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Well, things seem crazy with James but I hope we are finally going to start seeing a change. He had been struggling for a while with lots of shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue and more. He had been missing quite a bit of school and just down right felt bad. Dr. Maron suggested we do a Stress test with Oxygen uptake and pulmonary function test as I had stated before.
He was not able to complete the stress test but did last for abou 8-9 minutes. They did a pulmonary function test before and after the stress test and he had to be given a breathing treatment.
The test showed he did have pulmonary dysfunction. We took him to a respiratory doctor and James was diagnosed with Asthma. His numbers dropped 45 percent when he started doing activity so they said he definitely has asthma and now he is taking flonase, allegra, nasacourt, and contrivent.
Of course, beta blockers was making his respiratory condition worse so he was not doing well. I was beginning to worry about other serious heart issues but thankfully it was asthma causing all of his issues, at least that's what we are still hoping.
I took him this past Thursday and he had skin testing done and we found out he is extremely allergic to dust mites, cats and dogs. He is also allergic to every tree, every grass, mold, mildew, all weeds, and pretty much everything else out there. He is not allergic to cockroaches or horse and cow.
So they want to start him on immunotherapy after they talk to to his local cardiologist. Dr. Maron said he would need to go on Verapamil. He started out at 180mg and then went to 360 mg last week and will be going to 480mg next week.
He is feeling better since he is using the inhaler 2-3 times per day. He is still feeling palpitations and some dizziness.
We were at the doctors several times this past week and every time we went his blood pressure was up. It got up to 154/80. It was also 138/70, 145/74. On the Lopressor his blood pressure was never over 100/80. He was taking 100 mg of that. I called his cardiologist and he never returned my call. I just don't think it is good to be that high and I can't understand why it would be with that verapamil. I know it takes a higher dose of channel blocker to be as effective as beta blockers.
But anyway, it has been very frustrating for me and much more for James. I feel bad for him. When they diagnosed him with asthma, he was like "WHY ME". Now he will be on medication for that everyday as well. I called the pharmacist to make sure that his asthma medicines did not mess up his heart medicine and he said it would not. So I just cannot understand why his blood pressure is up. He has also been having headaches as well.
His doctor had been concerned that the ventricles in his heart were getting stiff which could make the pressures in his heart high.
So just wandering if anyone else had dealt with this and could offer any info. Thanks! janet
He was not able to complete the stress test but did last for abou 8-9 minutes. They did a pulmonary function test before and after the stress test and he had to be given a breathing treatment.
The test showed he did have pulmonary dysfunction. We took him to a respiratory doctor and James was diagnosed with Asthma. His numbers dropped 45 percent when he started doing activity so they said he definitely has asthma and now he is taking flonase, allegra, nasacourt, and contrivent.
Of course, beta blockers was making his respiratory condition worse so he was not doing well. I was beginning to worry about other serious heart issues but thankfully it was asthma causing all of his issues, at least that's what we are still hoping.
I took him this past Thursday and he had skin testing done and we found out he is extremely allergic to dust mites, cats and dogs. He is also allergic to every tree, every grass, mold, mildew, all weeds, and pretty much everything else out there. He is not allergic to cockroaches or horse and cow.
So they want to start him on immunotherapy after they talk to to his local cardiologist. Dr. Maron said he would need to go on Verapamil. He started out at 180mg and then went to 360 mg last week and will be going to 480mg next week.
He is feeling better since he is using the inhaler 2-3 times per day. He is still feeling palpitations and some dizziness.
We were at the doctors several times this past week and every time we went his blood pressure was up. It got up to 154/80. It was also 138/70, 145/74. On the Lopressor his blood pressure was never over 100/80. He was taking 100 mg of that. I called his cardiologist and he never returned my call. I just don't think it is good to be that high and I can't understand why it would be with that verapamil. I know it takes a higher dose of channel blocker to be as effective as beta blockers.
But anyway, it has been very frustrating for me and much more for James. I feel bad for him. When they diagnosed him with asthma, he was like "WHY ME". Now he will be on medication for that everyday as well. I called the pharmacist to make sure that his asthma medicines did not mess up his heart medicine and he said it would not. So I just cannot understand why his blood pressure is up. He has also been having headaches as well.
His doctor had been concerned that the ventricles in his heart were getting stiff which could make the pressures in his heart high.
So just wandering if anyone else had dealt with this and could offer any info. Thanks! janet
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