That's exactly what I was going to suggest, a TTT. Good for your MD. Is she looking for dysautonomia/mitral valve issues? Has she mentioned that disorder? The tentative results of the EKG are, of course, an issue - the BP fluctuations have the potential to create blockages (but it's truly unlikely at your age) - but you also may be low on fluids, and that's affecting test results.
I was wondering if you get headaches. What meds are you on?
Well, yeah - you've got some pretty distracting things going on in your body. Don't be too hard on yourself. I did the agoraphobia sentence (it really is like a prison, isn't it?) for a long time.
I keep coming back to the BP issues. The TTT will give a lot of answers for that. Have the doctors found (or suggested) the definitive cause? Are they assuming it's a blockage?
How long has all this been going on?
I had an echo...no mitral valve. I was checked for that years and years ago too.
My PSVT started when I was 16. This recent stuff happened in the hospital. I had a PSVT flare up twice in twenty minutes, paged the nurse and explained it. I had an EKG in no time, was moved to the heart floor and the doc was there talking to me....
BTW, they misprinted on my EKG that I was 76 not 46 (everybody just BE QUIET!), LOL. But when I went for the second surgery a guy in the holding area looked at it and said "Good EKG for a 76 yr old, but not for a 46 yr old" Great, just knock me out now! haha!
I do have a fluids problem since the surgery. I try to keep on top of it, not always successfully. I have a case of gatorade here bc of it.
I don't know that it is the BP fluctuations that make her think blockage (but it is what my mom thought) but rather the EKG itself. She didn't show me where and explain that one. She went in detail about the electrical problem though. It's very obvious to see. Not sure yet if I am going to need an ablation for that or not.
I am on toprol xl, only 25 mg. She prescribed it when I was discharged. But I was supposed to go back almost 3 months ago. You know, ignoring a problem makes it go away.....NOT. She doubled it. But she isn't giving me a 50 mg. Even though it is extended release she wants me to take a 25 in the morning and a 25 in the evening. She is trying to keep it as steady in my bloodstream as possible.
She's holding off on the tilt table to see if I respond to the medication change. I think she may be on to something bc she asked quite a few questions (I like her mind!!) and after I thought about it realized most of the lightheadedness was happening within 6 hours of my next dose being due.
Yes, agoraphobia is like a prison sentence. It wasn't fun, and it can strain so many aspects of your life like work and relationships.
