Hi there, I was diagnosed with
pericarditis last nov. And i've had
tightness around my chest area ever since.
I had re-occurence of pericarditis in
july and it's stressing me out as I am
very anxious and uneasy all the time. Is
this normal to be shaky and nervous all
the time?
I'm currently seeing a cardiologist and I
might have to have a surgery...But we will
see. For ppl out there, don't take the
flu bug too lightly, as this is how I got
pericarditis, and it's ruined my life
since. Take care all!!!
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life12326
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Sep 2004 Posts: 6
Having Complications From Percicardiits Posted: 09-30-04 00:45am
I too had pericarditis last year. The
doctors didn't diagnos it until my second
trip to the er. I think they thought it
was just indjestion or something. But it
cleared up within a few weeks taking
aspirin. After it cleared up things
seemed to be fine for a while but then I
started having intermittant chest pains
and shortness of breath. They send me
for a stress test and that came back fine.
Then about 2 months ago, I started
having the pain again and my heart would
just start racing for no reason. I get
dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous, and really
shaky. My heart will continue to race
and pound so hard. So after a few more
trips back to the er, they reffered me to
a internist. He listened to my heart and
said he heard a knocking sound, possibly
from scar tissue from having
pericarditits. They are not sure if I
had pericarditits the second time as it
didn't show on the ecg. So now I am
going for an echocardiogram and taking
advil everyday. I still have
palpitations and pounding heart beat
almost daily. This really sucks! I
thought that scar tissue formed after
several occurences of pericarditis, any
one else having any similar syptoms? Any
information would be greatly appreciated,
as this seems to be taking over my life.
