This is a follow up to a post I sent in Sept. 2003 (--Open ↗ groups.google.com/groups?threadm=FF2cb.1761%24eB.1201%40twi- ster.sout heast.rr.com&rnum=1).
First and foremost thanks for your time and sorry for such a long post.
My stress test back in Oct came back fine im told. I had two additional appointments later that year to which I still continued to have complaints of discomfort (not extremely bad pain, discomfort), fatigue and continued problems sleeping. He had me change to 1 and a half pills of 5mg Norvasc every night. This eliminated most of my 3ish a.m. episodes of waking up with chest pain. I missed my last appointment in December and didn't bother to reschedule at that point due mainly to Christmas, money etc... I have had a few mid afternoon episodes this month which are more common and intense than what I have had in the past so I decided to reschedule my appointment. My weight has leveled out around 220 lbs. from a pre heart attach weight of 180. Most of this I think comes from my almost complete inactivity. Other than my normal job I do nothing now but stay in the recliner mainly due to being fatigued all the time. I stay tired, yawning, bags under eyes etc. Some nights I will actually sleep a full night and still get up fatigued. Other nights I can be dog tired and toss and turn all night with discomfort in my chest off and on. Just a normal 50 yard walk makes me very winded. I have also developed a dizziness at times. I can be driving down the road and have a 5-10 second dizzy faze where you almost feel like your drunk. This literally makes my eyes hurt temporarily. I am a strong believer that stress plays a LARGE role to my condition in my case. Unfortunely most is unavoidable and inevitable but almost always causes discomfort in my chest during the day as well as bad nights. I was thinking about requesting a holter monitor because I am positive some of the more intense episodes should be measurable. Downside is some times I can have a good week or so without any bad episodes although fatigue, sleep and breathing are still affected. Other times I can have bad days where I might have chest pain most of the evening and into the night. If anyone has any pointers, suggestions or questions I might need to queue the doc in on then please speak up, I'm all ears.
My 2 biggest complaints are extreme fatigue and continued chest pain.
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This is a follow up to a post I sent in Sept. 2003 (http:- //groups.google.com/groups?threadm=FF2cb.1761%24eB.1201%4- 0twister.sout heast.rr.com&rnum=1).
First and foremost thanks for your time and sorry for such a long post.
My stress test back in Oct came back fine im told. I had two additional appointments later that year to which I still continued to have complaints of discomfort (not extremely bad pain, discomfort), fatigue and continued problems sleeping. He had me change to 1 and a half pills of 5mg Norvasc every night. This eliminated most of my 3ish a.m. episodes of waking up with chest pain. I missed my last appointment in December and didn't bother to reschedule at that point due mainly to Christmas, money etc... I have had a few mid afternoon episodes this month which are more common and intense than what I have had in the past so I decided to reschedule my appointment. My weight has leveled out around 220 lbs. from a pre heart attach weight of 180. Most of this I think comes from my almost complete inactivity. Other than my normal job I do nothing now but stay in the recliner mainly due to being fatigued all the time. I stay tired, yawning, bags under eyes etc. Some nights I will actually sleep a full night and still get up fatigued. Other nights I can be dog tired and toss and turn all night with discomfort in my chest off and on. Just a normal 50 yard walk makes me very winded. I have also developed a dizziness at times. I can be driving down the road and have a 5-10 second dizzy faze where you almost feel like your drunk. This literally makes my eyes hurt temporarily. I am a strong believer that stress plays a LARGE role to my condition in my case. Unfortunely most is unavoidable and inevitable but almost always causes discomfort in my chest during the day as well as bad nights. I was thinking about requesting a holter monitor because I am positive some of the more intense episodes should be measurable. Downside is some times I can have a good week or so without any bad episodes although fatigue, sleep and breathing are still affected. Other times I can have bad days where I might have chest pain most of the evening and into the night. If anyone has any pointers, suggestions or questions I might need to queue the doc in on then please speak up, I'm all ears.
My 2 biggest complaints are extreme fatigue and continued chest pain.
You might ask if he thinks you are retaining water for some reason. Also whether he thinks you should alter you diet and have some sort of exercise regime - no matter how weak to start off with.
Yes it was confirmed. Yes I was told to alter my diet (which I have to a certain extent) and to exercise. A cath was done which revealed no blockage or plaque. At the same time though I am still doing my normal job and that is requiring all of my energy during the day. By one or two in the afternoon, I can hardly stand from being so wore down.
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"Bryan Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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This is a follow up to a post I sent in Sept. 2003
First and foremost thanks for your time and sorry for such a long post.
My stress test back in Oct came back fine im told. I had two additional appointments later that year to which I still continued to have
complaints
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of discomfort (not extremely bad pain, discomfort), fatigue and
continued
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problems sleeping. He had me change to 1 and a half pills of 5mg
Norvasc
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every night. This eliminated most of my 3ish a.m. episodes of waking up with chest pain. I missed my last appointment in December and didn't
bother
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to reschedule at that point due mainly to Christmas, money etc... I
have
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had a few mid afternoon episodes this month which are more common and intense than what I have had in the past so I decided to reschedule my appointment. My weight has leveled out around 220 lbs. from a pre heart attach weight of 180. Most of this I think comes from my almost
complete
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inactivity. Other than my normal job I do nothing now but stay in the recliner mainly due to being fatigued all the time. I stay tired,
yawning,
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bags under eyes etc. Some nights I will actually sleep a full night and still get up fatigued. Other nights I can be dog tired and toss and
turn
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all night with discomfort in my chest off and on. Just a normal 50 yard walk makes me very winded. I have also developed a dizziness at times.
I
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can be driving down the road and have a 5-10 second dizzy faze where you almost feel like your drunk. This literally makes my eyes hurt
temporarily.
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I am a strong believer that stress plays a LARGE role to my condition in
my
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case. Unfortunely most is unavoidable and inevitable but almost always causes discomfort in my chest during the day as well as bad nights. I
was
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thinking about requesting a holter monitor because I am positive some of
the
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more intense episodes should be measurable. Downside is some times I
can
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have a good week or so without any bad episodes although fatigue, sleep
and
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breathing are still affected. Other times I can have bad days where I
might
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have chest pain most of the evening and into the night. If anyone has
any
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pointers, suggestions or questions I might need to queue the doc in on
then
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please speak up, I'm all ears.
My 2 biggest complaints are extreme fatigue and continued chest pain.
You might ask if he thinks you are retaining water for some reason. Also whether he thinks you should alter you diet and have some sort of exercise regime - no matter how weak to start off with.
