Every since a week out from surgery, I was sent to the er for a high resting heart rate of 128 and chest pain and difficulty breathing. They thought it might be a PE, but it came back negative. However, the cat scan of my chest showed some fluid around my heart and lungs. My er doctor wanted me to see a cardiologist in one to two days, but it was a pretty bad ER visit and someone else told me it wasn't that big of a deal so I left confused. I went to my pcm instead, and she immediately gave me a referral to a cardiologist, saying they don't mess around with that kind of stuff. Whoever was supposed to make the referral say on it for a week, and then the cardiologist couldn't get me in for another two weeks since I was a new patient. I ended up in the ER yet again and my d dimer was elevated which is usually indicative of a bleeding or clotting issue or heart issue... They have me a prescription for prilosec and sent me home. Now, I'm a little over a month out since surgery, and this has gotten progressively worse, and fast. I kept having episodes where I get sharp pains in my chest in the center, but now it has progressed to a spreading, cramping pressure like sensation that is very discomforting. It's in my chest, my left arm mainly, my center back, left shoulder, neck and sometimes my jaw. I'll get these weird recurring headaches that I've never experienced, and my heart feels like it's pounding out of my chest. All at once, my heart is racing and pounding and everything starts going black and I can't breathe but it doesn't feel like it's coming from my lungs. And this has been happening more and more sporadically. Before it was with intermediate exertion, now it's I can walk up a couple of stairs, or get out of bed, or simply walk across my house, or get in the shower. Simple everyday activities. Even sitting on the couch. And it takes a very long time for it to finally go away. I checked my BP at Walmart the other day to see what was going on when I feel this way, and this was after standing and waiting for five to ten minutes because someone was hogging the machine. If anyone has ANY beneficial insight, I would be hugely grateful. I know this is unusual for post surgery, but I am very scared. I am only 25 years old, and my bmi was borderline when I got the surgery.

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((hugs and so sorry you're dealing with this)) If the cardiologist doesn't order these tests, please make sure to request them--forcefully if nec:

1. Echo with whatever contrast or full voodoo they do so well. (There is a "lesser one" and a full one. You want the full one.)

2. Perhaps an MRI if the echo is inconclusive.

3. You want a holter monitor test where you wear the holter over the weekend. The weekend! Not just overnight on a weekday. Then you want to precipitate attacks by doing whatever you are doing when it happens. If nec, go straight to the ER if you feel bad, while your symptoms are peaking. Don't wait to not go. So get ready first. Do your whatever, bring on an episode, and go to the ER. Then insist on cardiac labs being done--maybe even ask about blood gases?

Hang in there and keep pushing to get attention about this.

((hugs and so sorry you're dealing with this)) If the cardiologist doesn't order these tests, please make sure to request them--forcefully if nec:
1. Echo with whatever contrast or full voodoo they do so well. (There is a "lesser one" and a full one. You want the full one.)
2. Perhaps an MRI if the echo is inconclusive.
3. You want a holter monitor test where you wear the holter over the weekend. The weekend! Not just overnight on a weekday. Then you want to precipitate attacks by doing whatever you are doing when it happens. If nec, go straight to the ER if you feel bad, while your symptoms are peaking. Don't wait to not go. So get ready first. Do your whatever, bring on an episode, and go to the ER. Then insist on cardiac labs being done--maybe even ask about blood gases?
Hang in there and keep pushing to get attention about this.

Thank you so much for the info and concern. I had to use a holter monitor a long time ago in the past... Can't quite remember the verdict. I really hope something comes out of this visit though. At this point all I have to do to bring on the symptoms is get up and do anything. ANYTHING. it was never this bad.

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Hopefully you feel better now, im hsving your same issue but without any surgery? my heart races as soon as i get out of bed, walking in my home any little thing makes it worst lets not even talk about eating? seen cardiologist, wore a halter for 2 weeks, been in and out ER they just tell me is Anxiety but ive had anxiety in the past and it was never close to how my heart races now. Hope you had an answer to your issue

countryray2001 how are you doing? The symptoms you describe sound like classic A-Fib. It is treated by beta-blokers to reduce heart rate. Atrial fibrillation