Thanks. Just frustrating dealing with all this. I've been asking for these tests ever since I recovered from COVID and this could have potentially been found over 2 years ago. I just hope this stops my heart racing issue. Highly doubt will solve my breathing issue
crossed for the best outcome. 
Cardiologist seems to think my heart and breathing issues are completely separate issues
It sure is.
Same race just twice as hard.
RR - In 2018, I took my annual stress test and doc said I failed it. I called bullshit on it. I said No Way. I felt fine and had had absolutely zero issues with any pain. Turns out I was wrong and probably not far from a big heart attack. My cardiologist said he was going to do an angiogram, but it turned into an angioplasty with two stents installed. Had two blockages in the "widowmaker" on the back side of the heart. One 90% and one 70% blocked. All has been good since then, but don't be surprised if he doesn't install a stent or two while he's in there depending on the amount of blockage. You might ask him about it. My guy said "if" there was no blockage (and he laughed at that, because he knew) I would go home that day. If there was and he installed stent(s), I'd have to spend the night at the hospital. Well...... I spent the night in the hospital.
The Angiogram Is a piece of cake and can tell exactly what is going on. And a lot of times they can just put a stent in right then if they need to. You can be awake with a little sedation and watch the whole thing If you want to and go home the next day. If you have too many blockages they will recommend bypass open heart surgery. I had a Quadruple bypass in September 2006 and I had one Stent put in 2016. Nowadays that kind of surgery is like a walk in the park.
I had an angiogram and stent placed in 2008 when I had a heart attack in the "widow maker" artery. Same artery is showing possible blockage now.
Yup the Widow Maker does suck that's where I had my original blockage and then they found out that everything was blocked.
Good news is they caught it, before it became an emergency.
None of us are getting out of here alive! Hope they get to the bottom of your situation.
And then come on here to say cancer sucks or i am dying to young from....fill in the blank. Or to complain about the cost of health care when 75% of health care costs are caused by your diet. That doesnt include cost to missed work etc.You’re talking to a bunch of boaters that slam drinks on a nightly basis.
Most cardiologists either use the groin or the wrist but not both. Many are old school and have not been trained to use the wrist. I like the idea, but my guy goes for the groin. I like him and don't want to have to change doctors this late in life. My brother's cardiologist is a wrist guy. Just different techniques.
They have to say that or they can lose their license for disinformation, misinformation or for even questioning any relationship covid or the vax may have, even if it meant not getting tests done because of restrictions. My wife's been dealing with aggressive breast cancer & guess what, she had to skip a yearly mammogram. She had to catch it herself unfortunately. Just sayin'
So I got mine done yesterday and Doc's office called to schedule me for a stat appointment with the cardiology department. What exactly did they see in yours? I made the mistake of Googling my shit and one indication could be a blockage. Seeing your pictures scares the shit out of me.
If it’s that bad, you go straight to the hospital. Keep that in mind.
No real symptoms in a very long time. Had a flutter that lasted about 3-5 seconds a couple of days ago. Nurse told me if I feel any chest pains to go straight to ER which I will. Guess I’ll see what all the fuss is about come Monday.
Best of luck to you @Kachina26 You know what they say getting old is not for the weak!!! Let us know if there is anything that we can do to help. PM if you need any advent calendars to help you though the process.
And that’s the thing, when I had my chest pain, there was zero pressure associated with it. It lasted maybe 3 minutes. That was probably a year ago. Anyway, I’m getting things checked out now. I really don’t need anything more on my plate right now.
@Kachina26 my heart was racing with very short walks. My holter monitor showed y heart beat of 184 beats per minute after walking 100 feet
About 2 weeks ago I was picking up meds at the pharmacy. I didn't feel "right", so used the blood pressure thing they have...
My heartbeat was relatively low my last 2 visits for unrelated issues. I figured it was my BP meds, but going back and looking at my logs, I've never been that low. The stress test it took a few minutes of walking at a mild clip on an incline to get me up to the target rate they wanted. But, there were some anomalies with the wave pattern. Guess I'll find out on Monday.
Might as well get a machine for home now. They're going to want you to monitor and log it.
I bought one that weekend, and have been trying to keep track of stuff. We'll see.
Dad died at 42 when I was 15, left an impression. Problem is, I throttled back on keeping healthy a few years after I outlived him.
