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Posted by LYNN on November 16, 2000 at 16:27:31:
HELLO I AM A 25 YEAR OLD FEMALE WHO IS OVERWEIGHT I HAD A BABY 19MTHS AGO AND EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD SOME HIGH B/P WELL I STARTED WORRYING ALOT AND GOING BACK AND FORTH TO ALL KINDS OF DOCTERS WHO ALL TOLD ME I WAS OK. I HAD MULTIPLE TEST DONE THAT SHOWED NOTHING.WELL MY HEART BOTHERS ME ALOT AND I CANT STAND TO BE STILL BECAUSE I CAN FEEL IT BEATING THROUGHOUT MY BODY AND IT SCARES ME. IM TAKING TOPROL XL 50MGS AND HAVE BEEN FOR 15MTHS. WELL I WENT TO A CARDIOLOGIST AND HE DONE A ECHO AND IT SHOWED MY HEART WAS SLIGHTLY ENLARGED (THIS FREAKED ME OUT) !! WELL THAT WAS A YEAR AGO SO I WENT BACK LAST MONTH AND IT WAS THE EXACT SAME SO HE TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY JUST LOOSE SOME WEIGHT (WHICH IS VERY HARD TO DO)WELL I AM STILL WORRIED ABOUT IT AND MY REGULAR DOC SAID I WOULD BE OK BUT I WAS AT A HIGH RISK OF HAVING A VERY RAPID HEARTRATE WHEN I GET OLDER .. THEY CALL IT SOMETHING BUT I DONT REMEMBER.WELL HE SAID THAT I DIDNT HAVE LVH BUT ONE OF THE OTHER PARTS OF MY HEART WAS ENLARGED I THINK THEY CALL IT THE ARTICAL OR SOMRTHING >>WELL I NEED TO KNOW IF ANYONE CAN GIVE ME SOME REASSURANCE ON THIS CAUSE I HATE WORRING..AND ALSO I HAVE PALPS MOSTLEY AFTER I EAT MY HEART FLIPS UP IN MY THRAOT..
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