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[Billthedog]

Well I have heart disease and a recent stent in my LDA. I get breathless and dizzy with a squeezing in my right lung area and chest when I put my hands above my head to wash my hair/hang washing out or bend over to empty the dish washer or washing machine….then I get extreme fatigued and need to rest. This has gone on for months. A echocardiogram was clear as was a chest XRay.

This is adversely effecting my quality of life.

Today I saw my Cardiologist who dismissed the issues as being none heart related and thinks maybe it’s all caused by issues with a previous broken neck repair at C5/C6 and nerves supplying the lungs.

This is so very worrying as he has discharged me saying he can’t help and now I need to begin the referral/waiting list problems again for a neurologist appointment

I feel very depressed by this and am concerned maybe it is the start of heart failure.

Help anyone who has the same problems and a firm diagnosis of the cause.

[devonian186]

It could well be neck related, nerve related.

Firstly these things happen as we get older anyway and a previous injury that had been dormant comes to the fore.

Is your diet good. Do you get enough exercise? Is your weight correct?

All these things might be in the background when we are younger but become of ever greater importance as we age.

[Heartbroke]

I suffer from vasospasms and if I've been doing things through the day that involves arms raised for sometime or bending down for some time I do suffer in the early hours of the morning. I've had two heart attacks a mild heart attack Takosubo Syndrome in the heart a stent fitted after first heart attack. Been in and out of hospital few times in between. But my last two echocardiagrams have shown up a leaky heart valve. Don't know if this is a new thing or missed before no cardiologist has spoken to me about it and because it said mild I haven't pursued it. Not sure if this is contributing towards my arm raising bending down problems or just the vasospasms. I would mention to your GP or if you are lucky enough to see your cardiologist for some answers don't suffer too long. You may have more different explanations come along on here soon.