Yes I still do have POTS, not what the title is about. I see a cardiologist regularly because we do not treat my tachycardia. I am sure most of you with POTS are confused. It's because treatment for tachycardia can kill me. I have lung disease with life threatening asthma, and would not even try a beta blocker, calcium channel blocker, or any of the sort in the ICU. So we monitor my heart closely...
... Well since February I have had many issues with my heart. Increased shortness of breath, my heart was gurgling (literally gurgling like you gurgle water), i have a new heart murmur. I am sure my lovely super hero nurses are going "uh oh" like poor Wonder Woman. Though she's never heard of heart gurgling before, so i googled it before cardio appointment and almost cried seeing what i saw. Mitral valve prolapse, endocarditis... SCARY stuff right there. Both of those affect the valves in the heart, one you have bacteria in your heart. So my lovely cardio doc, immediately schedules an echo to be done.
After a week of freaking out cause cardio thought what i researched. The echo did come back abnormal. Right to Left sided shunt, with a density change in my heart. Erg. I am still awating test scheduling and my nerves our on edge.
Well I am gonna hop off here. I have a game to yell at. lol (chef game with improper techniques) and a wonder woman to bother! (we might have more matching tattoo's soon!! yes!!)
Okies
Love yall
~Poppet
