Eating foods rich in magnesium can help you both with your heart rate and
your depression. My mitralvalve prolapse is always aggravated when I don't
get enough Magnesium. It can't hurt to try it.
http://www.ctds.info/mvp1.html

Dawn T.

----- Original Message -----
From: "mrshkelly426" <mrshkelly@...>
To: <mvpandmvpssupport@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 7:39 AM
Subject: [MVP and MVPS Support] Update.. Oh what a ride...




Ongoing Fun fun fun! Sorry but this is a partially angry post.

So, I went to the cardiologist for the Consultation with all the
results. He marches his little foreign ass into the office rattling
off where I can't understand him and at that point I had had it. I
told him to slow down, speak English and tell me so that I could
understand what was going on. He actually smiled like a smart ass
like how dare I question him.
He said that everything was structurally normal and again asked me if
I had known I had mitral valve prolapse. I told him again as I had
told him during the echo that until I had gone home that night I
didn't even know what it was since he wasn't very forthcoming with an
explanation.
I then told him about the incident that I had the night before when I
exercised and that how 5 hours later my heart rate was still above
100. He smirked again like he didn't believe me and said that well
why did I do that if my heart rate was so high and that he would have
to see that for himself. I was pissed! Here I am a 28-year-old adult
and this guy is condescending and rude.
He said that he could prescribe a calcium channel blocker "if I
wanted". I looked at him stunned and said that I was not the doctor
and that I didn't even know what that was and that I had no intention
of taking a heart medication under these circumstances on a "whim".
He said that he would order a treadmill test and for me to come back.
I left the office fuming and set up the appointment for next Friday
but I have no intention of going back there. I also requested a copy
of the results from the holter and the echo. The holter test showed
overall normal with 6 Supraventricular Ectopy Beats lasting a second
each. It also showed two SVE's (Skipped beats) that lasted 2 seconds
each. I wonder if that could have been what started that episode
that I had in December.. could I have had a skipped beat that lasted
2-3 seconds and then my heart raced to try and catch up?
While I was reading through it he has progress notes with a patient
history. He says that I have a history of anxiety... wrong.. never
had it before... He also says that I have NO history of headaches.
funny what were those incapacitating ones that I've had since I was
five and was diagnosed with MIGRAINES! Under the list of Meds he put
two down. none of the ones I take for Migraines. He put on there that
I have a history of indigestion.since when?!?
Ohh he makes me furious and I am not in any way impressed or
comfortable with his observations. I had a secondary appointment
already set up with another cardiologist, this one who works for a
heart institute so I went totally disgusted expecting to get treated
the same and while they were a little rushed the doctor himself was
very kind and so we start over. I am to go in for another Holter and
another echo late this month. He said not to worry too much and that
we would get to the bottom of this. He made me feel like I wasn't an
idiot. I also had an appointment with a Psych Nurse practitioner.
She had me fill out a few forms and said finally that she thinks I
may be slightly depressed and thought I would benefit from a short
course of Paxil. I agreed with her because I think what the heck can
it hurt?. She also upped the dosage of Ativan to 1 mg saying that .5
mg was way too low.

So anyway, that's where everything stands with me.








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