ABNORMAL EKG has me Petrified!

Initial tests back in Sept showed I had an abnormal EKG. The Bariatric Center is making me see a cardiologist but assured me it could be something as simple as the placement of the leads. Now, 23 lbs gone later...my EKG today was still abnormal and I see the cardio MD tomorrow. I am so afraid they will deny my surgery or even postpone it to put me thru a bunch of other BS tests. I'm thinking maybe my sleep apnea could be the culprit here but they are taking their sweet ass time getting my c-pap machine which I still don't have yet. My primary MD told me long term undetected apnea could cause heart problems, but has anyone else had an abnormal EKG and still proceeded ahead with their surgery????  Help..I'm freaking out!!!!!!!!!!!  And of course, in true compulsive overeating fashion, I am cheating left & right comforting myself with food. BAD BAD!

Calm down and take a deep breath.  I had an abnormal EKG and was feeling the same way you are feeling right now. Scared, unsure and wanting to have this surgery more than anything. Look at as a blessing. If I had never started looking into this surgery I very well could have been dead at 36 becasue I did even know anything was wrong with me. I have Congested Heart Failure I thought this was a death sentence for me just the name scared the crap out of me. WLS saved my life my heart is almost normal my ejection fraction before surgery was at 27 it is now at 45 and normal is 50 so i am almost back to normal. have CHF never stopped me from having my surgery at all in fact I think it speed it up a little. The hospital and doctors took extra care with me to make sure I would be ok and guess what?? I have lost 175 pounds to date. I still have another 80 or so more pounds I would like to lose but I am happy for what has been given to me. In the begining I was put on all different types of meds to help with the function of my heart and some have been taken away and we are hoping I will be drug free on my next visit.

Look at this a a journey to your new life and know that it will be ok. You may have to go through some more test but the journey is about being healthy not just losing weight. Health means every aspect of your being no just body composition or structure. If you have any other questions feel free to read my profile or email me directly if I can help or just pray for you I am willing to help.

Sophia aka Lorraine

 

HEY JEANINE,        CALM DOWN SWEETIE AND JUST SIT AND THINK ABOUT IT... IF WASNT FOR THIS TEST YOU COULDNT GET ANY FURTHER IN YOUR JOURNEY... I KNOW IT LOOKS BAD TO YOU RIGHT NOW BUT IT IS JUST AS EASILY SOMETHING TRIVIAL ALSO.... I KNOW IT MAKES YA WANT TO EAT THE WHOLE FRIDGE RIGHT NOW BUT TRY VERY HARD TO HOLD ON TO THE WHOLE PIC... YOU HAVE COME SO FAR AND ARE SO READY FOR THE WLS TRIP AHEAD. AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK FROM THE DR YOU LET US KNOW WHAT THEY SAID... KEEP THE FAITH....  TELL KAREN HOWDIE FROM ME!!! HUGS MARGE

I had a normal ekg but had to have a bunch of heart tests anyway - left cardiac catheterization.  It was a full on medical procedure, and a pain in the butt, but better safe than sorry.  I know that people have surgery with abnormal ekgs, they just need to try to figure out what is causing it first, so there are no surprises. 

I had an abnormal EKG too. I felt the same way as you do and after my appointment with the heart  Dr. they found nothing was wrong. Please try to just relax. Everything they do is for you own good. They just want to know exactly what they are getting into when they do the surgery.

hugs and Blessings to you,

Annie W

Thank you Annie for your response. Turns out, it was my big boobs that caused the abnormal reading. Doc is not concerned but as a precaution is sending me for an Echocardiogram on Monday. I'm not freakin out about this test, so I can exhale once again. Bless you for caring. How are you doing since your surgery?