Sweating & tight discomfort under left breast top of ribs.

[Butterfly65]

Hello all, First post here but have posted in BHF regarding my heart health.

Recently diagnosed with left & right sided HF damage, AF & low blood pressure.

Told I have an erratic/ irregular fast heartbeat with chaotic electrical signals.

Meds & more info are listed at end of my bio.

The past couple of weeks I've been struggling with a couple of symptoms that I will speak to the HF Nurses about at next appointment, or sooner if they escalate.

I have mentioned it to them before but they seems to be getting worse.

Firstly even when I'm doing nothing I'm sweating, my temperature has been averaging at around 36.5, my blood pressure average is 101 over 74 & my resting heart rate average is 92.

As well as the sweating & my feet being extra cold, I've been experiencing a tight heavy pulling discomfort under the breast from mid of chest to left side, even when resting.

Anyone else experienced this & could either of these be AF related?

[bassets]

Sorry, I haven't experienced anything like this but I think it may be a good idea to get some help if it is getting worse. I hope you can sort this out soon. Best of luck x

[Buffafly]

I suspect a combination of AF and HF assuming you’ve had tests to rule out cardiovascular disease?

[Butterfly65 in reply to Buffafly]

No idea. Still waiting for MRI results & cardio appointment.

[jeanjeannie50]

Welcome to the forum Butterfly65

All I can tell you is that if I had a heavy pulling feeling on the left hand side of my chest I would be off to A&E, or if it was making me feel really bad dialling 999. Have you ever had an angiogram, or similar to check for blockages to your heart?

Most of us on this forum have an erratic/ irregular fast heartbeat with chaotic electrical signals. It's something that we learn to live with alongside the help of medication to calm it, so you are in good company and we'll help you all we can.

Re heart failure, that is not as dramatic as it sounds, it means your heart is not beating quite as it should and it's not generally something you die from (they need to rename that) and again with the right medication this can be cured.

Re your cold feet, have you had your thyroid function checked recently? Mind you as we grow older I think cold feet are quite normal, because we sit more and many people wear bed socks at night.

Feel free to ask any questions, we know what it's like to be in your situation.

Jean

[Butterfly65 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hello, I'm undiagnosed hashis.

Have Been feeling very unwell with many, many hypo symptoms for 12 years.

Daughter & Aunt both hypo. Daughter was just 14 when diagnosed, aunt was much older. They've put me on digoxin that shouldn't be prescribed for those with hypothyroidism but because the NHS has never tested properly for hashis I'm stil undiagnosed.

I need to be off this asap.

[Butterfly65 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Re 'heart failure that is not as dramatic as it sounds.'

Well I'm afraid it is to some of us who have severe damage that might need OHS.

Especially if we have suffered horribly for years with underlying conditions that may have caused the heart damage,

& especially for those of us that view meds as 'toxic legal drugs' that all have side affects, many dangerous, especially when some of us have lost parents prematurely due to cardiac arrest or Heart related diseases, even more so if we suffer with any other chronic health problems, including auto immune diseases.

[Buffafly in reply to Butterfly65]

OHS - Open Heart Surgery? Why?

[Butterfly65 in reply to Buffafly]

Many with HF have had OHS to replace or repair damaged heart valves which I've been diagnosed as having, one severe, one moderate.

Even if the flaps can be repaired or replaced with a non-invasive means of surgery, all surgeries have a risk.

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Butterfly65]

I agree with all you say. When we answer a post on here as best as we can, we have no idea what the person we're talking to has experienced. The more we hear from a person the more we can understand until then we can only speak in general.

Wishing the best outcome for you and sorry if my post offended you.

Jean

[Butterfly65 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Thank you.