Bad day!

Hi all,
yesterday I had a bad day and maybe you can help me figure out what could have triggered it. For a couple of days before I had been feeling under the weather. A little weak in the legs. yesterday my numbers went all over the place everytime I moved my HR would instantly climb to 103 and 104 and could feel my heart beating in my throat and my legs were weak. This scared me so I phone the PM clinic. They ran the phone test and told me that it wasn't too high but it was higher than I usually run which is about 70 to 80 hr. They wanted me to go to ER and have them check it for me. This I did and my numbers were 155/100 and hr 104. They ran all the blood test, ecg, and chest xray and all came out perfect. They said I could go home and didn't know what had happened. Before I went home they took me for a walk down the hall and back and sure enought, it climbed to 100 again. I went home and tried to relax to keep my number down. It did not spike unless I was walking. This morning when I got up I still didn't feel too well but about 8:00 I started feeling better and now I feel like nothing had happened. I really need some help to understand what happened to me and how dangerous it is. I have another phone check on 11/3/10.

Sally

5 Comments

Hi Sally

by Heidiglassmeyer - 2010-10-30 06:10:16

Did they tell you where the tachycardia was coming from? I am not a DR. but you HR was just slightly high.

103/104 would be a good day for me. I have Sinus Tachycardia with normal rythums. It happens every day. Some times only for a short period, other times it can last several days. It leaves me feeling very similar to you, weak legs, and overall unwell. I am on medications to lower my HR.

In my particular situation, I have been told there is no need to worry. I had a 30 day monitor which is how I know I run high most of the day. It does stink because I am tired most of the time.

Not sure why you would have a sudden change. Have you increased your caffeine intake, anxious about anything, taken any OTC medications that can increase your HR? I'm sure your Dr. will be able to figure it out but until then try not to worry about it too much and enjoy your weekend :)

Take care!
Heidi

Hello Sally

by Beksmom - 2010-10-30 08:10:49

Hi Sally,
Unfortunately I have no advice for you, however, when I read your post, it was as if I had written it myself. The same thing happened to me 2 days ago. My husband called 911....went to er and all the tests came back normal. The PM rep from St. Jude came and said I was a little tachy, but otherwise my PM was functioning normally. I am still very weak and dizzy and I still feel my heart pounding out of my chest if I get up and walk anywhere (bathroom, kitchen).
Please know that you are not alone. I hope you start feeling better soon. If it happens again, I would call your cardiologist and have them figure out what is going on!!!
Good luck to you!!

Could be a virus

by ElectricFrank - 2010-10-31 01:10:57

Might be a case of the flu or something you ate (allergy). Since the pacer check didn't show anything I would suspect something like that. The high BP would indicate this as well.

I've had a few episodes like that and just took it easy for a day and all was OK.

Actually, most of us have had this sort of thing long before we had a pacemaker. It's just more noticeable now.

take care,

frank

cyclebobc

by cyclebob - 2010-11-06 01:11:19

Got my 3rd pacemaker the other day -S606. I should be back to normal in about 3 weeks. I am 82 and a very active cyclist - can't wait to get a good hard ride in......

extreme fatigue episodes for me

by ansbible - 2010-12-20 03:12:41

re: episodes of extreme fatigue?
Been experimenting with things: Doctors have given up or stonewalled my problems - even told me to go to the hospital.

Been eating a lot of small and healthy meals - like soy milk, apple, good nutrition cereal bars, steamed vegetables, turkey, chicken - seems in small meals my stomach pains / pangs lessen, my shakiness declines even goes away, the eratic beat settles down. What exasperates these things is getting chilled, so I dress like an eskimo in San Diego and get funny looks like on sunny days. I seek sunny spots, no longer shady ones, when I play for sev. hours in the local park until my legs get a bit chilled, (under neath two pairs of long pants). I am sure people think I am homeless and desperate as I keep getting pity offers of loose change. I just tell them I am playing music for psychotherapy and it's working, cause I am becoming more psycho every day.

Also joined a indoor health club with a hot therapy pool and a lap pool. It's close by because sometimes I crash on the way home - just cannot predict that will happen, but I take it slow and make it home and quickly eat something light. But the swimming has really had excellent results, I feel much better although immediately exhausted and sleep much better. I think that I must change many details in my life - I have programmed a mid-day rest and will go out a second time, (after playing music in the park), if I feel an improvement in my energy level. But if there is a decline after 4 hours, I take a hot bath, eat something and take a short walk - and keep walking if my energy level improves - it depends. So sometimes you have to challenge your energy level, sometimes that's it for the day. Ambien is the only medication I take which makes me very drowsy and I can being my arduous 9-10 your sleep session. I often take a hot bath in midnight without turning on the lights - carefully correographed?? for safety including bathtub shoes. It works! I am back to sleep - I put on and take off extra shirts, sweat pants, wear sleep sneakers to keep my toes warm and constantly adust a small safety heart to coincide with my crazy body's demands including hot flashes and cool downs. I move from mattress to lazy boy with a heating pad. With this routine down pat, I manage an effective sleep session, mostly on the right side. I cannot sleep on the pace maker side nor ride on a rough bus without double pillows on the seat - that just sets off the arrythmia?? and pains in my chest. There is a lot the doctors haven't told me. My main chest specialist doesn't like talking at all.

I am really tired of being extremely tired, but no medical person seems interested in finding out why. Got a heart specialist to give me a second opinion on Jan 6, but I am trying not to raise my hopes about this. So far I've been given numerous blood tests until my primary doctor concluded I had aids and when I passed yet another test, he shook his head and gave me up to the hospital. He did not choose to pursue a second opinion heart spcialist, thank God my medicare person went to bat for me and told an out of town doctor they had to see me, because some petualant medical staff person refused to see me - "We don't do second opionions" Any way, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.


walter878@juno.com
Now I know what drives seniors to become so stubborn and petulant.

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