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Anyone Else for Heart Arrhythmias?
I am just dusting myself off after three-day hospital visit that began with tachycardia at 150 heartbeats a minute that had not slowed after half an hour. Rang hospital, asked if I should come in, did so. My troponine levels(measure of damaged heart muscle) went from 41 to 184, and my heart rate slowly settled to about 110, then cycled between about 80 and 110. They did CT of pulmonary arteries, CT of coronary arteries, a angiocardiogram, put me on betablockers, bloodthinners and statins. My arteries are perfectly clear, my heart had a little myopericarditis fluid, but nothing it cannot heal from. The heart specialist thinks I had Atrial flutter, and I now have a Fitbit Sense Smart watch which can take an ECG whenever I want and send it straight to the specialist. I am off all those horrible drugs.
The thing is that I had a similar episode seven years ago, the month after my last herceptin treatment. A period of tachycardia that lasted up to an hour, then gradually settled during a brief hospital stay. Traponine levels of 51ish. Different tests done all showing healthy heart and arteries. Monitored for a year or so, no further problems.
My specialist said the tachycardia was part of an arrhythmia, a short-circuiting of the electrical system of the heart, and that it could be related to the herceptin treatment or the chemo treatment since both can affect the heart.
So, ladies, I wondered if anyone else has had arrhythmias like this?
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 1997-2004 many cysts, many MG & U/S: polycystic breasts.
Sept 2013 found lump,Cyst?? forgot lump.
Dec 2013 GP check, Referred for U/S, MG,FNA.
7 Jan 2014 Radiology: Radiologist turned screen away from me. When asked she said "Not a cyst, very suspicious.See your GP asa results avail."
Cancelled my psych clients for the week.
8 Jan 14 GP: 2.2cm IDC in 6cm DCIS field. FNA=malignant cells. Referred to Surgeon.
Cancelled my psych clients for the month.
13 Jan 14 Surgeon said L mastectomy not lumpectomy, offered neoadjunctive trial, agreed adjunctive chemo after surgery a good choice for me. Booked Body scan and bone scan for staging (both fine) Surgery for16 Jan,
16 Jan 14 Surgeon also agreed in preop meeting to also remove 6cm fatty cyst in job lot. Good job done.
19 Jan 14 discharged home with 1 drain.
22 Jan 14 drain partly pulled out overnight, serious seroma (600 ml reducing removed every 2 days for a month) Serious staph infection because nurse said wait 3 days for yr surgeon appointment.
26Jan 14 pathology: 2.2cm Grade 3(3,3,2)ER-, PgR-, HER2+2 so to be confirmed by Sish test. Node negative. No vascular or lymphatic involvement. No metastases in scans.
30 Jan 14 HER2+ high amplification, 13 gene copies per cell.
21st Feb 14 Began 3wkly TCH adjuvant treatment at The Mount Hospital Perth, with 3monthly MUGA heart tests +Oncologist or Surgeon full physical check-up.
Cancelled my psych clients for 6 months.
Feb 14 First MUGA test: 71%,
First C15.3 test: 20
7th March 14 began Neulasta self-applied injections 24hrs after each TCH treatment. Bonepain helped by spa, heatpacks and Claritin, reflux/indigestion helped by Somac.
July 14 completed docetaxol and carboplatin, ongoing herceptin to 12 months. Severe cognitive deficit/fatigue after 1pm daily.
Sept 14 Second MUGA test: 69%
Cancelled my psych clients for 2014
Dec 14 Third MUGA test: 70%
Second C15.3 test : 20
Cognitive fatigue delays return to work.
March 2015 Tachycardia pulse 168, night in hospital. Cardiologist says no heart disease, ALIVE ECG attachment for my mobile phone now regular monitoring.
July 2015 Worktrial, up to 8hrs per wk. Fatigue ongoing
Aug 2015 Heart good, no evidence of cancer, just Fatigue.
May 2019 Melanoma 1.5cm Stage 1 by right collarbone(was present as large freckle in 2014 and cut through by breast surgeon to remove fatty cyst at same time as mastectomy.) Melanoma removed leaving scar from shoulder to breastbone. In hospital twice for IV antibiotics. Told catagorically this could not be BC mets.
Dec 2019 Still NED, still fatigue in late afternoon, but have my brain back in the early mornings. So most days I watch the sunrise and hear the birds morning chorus in my bush backyard and am glad to be alive and to be me still.
Last edited by JessicaV; 05-18-2021 at 06:27 AM..
Reason: left out a bit.
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