Open main menu ☰
HealingWell
Search Close Search
Health Conditions
Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Anxiety & Panic Disorders Arthritis Breast Cancer Chronic Illness Crohn's Disease Depression Diabetes
Fibromyalgia GERD & Acid Reflux Irritable Bowel Syndrome Lupus Lyme Disease Migraine Headache Multiple Sclerosis Prostate Cancer Ulcerative Colitis

View Conditions A to Z »
Support Forums
Anxiety & Panic Disorders Bipolar Disorder Breast Cancer Chronic Pain Crohn's Disease Depression Diabetes Fibromyalgia GERD & Acid Reflux
Hepatitis Irritable Bowel Syndrome Lupus Lyme Disease Multiple Sclerosis Ostomies Prostate Cancer Rheumatoid Arthritis Ulcerative Colitis

View Forums A to Z »
Log In
Join Us
Close main menu ×
  • Home
  • Health Conditions
    • All Conditions
    • Allergies
    • Alzheimer's Disease
    • Anxiety & Panic Disorders
    • Arthritis
    • Breast Cancer
    • Chronic Illness
    • Crohn's Disease
    • Depression
    • Diabetes
    • Fibromyalgia
    • GERD & Acid Reflux
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    • Lupus
    • Lyme Disease
    • Migraine Headache
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Prostate Cancer
    • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Support Forums
    • All Forums
    • Anxiety & Panic Disorders
    • Bipolar Disorder
    • Breast Cancer
    • Chronic Pain
    • Crohn's Disease
    • Depression
    • Diabetes
    • Fibromyalgia
    • GERD & Acid Reflux
    • Hepatitis
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    • Lupus
    • Lyme Disease
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Ostomies
    • Prostate Cancer
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Log In
  • Join Us
Join Us
☰
Forum Home| Forum Rules| Moderators| Active Topics| Help| Log In

HOw long did it take before you got a diagnosis?

Support Forums
>
Heart & Cardiovascular Disease
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
profile picture
Neurogurl
Regular Member
Joined : Dec 2006
Posts : 373
Posted 5/23/2007 10:35 PM (GMT 0)
HI Everbody, I am hoping to hear some of your stories. For those of you with known heart conditions I was wondering how long it took before you received a diagnosis. Basically, how long were you suffering with symptoms before you were officiallly diagnosed?
profile picture
mama2jmt
Regular Member
Joined : Mar 2007
Posts : 301
Posted 5/23/2007 8:28 PM (GMT -8)
HI! I have cardiomyopathy & I started taking on fluid about two months before my dx,but did not start having more serious symptoms until about five days before the dx.Have you been waiting along time for a diagnosis?I hope that everything is okay!Take care & good luck!!
profile picture
els
Veteran Member
Joined : Oct 2005
Posts : 4033
Posted 6/1/2007 5:12 PM (GMT -8)

Hey Neurogurl, As you know I have several issues...with my MS it took 6 weeks for a diagnosis which is pretty quick for that kind of diagnosis but I did have a brain biopsy done as my first lesion was abnormally large.

With my heart issues (sick sinus syndrome, bradycardia, vent. septil defect, orthostatic hypotension) they are also brought on by a neurological condition called multiple system atrophy.  I first started having symptoms in Aug 05 and was officially diagnosed with the disorder in Jan 06.  I do truely believe that my quick diagnosis in this one was due to my having some excellent doctors who were able to pull some strings and get me into one of the top autonomic disorder hospitals in the country (Vanderbilt University in Tenn).  They do a lot of research on these kinds of problems.

profile picture
augoldminer
Regular Member
Joined : Jun 2006
Posts : 110
Posted 6/7/2007 2:20 AM (GMT -8)
about 20 minutes from the time that i started having a angina attack and 15 minutes of that was driving to the VA hospital and the last 5 min it had progressed to a heart attack.

Being a EMT was big help.

I walked in the door of the ER and told the doctor that i was a EMT and was having a heart attack and he put the heart monitor leads on me. and called the cardiologist.
Then it was run the IVs plus nitro and within 15 min i was in the cath lab and within 30 min the clot was out and the heart attack was over.

16 days later i had a 5 way bypass and have no heart muscle damage. now they are trying to find out why i have had bradycardia for years. and if it had anything to do with the heart attack.
Also treating me for sleep apnea that probably did have something to do with me having a heart attack.

And i to have a neurological condition fibromyalgia and neuropathy of a unknown type. That i believe caused the sleep apnea and bradycardia.
profile picture
banditd
New Member
Joined : Jun 2007
Posts : 3
Posted 6/7/2007 6:34 AM (GMT -8)
I had SVT, short circuit and it took me a while since I NEVER knew when it would happen, but taken care of and all better now.

I guess it took me 3 or 4 years, just could never catch it with a monitor

profile picture
Neurogurl
Regular Member
Joined : Dec 2006
Posts : 373
Posted 6/29/2007 8:01 AM (GMT -8)
Thank you all for your replies.
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply


More On Chronic Illness

6 Reasons To Try Acupuncture

6 Reasons To Try Acupuncture

Recognize Sources Of Healing Around You

Recognize Sources Of Healing Around You


HealingWell

About Us  |   Advertise  |   Subscribe  |   Privacy & Disclaimer
Connect With Us
Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest LinkedIn
© 1997-2023 HealingWell.com LLC All Rights Reserved. Our website is for informational purposes only. HealingWell.com LLC does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.