I've got a long history of intermittent tachycardia, no trigger, just starts and stops. Normally manage fine with this (Valsalva/ cold water helpful about 60% of time). Very occasionally it goes on >6 hours and i get short of breath and very very tired but otherwise fine. All investigations normal. It really isn't a major problem.
I'vee been feeling rubbish for a couple of months now, getting fatigued very easily, needing to sleep through afternoon so went part time (no one, least of all me is happy with this).
Bloods done, showed low ferritin, started on iron and colonoscopy performed; polyps but not thought to be related to blood loss.
1 week ago I was driving when I suddenly felt - odd, bit unwell and then realised that something awful was going to happen. I pulled over, turned the car off, got out of driver's seat and put my head between my legs. I woke up in an ambulance.
Apparently I was grey and unresponsive. Very weak carotid pulse, x 1 round of CPR (wheher that was actually needed I don't know. Someone for a defibrillator and attached it and a shock was not advised).
Doctor thinks my heart may have stopped for 3-4 seconds causing collapse and I have recorder fitted for a fortnight.
And I cannot drive for 6 months. I cannot tell you what a problem this is. Live VERY rurally- closest public transport ten miles away. Taxi company closes at 6pm. No family remotely nearby. Some great friends but they live in town even further away and have their own jobs and family so can't rely (or ask) for much help.
Sons need lifts to college/football/etc. Can't KEEP asking for lifts from school friends etc.
Only (kind of !) hope on horizon is that is the recorder picks up an arrhythmia of kind, Dr said they will insert a pacemaker immediately and I can be back driving the week after as they have identified a cause and have fixed it.
Am furious, devastated and frustrated.
Don't know what I'm asking for. Sorry.