Hello ladies, like lots of others I have been visiting the site for quite a while but have finally found the courage to post something.
I am 52 and had A total hysterectomy ( ovaries remain) 10 years ago due to fibroids and heavy bleeding so I have no idea where I am in this journey.
A couple of years ago I started with ectopic heartbeats, however, very few and far between. An ecg, 24 hr monitor and a visit to a cardiologist I was told just ectopics and not to worry. Fast forward to a year ago when they became more prevalent to the point were I have had 3 visits to a&e again to be told normal sinus rhythm but harmless ectopics, another 24 hr monitor which did catch benign PVCs, and another visit to a cardiologists who offered bisoprolol telling me that it may not work and the ectopics could potentially get worse or disappear altogether. Well unfortunately they seem to have become worse and I don’t think there are many minutes during the day or night that I do not have any. Obviously this is becoming a real worry to me as I am aware of every missed or extra beat and this is leading to anxiety. There are some times I feel as though my heart is going to stop. I can have more than 10 ectopics within a minute and are very aware that I have had episodes if bigeminy.
On top of this I feel so fatigued, loss of interest in everything, periods of time when I feel hot but not what I would say ‘a flush‘, varied aches and pains throughout my body including heels and bottom of feet.
Like lots of others I decided against taking the bisoprolol due to it making me feel horrendous. After recently speaking to my GP ( cos I am having to chase a echocardiogram up)he has offered me oestrodose gel but I have been weighing up the pros and cons and although I want to try it I seem to be reluctant to take the plunge and use it due to the risks even though I am aware that they are small.
What I am wanting to know is there anyone that has suffered with ectopics like me and other people’s experiences of hrt gel.
Like lots of others I’m fed up of feeling anxious,tired and lethargic.
