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Nuffles

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Reply 41

dances_with_lamposts

OP, have you explained to your gp exactly what you're worried about? if the specialists are only investigating the problems individually then maybe its because they dont know about the other problems? or maybe they know they arent linked?

also, it may just be the way you're coming across on here, but you seem very anxious. maybe your symptoms are being exacerbated by that?

have you tried talking to a different gp? if you are getting the same responses then maybe you should trust them? if they arent as worried about your tachycardia then perhaps thats reason to relax about it.

im not a qualified medical person, even if i was then you shouldnt trust anything i say because its not my place to diagnose over the internet. if you are worried then go back to your gp, if you have an acute medical issue then go to a&e. if you go to a&e they will not admit you to perform the specialised tests you think you need.

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Reply 42

The Nightingale

I didn't use to be anxious, but due to my illness lately, yes, I have became relatively anxious. I check my vitals such as blood pressure a lot, to ensure nothing too dangerous is happening to my heart. The only thing regarding the tach is that I had it diagnosed when I was seven or eight, but I've had several ECGs since and been told it's 'fine'. :confused:

Therefore, I assume that it's not showing the tach. So either I don't have it all the time, or they just don't find it a concern. Not sure. :s-smilie:

Thanks for the replies.

Reply 43

Saffie

The Nightingale

Well, on my left leg there is a massive blotch, which appears to look like blood vessels that have come to the top. In some ways it looks like bruising, but I've had it for months and it should have gone away if it were bruising. It sometimes goes very red.

Further to this, I have problems with walking sometimes. I've often only been walking a few minutes and then my legs, and especially my feet are absolutely killing me. This is especially apparent if I walk uphill. My Grandma and her brother both have a blood vessel condition, so I'm wondering whether I've inherited it. I would ask her the name of the condition, but she doesn't know the name of it. :s-smilie:

She's on tablets for it though.

The first thing you described kinda sounds like spider veins (google pictures) which aren't at all dangerous and are kinda like varicose veins. Obviously as I can't see I'm just speculating.

If your grandmother and her brother have a condition that you think you might have, then have you told your GP this? What are their symptoms and are yours really that similar? If she's on tablets it might be helpful to find out what they are, tell your GP and perhaps then they can have a better guess at what this condition is. From that they might be able to screen for it more easily, maybe with simple blood tests.

Reply 44

The Nightingale

I know what spider vains look like and it's not that unfortunately. It's like a big red blotch and not at all vainy.

Reply 45

Helenia

The Nightingale

Therefore, I assume that it's not showing the tach. So either I don't have it all the time, or they just don't find it a concern. Not sure. :s-smilie:

Thanks for the replies.

An ECG would show the tachycardia if you were having it at the time - so either you weren't going fast then, or they saw it and were not concerned (there are many types of tachycardia, some are dangerous and some are not - if they said it was "fine" then it's probably a non-dangerous one).

Nonetheless, it's obvious that you're concerned about these things. But A&E is not the way to go, they will not admit you if you are not acutely unwell, and you may get a nasty lecture on proper use of the Emergency Department. Your best bet is to see your GP - book a double appointment so you have time to discuss things - and explain your worries about things being so disjointed, and ask about what investigations (if any) still need doing and who you should be seeing.

Reply 46

JanieceD

I have been running into the same problems of no one seeming to care. I have not had insurance in so long because of all the Obamacare crap and now I am a mess. But i do have ins now. I was recently diagnosed with walking pneumonia and that started the whole thing. I went to AFC and they gave me Arithyomycin and a shot and 5 days later i was sicker than i was. I got heart palpitations, my vitamin D was/still might be 8, my potassium fell, my heart started doing weird things, I woke up gasping for air, I have a thyroid nodule, a gallbladder disease. IBS/IBD/GERD and now a UTI and a Kidney Infection. And these idiots StILL will not admit me into the hospital. It is not the same as it was 5 years ago..no one cares anymore. I feel like I am dying.