I don't want to place a real legnthy post so here are the facts.
38 yr fem.
x smoker 20 yrs + or - 3 yrs tried to quit + 2 preg.1/2 pack/day
As a little girl I had palpitations going up my neck either while sitting or exercise/ learned to control it by holding breath. Event. would stop
16yrs - diag. innocent heart murmur-ekg norm. Assumed it went away
heart prob. in fathers fam. clots, irr. hbt's, high bp
freq. Migraines in 20's go away
To present still have palpitations but can't control them
migraines return freq
health conscious-run/jog/walk treadmill 2-3 mi. 3-4 x week
using weight machine 2-3 x week-Oct.'03 had to stop exercising suddenly due to breathlessness
check up in 8/03 BP slightly elev. 120/78 norm, this time 120/87
each dr. appt. shows a BP with lower number at it's highest 92
lightheaded at times
Get winded carrying laund. up & down stairs, sometimes brushing teeth, hanging something up etc.
Good chol. 90 combined 190
Thyroid test norm- cardiac stress norm - cardiac/dye pict. norm-
Pulmonary funct. norm -chest xray norm-blood gases norm
Saw pulmonary dr. had finger oxygenmeter/walking test-1st x norm reading sitting, stood up O2 level dropped, came back,sat down level went up-dr thought it was meter, sent diff. nurse/diff meter- norm sitting, stand up/walk, O2 drops- dr. can't believe it, has me laydown, stand up same thing again,he's just baffled
orders exercise stress to get better oxygen readings as oppos. to the other stress test
Have not seen an actual cardiologist - what 2 do?
Thank you!