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heart problems with chiari
hi everyone,
ive been having heart problems recently, the beat is slow then speeds up, my blood pressure ends up being 204/110, went to hospital, was sent home,
now awaiting a 24hr heart moniter, i get so lightheaded, and weak, heavy, if i take a step of stand, or even roll over in bed, it becomes hard to breath,
I have had this alot, but had never had a BP, or heart listened to while it happened, i dont normally go to doc, but i felt so bad, i decided i should go, which i found interesting as it maked me wonder if this happens every time,
my question is....... Do you get heart and Blood pressure problems with chiari and if there is anything that can help this effect, of relieve it????????
at the moment i seem to have problems one after another. lol
ive been having heart problems recently, the beat is slow then speeds up, my blood pressure ends up being 204/110, went to hospital, was sent home,
now awaiting a 24hr heart moniter, i get so lightheaded, and weak, heavy, if i take a step of stand, or even roll over in bed, it becomes hard to breath,
I have had this alot, but had never had a BP, or heart listened to while it happened, i dont normally go to doc, but i felt so bad, i decided i should go, which i found interesting as it maked me wonder if this happens every time,
my question is....... Do you get heart and Blood pressure problems with chiari and if there is anything that can help this effect, of relieve it????????
at the moment i seem to have problems one after another. lol
neava: yes i'll have to follow up myself. Idk whats the deal w/these doctors!!
Cmoeller: I'm going to call and try to get them. You see I don't get that, the way it's up and down. I know it can be hypo or hyper back and forth. My doc told me it can go hypo a few months then hyper a few mths. I wonder does it happen from wk to wk? I just find it odd that supposedly my blood work is always "ok:" I really think that my heart racing and my hair being so thin when it was super thick (and i had a lot) is caused by my thyroid. They did test the antibodies. Idk what they look like now but the last test they were high.
Cmoeller: I'm going to call and try to get them. You see I don't get that, the way it's up and down. I know it can be hypo or hyper back and forth. My doc told me it can go hypo a few months then hyper a few mths. I wonder does it happen from wk to wk? I just find it odd that supposedly my blood work is always "ok:" I really think that my heart racing and my hair being so thin when it was super thick (and i had a lot) is caused by my thyroid. They did test the antibodies. Idk what they look like now but the last test they were high.
Sorry to nose in on the conversation...
But when you get any blood tests done, make sure you request a copy of the results. It is a fairly simple process in Canada...I'm sure it is easy to do in the states too. I found out I had Hashi's from the results I received way ahead of when my GP finally decided to contact me. I get ALL my results now from everything.
My dad has the same thing...a large goiter but all his thyroid tests came out fine. He recently had bladder cancer and so they did do a FNA but it came out cancer free. I still don't buy it though...I think they just tested his TSH at a time where his thyroid was functioning ok. With Hashi's it will let up and your thyroid does sputter to life here and there, it happened that way with me for awhile b4 it finally went downhill all together. Did they test for TPO antibodies?
I actually have a followup US tomorrow on my thyroid to see if the nodules have got any bigger..
Carolyn
But when you get any blood tests done, make sure you request a copy of the results. It is a fairly simple process in Canada...I'm sure it is easy to do in the states too. I found out I had Hashi's from the results I received way ahead of when my GP finally decided to contact me. I get ALL my results now from everything.
My dad has the same thing...a large goiter but all his thyroid tests came out fine. He recently had bladder cancer and so they did do a FNA but it came out cancer free. I still don't buy it though...I think they just tested his TSH at a time where his thyroid was functioning ok. With Hashi's it will let up and your thyroid does sputter to life here and there, it happened that way with me for awhile b4 it finally went downhill all together. Did they test for TPO antibodies?
I actually have a followup US tomorrow on my thyroid to see if the nodules have got any bigger..
Carolyn
thats terrible, maybe u have follow up yourself, wouldnt the results go to gp?
thats what happens in nz.
thats still not good, maybe they didnt find anything
thats what happens in nz.
thats still not good, maybe they didnt find anything
Well he told me i had a goiter and my thyroid is enlarged BUT my TSH, Free t3 and t4 are ok...the last they checked. My friend recently went through thyroid cancer. they removed her thyroid. I'm not saying that I might have that but at one point it was suspected bc i had a mass. It went away and so they didnt biopsy my thyroid. My friend tells me that she felt a lot of the symptoms i'm feeling w/the exception that her neck was very swollen. So i'm going to keep pushing for that too. I just went to the specialist 3wks ago and they still havent called me w/results.
i am surprised you havent been treated, i think thats terrible, that sort of thing should dif be treated, when do you go?
lol ok you dont want to spend the night in jail so calm down lol but i do know what you're saying..i dont want to leave until he tells me he's gona run more in depth tests. and ama go back to my endocronologist (mispelled) for hashimotos thryoiditis..i'm convinced they have to treat it!!
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Now post op, I haven't had any issues to that degree, I actually didn't even think about it now until I read your post. Also, after surgery I found out that I had Hashimotos (auto immune thyroid disease) and sometimes you run from hypo to hyper (which can cause heart racing, breathlessness ect.), so you may want to get that checked out. Or you could be hyper (Grave's disease) in which you most definitely would have those kind of issues. So if you haven't had your thyroid tested, I would do so. I am now getting the Hashi's treated properly so I am wondering if that has helped it for me.
I hope it gets figured out b/c that is a really horrible feeling!
Carolyn