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Corazon
Hi all,
I am new here but have learned so much from this site - so thank you for the excellent information. I need some advice and will try to be concise in stating my history. For the past 6 years I have had increasing symptoms of PVC's, SOB, dizziness and presyncope. I have had a couple of near faintings while driving which really scared me (esp since I have 4 kids and am always carting them around)
I was diagnosed with PVC's and RVOT tachychardia for which I have had 2 ablations, the first in 03 which eliminated all symptoms for almost a year and a half. The symptoms came back even worse and I had a second ablation in 06 which was not successful at all. I was diagnosed with a BAV in Oct 06. While researching this site (esp the "other symptoms?" thread) I thought that I was finally finding the WHY to my symptoms. I have had almost all mentioned on the thread including fatigue, waking at night gasping for air and occasional chest pain/tightness. These symptoms do tend to come and go but I can find no rhyme or reason to them. I almost always get palpitations, SOB and dizziness when running but can have the same when I am doing nothing.
I was given beta blockers and flecainide and they either wiped me out or didn't suppress the symptoms. I have also tried a naturopathic regimen and it too worked for awhile then stopped
My echos show variability from time to time but there is no stenosis but trivial aortic insuffiency. Ascending aorta and sinotubular junctions are normal. Ejection fraction and signal averaged EKG are also normal. My blood pressure and cholesterol are low. I should add that I have always been active and fit, and I run, do yoga, play soccer, ski etc... So my present condition where I can not run for even 10 minutes without symptoms is pretty discouraging - I don't think my symptoms are because I am out of shape.
So, where do I go from here? Are there other tests that might give me further information? or, do I just learn to live with the fact that I am going to often have palpitations, SOB, and near fainting?? Any input is greatly appreciated?
I am new here but have learned so much from this site - so thank you for the excellent information. I need some advice and will try to be concise in stating my history. For the past 6 years I have had increasing symptoms of PVC's, SOB, dizziness and presyncope. I have had a couple of near faintings while driving which really scared me (esp since I have 4 kids and am always carting them around)
I was diagnosed with PVC's and RVOT tachychardia for which I have had 2 ablations, the first in 03 which eliminated all symptoms for almost a year and a half. The symptoms came back even worse and I had a second ablation in 06 which was not successful at all. I was diagnosed with a BAV in Oct 06. While researching this site (esp the "other symptoms?" thread) I thought that I was finally finding the WHY to my symptoms. I have had almost all mentioned on the thread including fatigue, waking at night gasping for air and occasional chest pain/tightness. These symptoms do tend to come and go but I can find no rhyme or reason to them. I almost always get palpitations, SOB and dizziness when running but can have the same when I am doing nothing.
I was given beta blockers and flecainide and they either wiped me out or didn't suppress the symptoms. I have also tried a naturopathic regimen and it too worked for awhile then stopped
My echos show variability from time to time but there is no stenosis but trivial aortic insuffiency. Ascending aorta and sinotubular junctions are normal. Ejection fraction and signal averaged EKG are also normal. My blood pressure and cholesterol are low. I should add that I have always been active and fit, and I run, do yoga, play soccer, ski etc... So my present condition where I can not run for even 10 minutes without symptoms is pretty discouraging - I don't think my symptoms are because I am out of shape.
So, where do I go from here? Are there other tests that might give me further information? or, do I just learn to live with the fact that I am going to often have palpitations, SOB, and near fainting?? Any input is greatly appreciated?
