kari

Denabob & Earth mother, I really liked all the support you gave runner girl. I am hoping you could give me some....I am at my wits end trying to figure out what is wrong with me. Some of my sypmptoms are similar others are not. I was a healthy 38 yr old with a very busy life. One night last november I came up my stairs and had chest pressure along with a very irractic heart beat. It got worse over the next few days and I became anxious and it would get painful if I did not rest. over the next three weeks it became so bad, getting to the bathroom was a major ordeal. I ended up in ER for 3 days, all cardiac work up normal. Holter monitor showed PVC's in the 10,000's over 24 hrs. I had never had them before this. During the stress test I had acute sharp chest pain with the stress test that was only relieved when lying down, something the dr told me was not right. And that my PVC's can't hurt. Mine did, wave like spasms of pain. While I was cluching my chest and sobbing on the table the Cardiologist patted my arm and said those are palpatations and left. Summary: they sent me home with a dx of papatations and chest wall pain and told me to take naprosyn for the chest wall pain and a beta blocker. Here I sit 4 months later still with activity intolerance. I had switched to vioxx for the chest pain which is helpful if I don't accelerate my heart rate....I am not sure why this works and have been going to PT for trigger point therapy...(I self dx for myofascial pain and was part right) the pt has helped some but still have days with all sypmtoms. Ususally after my shower, after eating or walking around for a period of time. Symptoms are better with rest or double Vioxx doses. I have decided to find a new Md. I don't know if the above senario is POTS. What does it sound like to you? I am so tired of being tired. I have been to my MD many times over the past three years for fatigue. She just said "getting older, depression, or anxiety and sent me on my way. All my blood work is normal. I have had Blood pressure episodes over my life but I just passed it off as having low blood volume and low pressure. I have a great deal of difficulty recovering after general anesthisia. I always faint after losing any amount of blood: donating or surgery. I have never been able to be an athlete without the chest pain and lightheadedness that comes with it. I have tried all my life to be a runner and can never get past that chestpain I get after the first block. I have tried everything over the years. Any help would be great. I am seeing a new Internist tomorrow. I am going to ask for a tilt table test. Can you still have pots with this being negaitive? Are there anyother tests I should be asking for? And do you know of a corolation with POTS and trigger point therapy (scalene and pect major specifically)? I am just so frustrated. Thank you in advance for any help on this. Kari