Breathless on walking hat I call ‘bad days
- by Noomin
- 2020-06-17 05:35:36
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Thank you all so much. Just an update. I went to see my GP who has referred me to my cardiologist. As I am being shielded I have been offered a virtual consultation on Friday as a private patient. This I have accepted. I decided to go for a short walk yesterday wearing my pulse oximeter. After about 20 paces I was very breathless, the alarm went off on my pulse oximeter. My pulse reading was 96 but my oxygen sats were 91. The sats went up and pulse lowered when I stopped walking. Any comments please.?
While I’m here.- I’ve had my pacemaker 3 years but for the last year I have noticed I have what I call ‘bad days’ of extreme exhaustion and good days when until now I have been walking and enjoying things. Does anyone else experience this.
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You need to be seen by your doc - in person
by crustyg - 2020-06-17 18:23:30
I wouldn't be happy with a %O2Sat of 91% after 20 paces. Well done for having a go at some exercise, but this isn't good for the reasons I explained last time.
And as Gemita points out, cardiac output may drop if you have a burst of AFlut/AFib, and this could be the cause of feeling terrible.
Keep pushing them for some proper care, not just a video chat.
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by Gemita - 2020-06-17 17:09:00
Hello Noomin,
Thank you for the update. Did your GP take any bloods when you saw him/her to check for the causes of your breathlessness ? You sound as though you really need to be seen by your cardiologist rather than having a phone consultation. You have been through a lot with your hip operation and you may still be recovering from that procedure too.
I would keep a record of your pulse oximeter readings and your symptoms at the time to discuss with your cardiologist. The only time I get breathless is when I go into an arrhythmia like atrial fibrillation. That can really make me extremely breathless and make even gentle exertion difficult. I know you suffer from AF too so you could try asking your cardiologist whether this arrhythmia could be causing your difficulties. I see you are on Flecainide too and that med, together with my beta blocker Bisoprolol often made my breathlessness worse. Perhaps you might ask for a period of monitoring to see what is going on to help put your mind at rest and to see how well your pacemaker is functioning.
I hope you get some answers soon