Have had a rough time for the past 3 wks with anemia knocking me down. Labs show hematocrit at 33.8 and hemo at 11.3. Doc says I am stable and do not need procrit yet. But I am getting tachycardias at 150 BPM and skipped heart beats, due I am sure, to the anemia. My heart doc wants to give beta blockers, which I have read coud be a death sentence when used where anemia is present. So what do I do?
The first 2 wks of the tx related anemia I had paleness, shortness of breath, faintness near collapse, weakness, headace, chest pain, complete exhaustion, low brain function and very destructive thoughts.
Now I have changed my lifestyle to almost complete inactivity for fear of trigering a tachycardia. This inactivity can't be good for my heart health either. I really don't know what the heck to do.
Any suggestions?