31 M, 185 lbs.6 ft 3 inches tall.
So after about six weeks of increasing nervousness about my rapid heart rate and dizzy spells, I finally saw a cardiologist who says he is pretty sure I have SVT, meaning a fault electrical signal in my heart causes it to beat quickly and can cause dizziness. I got a heart monitor to wear for a week and started wearing it yesterday. My cardiologist will be able to see the results.
During this period I have also had random nerve tingles throughout my body. Most have been on the left side, but for the last two weeks I've been getting it in my neck and back of head. I have also had a ton of back and neck issues. Finally, on my half dozenth visit to the ER, they did CTs of my head (brain), neck, and back. There are plenty of minor issues in my neck and back.. There are a couple of spots of osteophytes in my neck, and I do have some degenerative issues in my back. But the CT scans found nothing obvious. I've also had numerous blood tests for autoimmune diseases and such, and they have all been negative.
The scary thing is the back and neck issues, along with the random tingling all over. just don't seem to be going away. The tingling seems to kind of originate from either the neck or spine area and isn't constant, but I get brief flashes of it in my arm, legs, sternum, and feet (the back of the head is the most annoying.) The other thing I noticed is I've been super tired, despite sleeping normally. Caffeine doesn't seem to help.
So far, I still can walk fine, and I have no bathroom or sexual problems.
I FINALLY saw neurologist Wednesday morning. My EMG on the left side was normal. He recommended I get an MRI. My doctor said she wanted me to continue with physical therapy. I only had three visits left, so thought what the heck. Last night my physical therapist told me she was suspending physical therapy because it wasn't helping me (I had been going 2x a week since the beginning of the month.) She said she would inform my doctor, who has not called as of yet today. My doctor also was supposed to fill out my FMLA intermittent leave for work, but dragged her feet and my claim won't go through is she doesn't send it today,
Because of all this, I'm in a total panic. I haven't felt normal and it doesn't seem to be getting better. I was off work this week and felt varying levels of bad the whole time. I can't even imagine going back to work because I'm in such shambles physically and mentally.
So after about six weeks of increasing nervousness about my rapid heart rate and dizzy spells, I finally saw a cardiologist who says he is pretty sure I have SVT, meaning a fault electrical signal in my heart causes it to beat quickly and can cause dizziness. I got a heart monitor to wear for a week and started wearing it yesterday. My cardiologist will be able to see the results.
During this period I have also had random nerve tingles throughout my body. Most have been on the left side, but for the last two weeks I've been getting it in my neck and back of head. I have also had a ton of back and neck issues. Finally, on my half dozenth visit to the ER, they did CTs of my head (brain), neck, and back. There are plenty of minor issues in my neck and back.. There are a couple of spots of osteophytes in my neck, and I do have some degenerative issues in my back. But the CT scans found nothing obvious. I've also had numerous blood tests for autoimmune diseases and such, and they have all been negative.
The scary thing is the back and neck issues, along with the random tingling all over. just don't seem to be going away. The tingling seems to kind of originate from either the neck or spine area and isn't constant, but I get brief flashes of it in my arm, legs, sternum, and feet (the back of the head is the most annoying.) The other thing I noticed is I've been super tired, despite sleeping normally. Caffeine doesn't seem to help.
So far, I still can walk fine, and I have no bathroom or sexual problems.
I FINALLY saw neurologist Wednesday morning. My EMG on the left side was normal. He recommended I get an MRI. My doctor said she wanted me to continue with physical therapy. I only had three visits left, so thought what the heck. Last night my physical therapist told me she was suspending physical therapy because it wasn't helping me (I had been going 2x a week since the beginning of the month.) She said she would inform my doctor, who has not called as of yet today. My doctor also was supposed to fill out my FMLA intermittent leave for work, but dragged her feet and my claim won't go through is she doesn't send it today,
Because of all this, I'm in a total panic. I haven't felt normal and it doesn't seem to be getting better. I was off work this week and felt varying levels of bad the whole time. I can't even imagine going back to work because I'm in such shambles physically and mentally.
