to get it all down. Sorry maybe long.
I started having palpitations when pregnant. Numerous ecg, 24 hr tape and bloods came back as ectopics. Horrible pregnancy with preeclampsia and an even worse birth. Ended up in HDU for two nights. Have guilt about letting my 4 year old see me like this.
Palps continued and started atenolol as BP going high 160+. After a while stopped meds, BP without now 144. Trying to reduce this with diet and exercise. Palps now horrible. Saw cardio doc and had another tape.
which said:
"Underlying rhythym sinus interpersed with occasional premature beats and ectopic beats of supraventicular origin. some sinus tachycardia and ventricular bigeminy but none sustained. The symptom of palpation was noted on occasions associated with sinus rhythm there were also occasions when isolated ectopic activty was apparent"
It finishes with i do not think any further action is needed here.
All the docs have always put it down to my anxiety over all my health worries during pregnancy, birth etc. And i had started to belive them but my heart now only feels strange after exercise. Dont do anything very strenous just walk (up a steep hill) to take daughter to school and everytime about 1 to 2 mins after i stop i get the thump thump stop feel for about 2 to 5 mins. Is this bigeminy?
So my questions.
1. can this really be ok to get this everytime after exertion? Have explained to GP but she just said consultant said it was ok. But he didnt know it was after exercise. And have read scary things about pvc and cool down.
2. Can anxiety really cause all these things in the report?
3. Is that a really bad report or can someone explain it?
5. My report 10 months ago only said normal sinus ryhthm and occasional ectopics. Why is this one so much worse in that short time?
4. My pulse rate was 160 today after the hill. I know im not fit but is this to high and causing heart to get "mixed up" when trying to get back to normal. My resting is between 57 and 75.
5. Is there anymore tests i need to ask for? Having bloods done soon to re check cholesterol so will have other basics done.
I am having CBT and now i have anxiety and it is helping with other areas but i just cant get this out of my head. And think everytime i take my daughter to school i will collapse and die. If i didnt have to take her i would never do any exercise but have to. Was thinking about changing school!! My real fear is leaving my children.
Sorry for going on and thanks for any comments i may get.