Ill with no explanation

[papabear205]

I'm a 30 year old male who was always healthy til 8 months ago, I developed abdominal pain, frequent bowel movement and some blood in stool. But I had a colonoscopy and EGD which confirmed only some Proctitis, and it's doing better now without drugs.

4 days after the scopes, I had what felt like a rabbit in my chest, a few hard flutters and quivers in my heart and upper abdomen it seems (hard to pinpoint) and then I had near syncope.  No more episodes for 2 months, then started feeling
Weakness, lethargy, mental fog, nausea, heavy chest feeling, feeling as if heart is sore when it pumps (like an aching muscle the day after a workout), irritability,  and the flucuating BP and heartrate. Have measured BP low as 120/40 during a brief "episode". Did have viral head cold just before weakness etc started, BUT first syncope was months ago.

What can be tested for besides CBC, CMP, TSH, Electrolytes, EKG and Echo (all normal)? I have a Loop recorder on now, but I'm not too hopeful. What would you recommend?  And what do you think is wrong with me? I fear sudden cardiac death, cancer or heart attack!!! Is that an irrational fear with these symptoms?

[Cleveland Clinic]

Lets see what the loop recorder uncovers as a possible cause of your palpitations. THe fact that you have a normal echocardiogram with a normal ejection fraction makes it very unlikely for you to have sudden cardiac death, unless you have a serious arrhythmia on the Holter. It is difficult to predict anyone having a heart attack, but if you had a a normal myocardial perfusion scan that would decrease your likelyhood of having a hear attack even further.
In some states physicians are required by law to report patients who have syncope to the department of motor vehicles, at least until they have the problem controlled. The regulations vary by state, and I don't know what they are where you live.

[papabear205]

I was also wondering, if My doctor was going to report me to the DMV for presyncope, wouldn't he have to tell me he was going to do it first?      I'm worried sick I'll get a licence suspension notice in the mail  :(

[bella_lela]

Sorry to hear about your recent medical problems.  The first thing you should do is take a look at your family health history.  Are both of your parents alive?  If not, how did they pass and at what age?  If they are still with you what kind of ailments (if any) do they have?  Are you on any medications?  What kind of exercise regimen do you follow?  These kind of questions need to first be answered.  It is always very important to get a detailed family, medical, lifestyle history.

The signs and symptoms you are describing are not to be taken lightly as they could be indicitive of some kind of underlying disease process that has yet to be diagnosed.  Maybe not.  I am not a doctor, but I have learned in my experience that you are your best advocate when it comes to your health and its maintenance.  You know how you feel.  You know what is normal for you.  You know what is not.  Tell someone until someone listens.

The fact that you have a flutter like sensation in your chest coupled with the low blood pressure and syncope is somewhat of a concern and should be checked.  Your symptoms could be the result of the low blood pressure itself, or the low blood pressure could be the s/s of something else.  In any case have yourself evaluated further.

Also, let your physician know that you had a cold before your symptoms started.  Some cardiac conditions are caused by infectious bacteria that start as sore throats.

[papabear205]

I meant to also add that I used to be borderline hypertensive and am now getting readings like 100/55 all the time, sometimes with my pulse down in the low 50's with dizziness.