Cardiologist: The results

Update on my heart situation. I have now been to the hospital six times since the first visit. I've had to go in to return hardware, perform tests and be updated. The tests performed, include: 24-hour ECG/holter, performing and MRI, going back for the MRI scan, doing another 24-hour ECG only to be told everything looks fine.

Had an interesting MRI experience, where I needed to go to the toilet halfway through the screening and the male technician reluctantly attached a bed pan to my junk.

So what's the outcome?

That I have three options:

a. Stop exercising
b. Take Beta blockers
c. Ablation/minor surgery

All three options are not ideal.

Health Check: The Results

Long story short. There are two things that stand out from my health check. 1) Super high total testosterone count and 2). Exercise induced Arrhythmia. Point number #1, I'm not too worried about, I've been mucking around with 3′-Diindolylmethane and Pine Pollen, so I'll cut that down and to a re-test shortly. #2 however, seemed to have caused the GP great consternation. "Do you ever feel tightness in the chest or dizziness?" - I answer no. The GP mentions something about irregular heart beats and urged that I go see a cardiologist for further diagnosis.

Here are my ECG results. Those squiggly lines at the bottom are apparently, ventricular arrhythmia. This is supposedly common in patients, and normally occur in couplets or triplets. Apparently anything under three is normal. Me, I of course clock up four, whilst on the treadmill, which is why I'm seeing the specialist. I manage to take the morning off work and head to Adventist, Google tells me they have a decent cardiology unit specialising in Cardiac electrophysiology. They have me perform the tests again. Geez. More blood. Another treadmill test, this time in my work clothes while the Cardiologist supervises. He looks at me "Now, you have six!", the test stops "when you stop exercising, your heart rate stablises straight away. Do you ever feel tightness in the chest or dizziness?" - again, I answer no.

So what does that mean? I have exercise induced ventricular tachycardia, which could lead to ventricular fibrillation which is the leading cause of Cardiac Arrest. All this heart talk is really freaking me out. The tests that proceed, a heart ultrasound and 24 hour ECGs to monitor daily heart rate. This hospital is super depressing.