Hi guys i am looking for a wee bit of advice. Since having my chemotherapy and radiation for left side breast cancer, i have been experiencing terrible palpatations. I have been to my GP a few times and he refered me for an ECG, i got the ECG which lasted about 30 seconds they said the ECG results were normal. I have been trying to just get on with things but it is literally taking over my life. I have stopped driving anywhere in fact i have stopped going out all together. Its getting so bad it actually woke me up out of a sleep this morning. I am just wondering if anyone has suffered anything similar since having their treatment? My doctor said anxiety but i only get anxious when i have a palpatation so really they're causing my anxiety.
Thanks any advice would be very much appreciated.
Kirsteen
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Hi Kirsteen78
A few years ago , I had mega palpitations, ok I was going in holiday but honestly not worried . I fainted once at the airport - ! But I was worried . I had a year of heart checks , loads of tests and it came out as me having a heart murmur but was assured this was nothing to worry about , although it stopped me getting the full treatment of Herceptin. I was told that the palpitations were age related . Seems women of a certain age - think I was about 50 - send out false positives in tests !!
so if your worried ask to be referred to a cardiologist- your oncologist may help you here but might not .
I was reassured after the tests came back clear .
if you can, treat yourself to reflexology, it is so lovely and relaxing , the lady I go to only speaks if I speak to her first , so you can zone out .
Don’t let it rest- the worry of the palpitations is impacting on your life . Take a screenshot of what you write above and let your doctor see it , that way they will know the extent of your worry .
def try reflexology if you can . You must get out and see friends and laugh . I enjoy aqua aerobics and it’s a good laugh , don’t worry about taking I’ll as staff at sports centre are first aid trained . Where I live if we have a medical referral we get reduced rates at the sports centre . Also Nacmillan run free classes .
be kind to yourself
love Ruby Rose
Hi Kirsten,
yes, I have had this problem a few years ago now. I remember going to the cinema one day and watching the film convinced I was having a heart attack and waking my husband up in the night thinking I was dying most nights.
After numerous trips to the doctor, ECG tests (all normal) it got so bad and I could hardly function from anxiety and fear so I went one last time to the doctor who finally helped me untangle what was going on - a heady mix of anxiety and menopause. I started taking beta blockers for the palpitations, a low dose of anti-depressants and had counselling. I won’t say I’m totally cured of anxiety but the palpitations are gone. This was all a few years before my breast cancer diagnosis and I seem to have coped with that reasonably well considering.
Are you of menopause age? If so it’s probably linked.
hope you can get this sorted.
M
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