Utterly Confused

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I have struggled with doctors to find the source of problems that are making

life more and more difficult, and sometimes are near to being unbearable.

Two strands have got so mixed up I am not sure where the truth lies. I have

had IBS for fifteen years and had a triple by-pass operation in 1994. It

was successful they tell me, but I have felt worse since then than I did

before it.

Every time when I think it is a heart problem/arrhythmia it ends up as a

gastric problem. AF was found on a 24hr monitor before Christmas, but my

doctor is not sure if it was a blip or a temporary thing. The specialist

has tried to get me on sotalol (but I am allergic to beta-blockers, being

slightly asthmatic) and amiodarone. (The last time I took that the side

effects were so horrendous I had to stop taking it, thank God.) Obviously

the consultant had not read my notes!!!

I am due to see him in two weeks - he thinks he is " divine " , but is a

brilliant doctor with a marked lack of bedside manner etc. The

gastro-enterologist thinks everything is real but " functional " as opposed to

structural - which leaves lots of possibilities including hypothyroidism,

c.f.s., etc. My heart's output is restricted having been damaged by viral

pericarditis in 1984, and I understand there are limitations because of

that. The symptoms are abdominal tightness that presses on the solar

plexus, thus causing breathlessness when I bend or move. That leads to

tightness in my neck and head. Because of all the drugs I have to take I

have low blood pressure, therefore, hypotension and visual problems. I also

have periods of fatigue that take command of my life.

When I take GTN, the only result is a headache, and the tension/chest

discomfort etc., does not change. I have entopic beats, sometimes multiple,

but I have never noticed atrial fibrillation. Hence fear, frustration and

confusion. I just want the energy to get through a day without discomfort -

I cannot recall such a day, for years.

Anyone understand all this? Any suggestions? One thing I have found to be

of some help are homeopathic preparations from Heel of Germany. They are

available here in the UK, and in America.

Thanks, for reading this.