Had a few questions

[CWLund]

Hi I am a 20 yr. old in good health. I recently read an article in Men's Health that was on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Since I was young I have had chest pains, have felt dizzy for no apparent reason, have lost my breath when I felt I shouldn't have, things I felt that may have been out of the ordinary for someone my age. I still get them and am currently enlisted in the Army Reserves. I have been physically active my whole life and now am a little worried that one day I may just "drop dead". I know the tests necessary to be had to determine if I have this or not ( an ecg/ekg and an echocardiogram) but is there any others? If I have this should I report it to my superiors at once? Will I need to make certain lifestyle changes? I like to run and work out also will I need to give this up? In the article it said that the most noticeable and prevailing symptom is death. I don't really feel like "going out" for no apparent reason so if you could could you give me a kind of heads up on the future costs of these tests? I went to the doctor when I was around 11 or 12 because I couldn't breathe and my chest felt like it was going to ripped apart after I had been roller blading. They brushed it off as "growing pains" and said to my mom that if she was still worried to take me to a heart specialist. What should I do?

[momof2boys134]

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is very serious. My husband and son are both diagnosed with it. My other son is suspected to have it as well. Their heart doctor wants to do genetic testing to be sure my youngest indeed has it or not. My husband had no clue he was a walking time bomb til he went to the hospital on unrelated events. There, they found he had a heart murmur. They checked him out and told him he needs surgery immediately. The heart doctor was amazed how much damage there was to my husbands heart. Even more amazed he never had suffered heart attack or anything like that. He was lucky. My son is lucky as well. If it wasn't for my husbands kidney stone i could be a widow. Without my husbands kidney stone my son would of never had a correct diagnosis about his heart condition. I strongly urge you to talk to your doctor and request to be seen by a heart specialist. Point is my husband thought he was in good health. He had regular check ups and he always got a clean bill of health. My son can not take gym class or play competitive sports. He can walk but he can't run a mile. Better to error on the side of caution. Good luck to you.

[lizzie545]

My daughter has dizziness and chest pain and had an echocardiogram and EKG and they said she had mitral valve prolapse by one doctor another said normal another wanted to put her on atonerol to regulate her rhythm, any suggestions?

[lizzie545]

Dear mom of 2 boys,
what if after 3 doctors and 3 diagnosis you are unsatisfied?  Alot of dizziness and chest pain and headache which are related to rhythm problems. My daughter is 15, and I'm not sure about all this