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My MAC and bronchiectasis treatment
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Feb 19, 2020 | Replies (48)Comment receiving replies
@unicorn Crista!! So glad to hear from you! You have been on my mind a lot. As for the heart palpitations, YES! I was getting them a lot also. I was told I have SVT (superventricular tachicartia) I was put on heart meds; Cartia 240 mg. It has helped a lot. I sleep with oxygen and use it at the gym; so I think the oxygen supplementation has helped. The heart and lungs work pretty much as a unit. When the heart is bad, the lungs falter. When the lungs are bad, the heart suffers. I find it interesting that heart palpitations are shaping up to be a common thread with this disease.
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Hi! Thanks Terry, see cardiologist Thursday and will read her your email. I am trying to avoid meds, but may have to go on something. The plant based diet (with a little cheating) helped my cholesterol and sugar go down so doc said to just keep doing what I'm doing, a little encouragement. I can deal with the bowels, the hiatal hernia, the gerd, but the heart is really scary. I told my son if I have a stroke to just throw me in the ocean, as I will not go into a care home.....I cancelled Europe this year but am going on a dog vacay up to Big Sur! Staying in country close to hospitals in gorgeous areas. xo