Thank you so much! all of you have made me feel tremendously better. i thank you for taking the time to answer my questions an put my mind at ease, i will be going back to the DR. as soon as i can and will let you know what i find out. thank you
Shawna
Hi
I'd second what the others have said. I also started off a bit like you, pounding in chest, with no real reason. My mum also has a valve problem, not sure which one though. I went to hospital, they have done whole series of tests and my heart structure is fine but I have lots of different arrhythmias going on and I'm having ablation at end of this month. Although I hope this will sort it I'm scared stiff...
Hope you get things sorted, let us know how you get on
You mentioned that your mother has Mitral Valve Prolapse. As the others stated you need to get an Echocardiogram done and have your valves checked also.
I have Mitral Valve Prolapse that was found when I was 16 years old. I still have it at 44 but it is very mild with little regurgitation.
I do have all the symptoms you describe from this condition however. The symptoms have gotten more intense and frequent as I got older also. Especially the feeling of anxiety which is common with MVP.
See a cardiologist as suggested and get an Echo. Better safe than sorry.
Let us know how you make out.
Rita is right - you should see a cardiologist, have your heart checked to make sure the valves and heart walls are normal. You may have to wear a heart monitor for a couple of days so they can "catch" the arrhythmia when it happens. Then they'll see what's causing your heart to race and pound. If your heart is quiet when they do the EKG in the office, then they're not going to see anything but normal. Not knowing just makes things more frightening. Let us know what you find out.
Yes, most of us have this very same feeling. What you're describing sounds like PVCs, or PACs, etc. All you need to do is go to a cardiologist to make sure your heart is structurally normal and visit us when you feel terrible. But try to calm down. And I know that is NOT easy.