HELP/ GUIDANCE REGARD ECG/TTE/BREATHING CAPACITY TEST

[TS22]

Hi All,

I wondered if anyone may be able to help at all? I am a 23 year old female (healthy BMI if that is of any use).

Recently, I've been having several breathing problems.

I was doing some work in my bedroom and started being unable to breath. I used the Oximeter (as advised by doctor) and my oxygen was 81 and heart rate 156. Sometimes the oxygen can drop to 73 (worse case) and can come out of no where and the heart rate can increase largely.

I had an ECG at my doctors and it was completely normal.

I was referred to a heart specialist and following a conversation with him, I was invited for a ECG at the hospital.

I then had one at the hospital and i've not heard anything regarding results. However, within 6 weeks of the ECG I was invited for a transthoracic echocardiogram on the 12th of October 2021. The test lasted around 30 mins.

Then on the 2nd of November 2021 I have invited for a Lung Capacity Test to take place on the 3rd of December 2021.

I have not had any results, simply invited for another test.

Does anyone suspect these are all linked? Normally it states if I have been referred by my doctors but the letter does not state who has referred me.

Can anyone take an educated guess what this may mean?

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

He did say I will be sent out the results in the post from the Transthoracic Echocardiogram but at present this has not been received. Simply an invite for a further test.

Any help or guidance would be appreciated.

Thank you so much in advance!

[Prada47]

Hello I have had this carried out when my GP wanted to make sure my lungs had fully inflated after bypass surgery !!Recently I have done a 14 day Flow test at home using a Mini-Wright Peak Flow meter something you just blow into and then read the result and put it on a graph, over 14 days.

This is because I am a little breathless and GP just wanted to see if it was Heart or Lung related !!! Not spoke with GP since putting graph back to surgery.

Not much help sorry but it has to be all put together with ECG etc Heart and Lungs are very inter related and one can affect the other. Sure someone who knows a lot more than me will be along soon with a fuller answer.

Regards

[TS22 in reply to Prada47]

Thank you for your response, I hope all is as well as can be for yourself.

Yes I know they are inter related, I just wish they would keep you up to date a little more. I do understand how stretched the NHS is at the moment though.

I do appreciate you taking the time to respond.

Take care and best wishes.

[Hidden]

Dear TS22,

So sorry the worry this is causing you, the only thing I can add is that I was told by the heart nurse that if I have a low reading on the oximeter was to sit down with it on and breath as deep as I could.

The idea is to try and move the reading upwards, something that happens every time with me. Which may or not prove your lung capacity is a problem and not not blood’s ability to hold onto oxygen once in the body.

She said that the flow test as already mentioned by Prada47 was far more accurate in telling your lung capacity to enable you to get enough oxygen into the blood stream.

I hope this helps, I have no medical training and I’m only passing on information given to me, your questions need answers to help you on your journey.

Good luck

[TS22 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for that advise, next time I have a moment I shall be sure to do that and see if it helps at all, hopefully it does until I know exactly what is what.

It really does help and I do appreciate you taking the time to respond.

I hope all is well with your health.

All the best.

[TS22]

As an update, I've just recieved a letter for an appointment with a Dr at the hospital. This is for January.

I've recieved no further information as to what it is in regards to.

When I've looked the Dr up, I can see he a respiratory consultant but that is as much as I can seem to find.

[Lezzers]

My husband had lung function tests a couple of months ago, I think he had 4 tests and he failed one but they wasn't concerned about that. We haven't yet received any written results presumably because he's having a lung scan at the end of the month, we assume he'll be given all the results once all the tests are complete.I would try not to worry too much ( I know that's easier said than done) it sounds like they're being very thorough but it doesn't necessarily mean they've found something.

Good luck with everything

[TS22 in reply to Lezzers]

Thank you so much for your reply - I have only just seen this so apologies for the delayed response.

I hope all is well with your husband!