HELP ASAP; MVP, PHENERGAN?

[stacys_aunt]

I HAVE A MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE, AND I HAVE JUST HAD MY FIRST CHEMO TREATMENT TUESDAY(AUG.11). BEFORE THE TREATMENT, THEY GAVE ME SOMETHING FOR NAUSEA; IT WASN'T PHENERGAN, DON'T REMEMBER WHAT SHE CALLED IT. I WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING AND JUMPED UP TOO QUICKLY; I GOT DIZZY, MY HEART WAS RACING AND I COULD TELL MY BP WAS UP, SO I LAY ON MY LEFT SIDE FOR AWHILE. THEN I STARTED HAVING NAUSEA,SO I CALLED THE DR. AND THE NURSE CALLED IN A SCRIPT FOR PHENERGAN. I STARTED TO TAKE IT YESTERDAY, BUT I'M NOT 100% SURE I SHOULD, WITH MY MVP, HBP, AND SLIGHT "APNEA-LIKE" PROBLEMS. ALSO, A FEW YEARS AGO, I HAD AN EKG THAT SHOWED SOMETHING ABOUT A "QT INTERVAL",WHICH THE DR. TOLD ME WAS "NOTHING". I THINK IT'S PHENERGAN THEY'VE GIVEN ME BEFORE SURGERY, BUT THAT'S IN A SITUATION WHERE I'M BEING CONSTANTLY MONITORED. I KNOW WHEN I'VE TAKEN IT BEFORE, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, IT "KNOCKED ME OUT", AND I FELT VERY DRAINED AND DAZED WHEN I WOKE UP. ALSO, I ALREADY FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO CONSCIOUSLY TAKE DEEP ENOUGH BREATHS, EVEN WHILE I'M AWAKE. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED? SHOULD I ASK FOR SOMETHING ELSE? THANKS SO MUCH!
                                                                                                                                    - BEVERLY  

[kristal_ponce]

Reading a book doesn't sound strange.  What is happening is that you are reading your book and not stressing out over your chest.  I sue this trick to help with the pain from migraines.

[stacys_aunt]

THANKS. MY MVP IS NOT ALL THAT BAD, DRS. SAY IT'S BARELY NOTICEABLE, BUT I DO HAVE "SPELLS" SOMETIMES WHERE I GET DIZZY, MY HEART RACES, MY BLOOD PRESSURE GOES UP, I FEEL HOT & COLD AT THE SAME TIME, SHIVER LIKE I'M FREEZING, EVEN IN THE SUMMERTIME, MY CHEST FEELS TIGHT & ACHES. BUT WHAT'S REALLY WEIRD IS, AT LEAST SOMETIMES WHEN THAT HAPPENS (USUALLY IF I WAKE UP DURING THE NIGHT WITH THESE SYMPTOMS), IF I START READING A BOOK, IT GRADUALLY GOES AWAY...STRANGE, HUH?

[Jerry_NJ]

Beverly,

I think your post is too complicated for most of us to respond to.  

As your post concerns treatment under a doctor's care, I can only say discuss with your doctor.

As far as Mitral Valve Prolapse, assuming it is not unusual, it is unlikely to cause you any problems.  From what I've seen on this Community many people live with MVP and do very well.

It is always a good idea to discuss any troubling side effects with the doctor who prescribed the subject medication.

Good luck.