Im fine....I am? I dont feel like it.
Ok well I said back a few months ago that I was going to the Cardiologist...but I never really mentioned what happened from those tests. I did the echocardiogram and the stress test as well as wearing a halter monitor for a day. The stress test...I didnt really care for that. Not as bad as I thought...but it wasnt what I was expecting either. Wasnt expecting an incline and my mouth was so dry...it was driving me nuts...she didnt really seem to get my hints that Id like some water and Id be fine. I completed 90% of the test and the Doc said that was pretty good. He then told me that I had Ventricular Hypertrophy. Basically, he said that my heart walls are thicker than normal...they are normally 1 centimeter thick and mine are 1.1-1.2 cm thick. He told me that this condition is reversable and that if I lose weight...it will go back to normal size. He then put me on 10mg of Norvasc along with Avalide (diuretic) to help keep the blood pressure down. Since then...I went in and in the past month had lost about 15 lbs.
Even with the blood pressure meds...I still feel punky. My breathing feels messed up. Im on Allegra and flonase as well because my doctor thinks I have allergies...but I cant describe how my breathing feels. Usually during the day, Im fine..but then as the day goes on...my breathing changes. In the afternoon, my chest usually starts to cause some discomfort...but I cant figure out why....maybe stress..anxiety? The doc took a chest xray and he said everything was fine...but saw something on there that he had a question about..and he was going to send it off to a radiologist...but I havent heard anything about it.
I dont know...maybe I do have allergies...but I thought that was like sinuses and all that...and not really resporitory stuff..which is what it feels like it is.
Marcie says Im a hypochondriac...but I dont think I am....I havent had any health issues until the past year or so and since then...I have been to a doc about 15 times. I dont really ever have a day where I feel like I want to get out of bed and do anything. Im tired and when I get home I have little energy to do anything else and I usually feel punky because of my breathing. Some times I even wonder if Im going to be around tomorrow. I just have a weird feeling that something isnt right...but I cant describe it that well so it makes sense. My meds take away my appetite which I think is a good thing in that Im losing weight...but at the same time...I dont have any periods of time where I feel like doing anything like going for a walk or just getting off my butt and out of the apartment. I also dont seem to enjoy much of anything....maybe Im depressed?
Well hmm...anywho...Im going to try and get a good nights sleep tonight...dont get enough of that anyways...that is probably a good place to look at as far as why I feel like junk. But Id really like to know what I can do because I dont seem to be getting any answers and I really dont look forward to the rest of my life being like this.
Happy mothers day!