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@mkempson42

Hi John my name is Marcy. I was hoping you could provide me with some answers and direction to get the medical help I so desperately need. I went into heart failure 10 years ago at the age of 33. I had near fatal low potassium level and gained about 20 lbs of fluid in a matter of weeks. I had an elevated c-reactive protein, potassium level 2.7, high RDW's, low sodium, and bnp level of 202.8. I was discharged with a dx of venous insufficiency. My doppler echo showed left atrial enlargement with regurgitation of the mitral and tricuspid valves. No transesophageal echiocardiography was ever done. A few months prior to my hospilization I had an abnormal Ekg that was never told about that read at the top Acute Injury/Illness. The Ekg also showed a Qwave in V1, electrical axis +10 degrees, flattened t-wave in V3 and inverted in V1 and a sinus arrhythmia. There was no prior ekg to use for comparison so they deemed this as a normal reading but with heart failure following I find that hard to believe. I was inquiring though if you had experienced any of these issues and in your opinion is this suggestive of a left atrial myxoma. I believe this may have started around age 27 and I'm now 43 and in my opinion in getting worse by the day and don't think I have a lot of time left before this takes a turn for the worse. Almost a year ago I started having problems with my memory and feel like I have little use of my short term memory and I'm finding it very hard to find someone who listen to me and provide the help I need. Any information or guidance you have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Hi @mkempson42, if you would like to seek help from Mayo Clinic experts, you can self-refer and submit a request for an appointment here: http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63