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Thanks for the replies. Mightmouse...They didn't find anything on my orginall EKG that was done at the hostpital. But I guess they found something in my 24-hour holter monitor. My doctor said (in these same words almost) "Everything seemed to come back normal, but they did see a few funny things that they want to check out with another test (the doppler one), but it appears as though it's fine" I really hope everything is fine, but I don't know, cuz on the appointment slip it says the ST-T Wave Inversions then under that it says R/O and beside that it says LVH, which I now know what that is. I am pretty sure if it was anything MAJOR they found, they would of told me, but I guess this next test will help me understand if I have anything even more.

Well, I went to the doctors today to get my test results from my 24-hour Holter Monitor, and she said that I had a normal sinus rythm (which is good I guess), but that they wanted me to go for another test...A Colour Echo Doppler. On the paper it says ST-T Wave Inversion...I'm pretty scared, because I am not sure what that is, and I am thinking it must be something kind of bad if they want to do a test for it. I don't know what's going to happen....I just want to lay around the house and do nothing most of the time, and now with this news....It's going to be even worse, I know it. I asked what it the ST-T Wave Inversion meant, but they didn't really give me a clear answer, if anyone has any information on it, i'd really appreciate it. Oh, and an update on my health lately...I've been feeling a lot better, I even played a very hard game of ball hockey on saturday, and didn't have any real effects....just out of breath of course . This new news kinda of hurts though, not knowing what's going on inside of you is hard for me to do deal with, and I wish it would all just go away.

Thanks for the support. It seems like my legs have felt a bit better in the past 2 days, so I guess that's good. My eyes are still pretty sensitive to a lot of light, which is kind of bothersome. My heart rate really goes up and down, if i'm laying on the couch with my feet up on the end of the couch, or if I sit for a good amount of time it, it can be pretty good (like 68-78 BPM)....but if I get up it jumps up pretty quick still, and right now it's kind of high (around 90), but I am not that worried about it. As for the Doctor in Montreal...I am pretty far away from there, but I guess if they can't do anything for me here...I may have to go there. I just have to wait for my Holter monitor tests results to get back.

Thanks for the comments. I am interested in seeing the results from the Holter Monitor also....today I discovered that it's kind of worse when I first wake up. When I woke up today, I could tell that my heart was beating pretty fast, and when I started to move, it went up. I am not sure what that means, but I guess i'll find out soon. I don't think I am going to die, nessacarily, but I am scared to move around a lot, because when I stand my heart rate goes up, so it's kind of stressful...cuz i'm always thinking about and always taking my pulse and stuff like that.

I don't see a forum in the DynaKids.Org website???

Thanks VeryBlue. What other symptoms do you have, if any? does your heart race when you stand?

Thanks for kind words Katherine. I really appreciate it. The only thing I am worried about is not being able to play sports and stuff like that, because of the increase in hear rate while standing. As for the Doctor I am going to...first I went the ER, and they gave me the Holter Monitor, and the results will be given to my family doctor. I am anxious to know the results to that, hopefully everything is ok. Ernie...I am in Ontario, in a small town named Lindsay....as for the TTT, I will see about that test and if I can take it after the results from Holter come back. Again thanks everyone for the support, and who knows....everything could work out alright, well I hope .

Thanks again. All I hope is they find out what is wrong (if anything), and it isn't life-threatening. I can't help but look up stuff on the internet, on the possible things I might have. I always worry about my health (even before this happen), but I usually just keep it to myself and worry about it in my head....which isn't good, but it's just how I am. My biggest fear is that I won't be able to live my life normally.

What are some of the other illnesses that could cause these symptoms that I am having? I realize you people aren't doctors, and it's best just to wait...but i'd like some ideas, since most of you have suffered from one illness or another for a large portion of your lives.

Thanks a lot. I read that there are 4 different categories upon getting ill....1. Had it all their lives, 2. After illness of Viral nature, 3. after giving birth, 4. trauma, bodily stressors (not sure what that is?), surgery. I don't think I fit into any of these, but I am not sure. It just started happening suddenly, and at first I didn't really notice that it was only doing it as I stood, but now it's REALLY noticable...when I stand up my heart rate shoots right up. Also, it seems like if I lay down my body temperature will be down a bit (feeling forehead, cheeks) and if I get up my temperature seems to go up. I am still pretty scared...also, unlike some of you...I am not getting dizzy really...but I do feel kind of "out of it" when I stand up and move around. My legs feel "heavy" when I walk too.

First of, let me tell you a bit about myself....I am 18 Male and live in Canada. I've always been very active, and sports are basically my life (playing and watching), which is why this is hard for me. Well, let me get to when this all began...about a week and a half ago I started to feel pretty strong palpatations and fast beating heart rate...at first it just bugged me a bit, but I was constantly worried about it, which I think made it worse. It kept doing it over a span of 4 days, so finally I got really scared and told my dad about it...we went to Hostpital right away. When I got there they took my BP and HR....my BP was really high for my age (I am assuming it was because of the constant worrying about having a heart attack and dying) and my heart rate was 107, so they said they wanted to do some tests on me. They hooked me up to a heart monitor at first, and they said everything looked fine, and then they did a EKG (I believe it was) and the Doctor said it looked fine...at that point I was feeling better, and was starting to think it was just in my head and/or caused my stress of thinking about it too much. They told me they wanted me to wear a 24 hour Holter monitor to evaluate my heart over a longer period of time. So, when I got home I was feeling a bit better, but I was still worried about why my BP was up and stuff like that....anyways, the next day (I think it was) my eyes were focusing funny (and still are) and my legs felt heavy (they still do somewhat) I didn't think much of this at the time, but then I came across POTS while researching stuff I could have, and let me tell you...most of the symptoms you people describe are what I have been feeling for almost 2 weeks now. I then did my own little tests...I would take my hear rate while laying down (which was usually 68-80) and then i'd stand up and take it...it rapidly shot up really fast, and it does this mostly everytime I get up...I took it and it was at 108. I was so scared, and I still am...my legs still feel funny and my eyes are very sensitive to light, and I sort of get out of breath just going up my stairs. The one think I don't understand is why my BP was so high when I went to the ER....most of you have said that BP goes down when you have pots, so it doesn't make much sense. While I was in the hostipital the doctor took my BP again while lying down, and he said that he had went down a bit, so that made me feel better. Anyways, sorry to rant...but I am so scared...i'm afraid I am going to die and not my family every again, or I won't be able to live my normal life anymore, and not play sports. Oh, and by the way I did have the Holter monitor...they expect the results back in 2-3 days (I had it on, on wednesday...took it back thursday)....but again I am really scared, and I don't really know what to do. Any help/advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks