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Fatigue - Due to Heart Complications
2 years ago
Sorry I haven't been around for many. Past few years have been a rough time for me. A lot of stress, but these strange constant illnesses that kept popping up.
Wife thought it to be an autoimmune disease. I learned to just adapt to it. I spent years going to Doctors only to have diagnosis's of anxiety, depression, panic attacks, cranial hyperhidrosis, low testosterone. Screened for Pituitary, Thyroid.
I never have wanted to others to worry. Besides I tried seeking diagnosis and always came back with nothing tangible so I ignored. Depression meds, anxiety meds, nothing stopped the random anxiety attacks or strange symptoms of fatigue.
Starting as far back as I can see which was 2007. College allowed me to get diagnosed with ADHD. Those meds only partially helped. Though was very much ADHD the fatigue continued but was manageable. Would have off days.
Past years just after multiple Covid infections, all the therapy after FurCast's ubrupt out of the blue end; the loss of everything. It pushed harder on a problem I didn't know I had.
Last year it has became intolerable. I no longer had "Good days" mentally I felt great and wanting to do things but physically the fatigue wouldn't allow me. After a few days I'd fight and dona bunch of work and overwork myself cause it was rare to have a day with energy. But then I'd be out for 2 days.
July - December finally pushed me to try and seek medical attention or to be put back on a testosterone as that helped since I had such low T. But Was difficult to get in with my doctor and also faced the ADHD med shortages. Thought I was having strange reactions to the off brands. Nope it was more something genetic running in the family.
Before testing blood work again to see where fatigue was getting worse I ended up getting COVID a 3rd or 4th time (I've lost track as one was before available testing). Note I have been vaccinated twice by Moderna and Pyzer. Dec 23-26 I was out incredibly sick couldn't leave my bed with positive test. Was during the Buffalo wind storm missed the whole thing.
Felt better by January. Though then started getting sick again. Mild at first, but it would ramp up. I'd feel fine then it'd get a little worse. After 2 Weeks it ruled out flu or common cold as I wasn't getting better.
Mid Jan thought I was going to die. There is a possibility that I may have had a heart attack but thats up to the Cardiologist at this point. Took another week get original appointment for the fatigue related tests. Figured I had gotten a bacterial lung infection and I remember joking in the beginning of course I'd catch something else when trying to find what's been causing my fatigue.
Maybe it was meant to. Cause it got worse and was in ER Jan 28th. Difficulty breathing. They found atypical mycoplasma pneumonia. Though why they rushed me to a room was heart rate was elevated so high it set off red flags. Here I was still being my normal joking self as yeah I was in pain but it didn't really hurt that bad. Just figured needed antibiotics.
Skip. Crazy Medical Adventure that lasted 4 ER visits and now going on 6 Dr. Visits, Cardiologist and more testing.
Be it Covid or delayed treatment of bacterial infection. It caused what they believe to be a genetic heart condition to surface. I could have been managing it for a while but it made it so severe that the last 2 months my heart rate hasn't dropped really below 80-90 even when sleeping. Mainly staying constant at 120 laying down and if I do any activity or even get excited to do something causing a severe spike to 140-150 BPM in simply doing something like washing dishes, even higher if I move and do an activity.
Still need to be on a constant heart monitor now until they can give a complete diagnosis. But it's definitely now focused on my heart. No drugs have been administered. It's stayed at this level as I was told give it two weeks after infection. 10th of Feb was last 3rd round of Antibiotics. Still no great reduction in heart rate and extreme fatigue. Cardiologist is on vacation for two weeks. Echocardiogram can't be done until 22nd of March.
Another Dr visit on 7th that I'm going to fight to get something cause I can't get out of bed most days. Can't take more than 2000 steps in a day.
I'm still here for now. I'll fight it. If not I'll die trying. I hope it's not that severe but how worried doctors have been haven't made me feel any less comfortable.
Just trying to keep people aware so I don't magically disappear. Want others to at least know in case it gets worse. Ive hid most from others cause no one needs to worry about someone and have more stress in their lives. Especially not me.
Just want to leave this note as a reminder to never stop giving your all. You don't know what the outcome may be. Best not give up on yourself. Cause as long as you believe you'll get better no one can take that mindset away. Even if you aren't treated quickly, or face bad doctors. Cause I don't know what my future holds, but I chose to hold the cards. It's the best I can do alone. But that's better than ever admitting defeat, even if you feel like the whole universe wants you to.
Love you all
Take Care
I should be fine. I believe in me. That's all that should matter. Well, that and some medicine. Laughter is only second best to real medicine.
Take Care now, bye bye then.
Wife thought it to be an autoimmune disease. I learned to just adapt to it. I spent years going to Doctors only to have diagnosis's of anxiety, depression, panic attacks, cranial hyperhidrosis, low testosterone. Screened for Pituitary, Thyroid.
I never have wanted to others to worry. Besides I tried seeking diagnosis and always came back with nothing tangible so I ignored. Depression meds, anxiety meds, nothing stopped the random anxiety attacks or strange symptoms of fatigue.
Starting as far back as I can see which was 2007. College allowed me to get diagnosed with ADHD. Those meds only partially helped. Though was very much ADHD the fatigue continued but was manageable. Would have off days.
Past years just after multiple Covid infections, all the therapy after FurCast's ubrupt out of the blue end; the loss of everything. It pushed harder on a problem I didn't know I had.
Last year it has became intolerable. I no longer had "Good days" mentally I felt great and wanting to do things but physically the fatigue wouldn't allow me. After a few days I'd fight and dona bunch of work and overwork myself cause it was rare to have a day with energy. But then I'd be out for 2 days.
July - December finally pushed me to try and seek medical attention or to be put back on a testosterone as that helped since I had such low T. But Was difficult to get in with my doctor and also faced the ADHD med shortages. Thought I was having strange reactions to the off brands. Nope it was more something genetic running in the family.
Before testing blood work again to see where fatigue was getting worse I ended up getting COVID a 3rd or 4th time (I've lost track as one was before available testing). Note I have been vaccinated twice by Moderna and Pyzer. Dec 23-26 I was out incredibly sick couldn't leave my bed with positive test. Was during the Buffalo wind storm missed the whole thing.
Felt better by January. Though then started getting sick again. Mild at first, but it would ramp up. I'd feel fine then it'd get a little worse. After 2 Weeks it ruled out flu or common cold as I wasn't getting better.
Mid Jan thought I was going to die. There is a possibility that I may have had a heart attack but thats up to the Cardiologist at this point. Took another week get original appointment for the fatigue related tests. Figured I had gotten a bacterial lung infection and I remember joking in the beginning of course I'd catch something else when trying to find what's been causing my fatigue.
Maybe it was meant to. Cause it got worse and was in ER Jan 28th. Difficulty breathing. They found atypical mycoplasma pneumonia. Though why they rushed me to a room was heart rate was elevated so high it set off red flags. Here I was still being my normal joking self as yeah I was in pain but it didn't really hurt that bad. Just figured needed antibiotics.
Skip. Crazy Medical Adventure that lasted 4 ER visits and now going on 6 Dr. Visits, Cardiologist and more testing.
Be it Covid or delayed treatment of bacterial infection. It caused what they believe to be a genetic heart condition to surface. I could have been managing it for a while but it made it so severe that the last 2 months my heart rate hasn't dropped really below 80-90 even when sleeping. Mainly staying constant at 120 laying down and if I do any activity or even get excited to do something causing a severe spike to 140-150 BPM in simply doing something like washing dishes, even higher if I move and do an activity.
Still need to be on a constant heart monitor now until they can give a complete diagnosis. But it's definitely now focused on my heart. No drugs have been administered. It's stayed at this level as I was told give it two weeks after infection. 10th of Feb was last 3rd round of Antibiotics. Still no great reduction in heart rate and extreme fatigue. Cardiologist is on vacation for two weeks. Echocardiogram can't be done until 22nd of March.
Another Dr visit on 7th that I'm going to fight to get something cause I can't get out of bed most days. Can't take more than 2000 steps in a day.
I'm still here for now. I'll fight it. If not I'll die trying. I hope it's not that severe but how worried doctors have been haven't made me feel any less comfortable.
Just trying to keep people aware so I don't magically disappear. Want others to at least know in case it gets worse. Ive hid most from others cause no one needs to worry about someone and have more stress in their lives. Especially not me.
Just want to leave this note as a reminder to never stop giving your all. You don't know what the outcome may be. Best not give up on yourself. Cause as long as you believe you'll get better no one can take that mindset away. Even if you aren't treated quickly, or face bad doctors. Cause I don't know what my future holds, but I chose to hold the cards. It's the best I can do alone. But that's better than ever admitting defeat, even if you feel like the whole universe wants you to.
Love you all
Take Care
I should be fine. I believe in me. That's all that should matter. Well, that and some medicine. Laughter is only second best to real medicine.
Take Care now, bye bye then.
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