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So many health issues at only 19
Posted by KaibaSama,
30 July 2015
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health medical tests wow i have issues
I'm still waiting on the results of my cardiac echo on the 28th. However, I just got the results back from the electrocardiogram that was done the 21st:
Sinus tachycardia
Borderline QT interval
Basically my heart is too fast when I'm at rest. Usually for adults, according to Mayo Clinic, it's supposed to be around 60-100. The test clocked mine at 108. Now that isn't that far over the 100 beats per minute, but for being 19, it's a possible big problem. The sinus part is referring to what is called the "sinus node". It's sort of like the hearts natural pacemaker. Basically, there's an abnormality in my heart that's causing my sinus node to fire rapid electrical signals.
Tachycardia can increase fainting spells, also known as "syncope". I had one just a couple days ago when shopping. That was my 8th or 9th visit to the ER department, and my 2nd visit that had me brought there by ambulance.
There's a number of things that can cause tachycardia, but I'd say the reasons for mine is most likely this:
Imbalance of electrolytes, mineral-related substances necessary for conducting electrical impulses.
I can access my old test records in the UMPC system, and in 2013, the electrocardiogram that was taken after a seizure (medication was too high. I don't have a seizure disorder), showed that everything was normal. Including my sinus rhythm, though it was at a 96, which is only 12 away from the most recent 108.
There are times I really wish that DNA testing for certain diseases was covered by health insurance. I'm adopted, and my adopted is a closed one. Meaning that I have no contact with my birth parents, and I have no contact information for them. Because of this, I have no information about any kind of family history. I don't know if there are certain diseases that run in my family that I may be at risk for.
If I knew my family history, it would really help me out in my own health, that way I can take steps to lower my risk of getting any of the diseases that may run in my family.
Instead, I know nothing, which puts me at a tiny risk here with my own health, and the health of my kids (if I ever chose to have any). In my opinion, DNA testing for closed adoptions should be covered by insurance. It would most likely be classified under "preventive care".
Back to the test results, I have no idea what a "QT interval" is, so I don't know if that's something I should be worrying a ton about, but it does say "borderline", which I assume isn't too good.
In addition to this new cardiac issue, let me list a ton of other health issues I have:
Exercise Induced Asthma. Basically it makes it incredibly hard to breathe during exercise, and if I breathe too hard, I can sometimes taste iron in my mouth. Exercise is good for your heart, but this makes exercise incredibly hard for me.
Borderline cholesterol levels. My dermatologist has to do blood tests for cholesterol due to the fact that I was taking actuate. However, she also said that my good cholesterol was canceling out the bad or balancing it or something like that.
There are times, recently, where I'll breathe in, and my chest forces me to stop. It hits a point and won't let me inhale more. I can try, but my chest area doesn't expand anymore like it does when you breathe in. It's a real pain when I need to yawn, because yawns are giant breathes, and I'm being forced to stop in the middle of the giant breath. To fix this requires my inhaler, which I usually only use for my exercise induced asthma.
Insomnia. Basically, I can't sleep without medication. I can get really tired, and lay in bed trying to sleep for hours, but never fall asleep. Not fun. It is under control though, sometimes. There's a natural thing/mineral/something called "melatonin" which is basically found OTC. I sometimes need to use that in addition to the regular medication. Unfortunately, I'm out of melatonin right now.
Anxiety and depression. These two are well controlled however and don't really cause any issues.
Astigmatism. The optics in my eyes have issues trying to focus a point object into a sharp image on my retains. Without glasses, I see this (not the original):
Nearsightedness. I can't see things far away, but I can see things up close.
And when I was little I had amblyopia, or lazy eye. With this disorder the eyes are misaligned. The preferred sighting or "fellow eye" (the eye the person prefers to see out of) sees everything normally. The other eye sees everything abnormally. The two eyes project different images to the brain, one normal, and one abnormal, causing double vision. This was fixed with eye drops, which stung quite a bit.
That rounds out my list of health issues I have at just 19.
Hopefully the cardiac echo is normal, but with the results from this recent EKG, I'm not hoping too much.
Sinus tachycardia
Borderline QT interval
Basically my heart is too fast when I'm at rest. Usually for adults, according to Mayo Clinic, it's supposed to be around 60-100. The test clocked mine at 108. Now that isn't that far over the 100 beats per minute, but for being 19, it's a possible big problem. The sinus part is referring to what is called the "sinus node". It's sort of like the hearts natural pacemaker. Basically, there's an abnormality in my heart that's causing my sinus node to fire rapid electrical signals.
Tachycardia can increase fainting spells, also known as "syncope". I had one just a couple days ago when shopping. That was my 8th or 9th visit to the ER department, and my 2nd visit that had me brought there by ambulance.
There's a number of things that can cause tachycardia, but I'd say the reasons for mine is most likely this:
Imbalance of electrolytes, mineral-related substances necessary for conducting electrical impulses.
I can access my old test records in the UMPC system, and in 2013, the electrocardiogram that was taken after a seizure (medication was too high. I don't have a seizure disorder), showed that everything was normal. Including my sinus rhythm, though it was at a 96, which is only 12 away from the most recent 108.
There are times I really wish that DNA testing for certain diseases was covered by health insurance. I'm adopted, and my adopted is a closed one. Meaning that I have no contact with my birth parents, and I have no contact information for them. Because of this, I have no information about any kind of family history. I don't know if there are certain diseases that run in my family that I may be at risk for.
If I knew my family history, it would really help me out in my own health, that way I can take steps to lower my risk of getting any of the diseases that may run in my family.
Instead, I know nothing, which puts me at a tiny risk here with my own health, and the health of my kids (if I ever chose to have any). In my opinion, DNA testing for closed adoptions should be covered by insurance. It would most likely be classified under "preventive care".
Back to the test results, I have no idea what a "QT interval" is, so I don't know if that's something I should be worrying a ton about, but it does say "borderline", which I assume isn't too good.
In addition to this new cardiac issue, let me list a ton of other health issues I have:
Exercise Induced Asthma. Basically it makes it incredibly hard to breathe during exercise, and if I breathe too hard, I can sometimes taste iron in my mouth. Exercise is good for your heart, but this makes exercise incredibly hard for me.
Borderline cholesterol levels. My dermatologist has to do blood tests for cholesterol due to the fact that I was taking actuate. However, she also said that my good cholesterol was canceling out the bad or balancing it or something like that.
There are times, recently, where I'll breathe in, and my chest forces me to stop. It hits a point and won't let me inhale more. I can try, but my chest area doesn't expand anymore like it does when you breathe in. It's a real pain when I need to yawn, because yawns are giant breathes, and I'm being forced to stop in the middle of the giant breath. To fix this requires my inhaler, which I usually only use for my exercise induced asthma.
Insomnia. Basically, I can't sleep without medication. I can get really tired, and lay in bed trying to sleep for hours, but never fall asleep. Not fun. It is under control though, sometimes. There's a natural thing/mineral/something called "melatonin" which is basically found OTC. I sometimes need to use that in addition to the regular medication. Unfortunately, I'm out of melatonin right now.
Anxiety and depression. These two are well controlled however and don't really cause any issues.
Astigmatism. The optics in my eyes have issues trying to focus a point object into a sharp image on my retains. Without glasses, I see this (not the original):
Nearsightedness. I can't see things far away, but I can see things up close.
And when I was little I had amblyopia, or lazy eye. With this disorder the eyes are misaligned. The preferred sighting or "fellow eye" (the eye the person prefers to see out of) sees everything normally. The other eye sees everything abnormally. The two eyes project different images to the brain, one normal, and one abnormal, causing double vision. This was fixed with eye drops, which stung quite a bit.
That rounds out my list of health issues I have at just 19.
Hopefully the cardiac echo is normal, but with the results from this recent EKG, I'm not hoping too much.
Wow friend. I hope you receive the treatment and relief you are seeking. I'll keep you in my prayers. That is a lot to have on your shoulders but you're doing great afaik.