I m 49 & just had a Cardiac Catherization. My arteries, as the doctor says, are clean as a baby BUT my EF is 25%. History: 2009, dx w/breast cancer (chemotherapy & radiation), palpitations, EF was 55%. Back in mid November 2013, I started to feel the palps more frequently. The thumping was so hard that eventually it started to hurt, as in pressure & not pain. So much history info that might help but i ll fast forward to the present...... On Saturday 2/22, I just started Aetonolol. During the day, I felt very tired, sometimes light-headed & could barely walk 10-15 yards w/o having shortness of breath. I figured, maybe, because I didn t eat anything, that s why i was having the symptoms. I went to eat lunch & when I was done, I started to walk back to Goodyear. There was a slight incline & about 15-20yards, I stopped & braced myself against the pillar. My breathing felt like it was constricted, like having a tight wrap around my body, that I felt like I couldn t open up my chest to breathe. Got myself gong again but walked/moved really slow. By the time I went home, I surfed the net, & found that taking the med @ night might be better. So last night, I took the pill & less then 8mins, I started to have that constricted feeling. i couldn t sleep, let alone find a good position to sleep. This morn, same thing, 15yrds & I couldn t breathe normal. when i got to work, i was still out of breath for about 30mins more. 2 questions - 1) what can i do to change the EF & 2) Is drinking ginger water good for my heart? Really appreciate your feedback
Hello, This condition is from underlying congestive cardiac failure issue giving all the agony of symptoms. Need coronary angiography for further management guidelines with an expert cardiologist, ginger water is not going to do anything for the heart. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.