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Q: What Else Could Go Wrong With My Heart????
asked by: impalass on June 23rd, 2004
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If you though you hit bottom....You aint. I retired from the military after 21 years of service. Before retiring I have a stress test and a eco. Done wish didn't show nothing wrong with my heart. A couple of months later I was diagnosed with epilepsy and they turn into grand mal seizures. I been under medication for the last 5 years. Last christmas jan,04 I had my first heart attack. The doctors performed a catheterization and 3 stent implants on my rca. My lca was clear...But they found an anomality with my lca. My lca arise anomalous from the right coronary sinus and coursed between my pa & aortic. After the catheterization I was having short stabbing chest pain that last 1 or 2 seconds. I have stress test, perfusion test, ekg, eeg, blood test, echo test and other than the damage caused by my mi everything is ok. My pain comes at any time, even at rest. At night I get this numbness on my arms and my index fingers and the pain in my chest, left side of my neck or right side of my chest. Sometimes I feel like a burning sensation in the center of my chest. The last thing that happened is that last night I was listening to my heart and I noticed it skip a beat. I went to the er and I got occasional premature ventricular and atrial complexes??? The doctor told me to see my cardiologist. I saw him and he told me " you are obsess with your heart". I feel like i'm doomed. I understand if I never have a heart attack but I did. Could it be my body telling me hey! Pay attention...There is something wrong here!!! I don't know what to do. When the pain comes I feel like if I was going to die. I didn't have any problem with my heart until I got my mi. So I can't blame the anomality for the pain. If I need surgery... How it is done. Can it be done off-pump?? Where?? Where I can find a good doctor with experience in this type of cases. Any help and comment will be greatly apperciated.
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Dori
replied on November 9th, 2004
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Excellent Heart Surgeon
If you're willing to travel, I highly recommend a heart surgeon by the name of Dr. Trento at cedars - sinai in california or maybe he could recommend someone in your state. He performed a triple bypass on my husband. My husband had a massive heart attack almost 2 years ago - he needed a pacemaker and a defibrillator. He had 2 angioplasties before having the triple bypass. The angioplasties were done by an excllent cardiologist by the name of Dr. Neil buchbinder also at cedars- sinai. I
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PoWeRFuLL
replied on November 19th, 2004
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Sorry about your probs man. From my unknowing of the heart that much I can only say 1 thing, it seems that you are afraid to die (normal) and u dont want to die yet, and u are making every precaution to staying alive (which is good as well) but just check with the doctor every so often, mayb your having anxiety at the same time? And trust me, thinking about it, will most definatly make it worse, but if u feel its really seriouse u may need to call 911, just to be safe, definatly switch doctors to get differnt opinions, not everyone is right of course.

Hope you get well, and live a long, happy life til the age of 110!!! Cool

you sound like ur good from the doctors opinions (get more opinions tho)
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lupne
replied on December 6th, 2004
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Oh Yes
A lot could go wrong. Ive had a quadruple bypass, a new mitral valve and 9 stents. I have 2 blocked carotid arteries and severe peripheal artery disease, get checked before it goes too far.
I cant even walk through my house without pain, my nitro never leaves my sight.
My chances are so poor, you wouldt believe.
If you are that bad get to a good cardiologist.
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jeffreyfrog
replied on February 5th, 2009
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I've had all the test done on my heart and there is nothing physically wrong with my heart. My Dr said it is probably due to stress and anxiety. Could it be from anything else besides that?

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