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Posted 5/23/2015 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
I don't have llmd right now ( waiting to get a Job to afford one )
Anyway my heart is starting to act up with pain ( bearable level) and palpitations that last few minutes ..

My heart echo and EKG are normal and I am planning for stress test next week ..

I am afraid this means bacteria is in my heart

My questions are :

1--- what can I do as an immediate solution to prevent heart block
or failure till I can see LLMD ?
I can afford a stress test with insurance and my heart echo is normal but no llmd for now

2---Will I DIE FROM THIS soon ?

3----How long have u had such heart problems before starting treatments ?

4--- what heart tests I should ask for to cover all basis for heart health other than the EKG, stress test, heart echo ??

5--- is this normal with Lyme or could be something else?

Please helplp

Post Edited (abenewhere1) : 5/23/2015 6:16:58 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/23/2015 5:45 AM (GMT 0)
don't be afraid abenewhere1, I am a nurse. You can have pain in your chest and palpitations without there being anyhing wrong with your heart. altho you are right in that these are symptoms of lyme disease as well as other diseases. It is frightening when you have been diagnosed with lyme and you experience these symptoms and when you get scared, you get even more anxious because you are scared of being scared.

If your echo and ekg were normal, then you should not worry about heart block or failure, unless you have acute chest pain, shortness of breath, swelling in your legs and feet, sweating all signs of failure. hopefully you will not die now or soon. your tests give no indication of that.

I myself have not had any heart problems since I have been diagnosed with lyme disease in October 2013.

A echo, a stress test, an ekg complete blood count and a complete metabolic profile should be all that would be requested or ordered for a routine heart check up. someone feel free to add anything that I have missed. I have not worked since 2008 but have 30 years experience.

Many disorders can cause this, but the first one that comes to mind is a thyroid disorder if it happens frequently, and your heart tests are normal.
Posted 5/23/2015 11:28 AM (GMT 0)
I've had chest pains, palpitations and much more involvement with my heart since my symptoms started in late January/early feb. I've had a heart ct scan, 30 day event monitor, countless Ekgs, complete blood work for my heart and my cardiologist doesn't see anything structurally wrong. I'm going on another 30 day event monitor because my palpitations are getting worse with treatment so he wants to be safe than sorry.. Hang in there. I know it's scary but as soon as you get the work up done your mind with hopefully be at ease..
Posted 5/23/2015 12:59 PM (GMT 0)
Keep in mind that Lyme Disease likes stress.... it goes haywire with stress... it is common for a stressful event to trigger Lyme symptoms... I understand feeling scared and not having control... but there are things that you can have control over... you can search for ways to calm your anxiety.... please know that i am not in any way being condescending here...as i am by nature a bit high strung...so i have to stay conscious of my thoughts...which is not easy...but it is doable.
I started with looking for ten minute guided meditations on Youtube... or even closing your eyes and paying attention to your breathing (without outside noises/interruptions) when thoughts come during this process...and they will... let them float away inside a balloon. <this may seem silly...but it is worth a try... to calm your system.

Anything you can do to calm down is a good idea...ok... you can do this.
Posted 5/23/2015 8:16 PM (GMT 0)
What about starting one of the herbal protocols until you get a job? That would at least help keep the infection under control until you can get in to see a LLMD.
Posted 5/24/2015 4:32 PM (GMT 0)
Have you started on antiobiotics yet? What are you taking? They may reduce the inflammation around your heart and help with the pain and palpitations. I am so sorry you are having such a hard time with the lack of support from your spouse. He may or may not turn around in his attitude. It is wonderful to have the support from our loved ones, but whether they are there for us or not, we need to do whatever we can to heal.
Posted 5/24/2015 9:04 PM (GMT 0)
Find a good cardiologist who can look beyond test results. Wear a two-week holter monitor. Those are very helpful diagnostic tools. Go to the ER if your heart rate is 120 or more, or if you're having irregular heart beat on a consistent basis. EKGs can only determine what's going on at that moment.

Choose a good protocol that you can follow without an LLMD.

Make sure you DETOX, and go slow.

Margaret
Posted 5/27/2015 1:23 AM (GMT 0)
Bump- abe, hope you are having a better day today.
Posted 5/27/2015 1:57 AM (GMT 0)
Every time I thought Lyme was going to kill me because of chest or heart pain it was due to magnesium deficiency. Lyme strips us of magnesium and deficiency will cause spasms and palms.
Posted 6/2/2015 4:14 AM (GMT 0)
Thank u so much all for checking on me. Sorry i didn't get notifications that someone replied to my post so I just saw ur replies by accident ...
I am better.. Some days I don't have Any heart issues and others are bad .. But even the bad just lasts few min at a time ..
I will keep u posted
Posted 6/2/2015 4:21 AM (GMT 0)

opugirl said...
Bump- abe, hope you are having a better day today.

How can I email u ? Ur email says that (failed to deliver ??)
Posted 6/3/2015 3:35 PM (GMT 0)
Have you started any treatments?
Posted 6/3/2015 4:19 PM (GMT 0)
I know how stressful it is when the heart gets involved, but I can at least share my own personal experience that I have felt chest pain that I still cannot believe never killed me...and everything checked out totally fine.

I'd suggest going to the ER if anything gets really scary to you - the stress alone of not knowing would probably worse for your heart anyway - that way you can rule out anything too dangerous.

Hawthorne is a great herb to protect the heart, and supplementing with co enzyme q 10 is good for the heart as well. Hope this helps some.
Posted 6/3/2015 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
abenewhere1~I don't know if searched here on the forum re your heart. But in case you didn't, here is an amazing thread re a Mom's love for her son (who's heart was effected presumably from LD), & the journey to find healing.
https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=2941020

Post Edited (happyjo) : 6/3/2015 5:34:41 PM (GMT-6)

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