My wife just rushed to hospital, resting heart rate at 130, red skin, out of breath, misremembering things and stumbling. We’re both unvaxxed and under 35. I’m home watching our son, trying not to freak the fuck out! Any prayers or words of comfort are appreciated; this woman is my entire world, I’m scared shitless and don’t know what to do and have no where else to turn….I just want help. We’ve tried so hard to push through all the bullshit but now this happens—I’m so close to breaking frens, help me please.
Update: still in hospital. CTs, MRI, EKG, US all negative for any clots or embolisms. Doctors still aren’t sure what’s causing it- best working guess so far is POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) which is an excessively reduced amount of blood returning to the heart when moving from laying to sitting to standing. BP and heart rate still spiking anytime she has to get up. Pumping fluids and electrolytes and looking into starting a beta blocker until her OBGYN can assess hormone levels. Heart monitor hooked up for next cpl weeks. Home/bed rest until then. Not a whole lot of info or treatment for it so we just have to wait and see for now.
Thank you so much fren. I have to admit that a calming presence came over me Tuesday night, yesterday was busy and stressful but I’m aware of an underlying calmness I don’t usually feel. I’ve made a promise to mediate and focus on this more and try to rebuild my relationship with Him. Thank you for your very kind words of support and empathy, I got emotional again reading your reply (and others), I’m always amazed by the community we have here and I appreciate you gobby.
Update: still in hospital (should go home this afternoon) CTs, MRI, EKG, US all negative for any clots or embolisms. Doctors still aren’t sure what’s causing it- best working guess so far is POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) which is an excessively reduced amount of blood returning to the heart when moving from laying to sitting to standing. BP and heart rate still spiking anytime she has to get up. Pumping fluids and electrolytes and looking into starting a beta blocker until her OBGYN can assess hormone levels. Heart monitor hooked up for next cpl weeks. Home/bed rest until then. Not a whole lot of info or treatment for it so we just have to wait and see for now.
I signed in today to see if you had posted an update and I saw your new thread. I'm glad that at least they know some things it is not. The POTS you mentioned seems so strange. Why wouldn't she have had signs of that prior to this point in her life? I don't know. Perhaps that's not an unusual thing to develop as an adult. I will continue to pray for all of you. And I am so pleased to hear about your new sense of calm. It IS real. I can so distinctly remember an absolute calm descending over me when I had to go to the emergency room during the whole covid thing. I wasn't allowed to have anybody with me and I had to make decisions about emergency surgery. I felt so calm and collected (if you knew me, you'd know that is not my usual state, lol.) I had such a sense of peace. It was like an actual hum. I will never forget that. I know it was God watching over me and allowing me to feel His presence. I would like that for you, too. And your wife and son.
I do hope the doctors will get to the bottom of this quickly. Perhaps it is the POTS, perhaps it is not. I will pray they are enlightened about the actual cause and will be able to treat it successfully. Take care, ShadiLayMeDown. You have a lot on your shoulders right now, but you also have help in a way you had nearly forgotten. I'm glad He is back in your consciousness.
The doctors says although the syndrome is uncommon, when it does manifest it commonly develops after a pregnancy or surgery or trauma…and she had a miscarriage/surgery inFeb. So idk, but may at least be moving towards answers. Thank you fren.
Oh, I'm so sorry you had to deal with a miscarriage as well! And so recently. But now it makes more sense that perhaps it really is POTS. Thanks for taking the time. I will keep praying for all of you.