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About irregular Heartbeat?
I just got out of the hospital and I really need some answers and want to know if there is anyone out there who suffers from what I am dealing with…I ended up with more questions than answers when I got out.
I have had panic attacks in the past, but I got over them for the past year.
I have had a particular stressful time in my life with no job and no money so survival has been very hard.
I started suffering last Monday with severe irregular heartbeats. Then they got worse and worse. I noticed a pattern. Then, my heart rate was severe and would not go down. So, I had palpitations on top of everything else. I also have Acid Reflux and need to lose about 100 pounds. I am on a special diet on top of Weight Watchers and am working very hard to lose the weight.
The precise problem is…every time I exercise, I get the irregular heartbeat, after I start resting. I am truly scared about what this means.
I went a local (supposedly good) hospital but it was honestly a bad experience. The doctor was not listening to me. She was demeaning and degrading to me b/c she would not answer my questions. She just told me that nothing was wrong with my heart and that I need to follow up with my doctor. When I asked her what was causing my irregular heartbeat specifically after exercise, she had no answer and told me to ask my regular doctor. She seemed ill qualified to be a doctor, the staff was inattentive and the entire place seemed that they were grooming me to get me out of there, not deal with my concerns.
I now have more questions than when I came in and am still suffering from this problem. Because the heart rhythm sensations were so pronounced, I ended up going to the hospital after not sleeping for three days…
I have a follow up with my doctor on Monday, who told me Friday I have metabolic syndrome and that my Triglycerides were high. However, I am very educated about my health and I found that my Triglycerides were high b/c I take Diamox and suffer from Pseudotumor, a neurological condition that causes extra fluid in the brain.
I am looking for a job and i honestly cannot see myself working even part time or any job with these disturbing heart rhythms.
I basically feel there is a lot more going on than meets the eye and I have this on and off for the past two years and am feeling like I am being jerked around because nobody has really given me any answers.
I feel judged, stereotyped and degraded often by doctors who, I feel, treat me worse because of my weight, and therefore, I went to a gastroenterologist who did not do all of the tests he could have done. I hhad an endoscopy but that came back “with inflammation”. He never really followed up with me despite the fact that I demanded more testing for my Esophogus. Now, every time I eat or drink, everything goes up including liquids, they just keep reluxing up automatically. So I need more help and a better doctor who can help me with gastro issues…and I want to know how this could be tied into my chest pain too.
I have suffered from anxiety and again this is a very stressful time in my life. I feel that the added addition of the metabolic syndrome and having to go onto new drugs on top of the Diamox I am taking is very daunting and on top of all of this. I am dealing with some very severe problems regarding finding a good primary care doctor who will help me with all of these issues.
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