Apical: symptoms?
I have apical hcm that I think is non-symptomatic. It was found incidentally before a routine procedure and I had not noticed that anything was awry. But since diagnosis, every now and then I feel dizzy or tired or I have head rushes and I wonder if those are symptoms?
Those of you with apical, do you have any symptoms at all? I’m thinking about it a lot and I wonder if that just makes me more conscious of how I’m feeling.
Also randomly I donated blood on Friday and my blood pressure has been so low since then. Maybe that’s normal for donating blood….
Anyhow, I’d love to hear those of you with apical, what symptoms you have if any.
My second question: I don’t have a gene for it and I had a full cardio echo in 2019 and I did not have it then, so I know it’s relatively new.
Does anyone have any inclination of what could worsen apical hcm? I have the recessive gene for hemochromatosis and I know I had very high iron a few years ago…. And I have the gene for gout, although I’ve never noticed high uric acid levels… Just musing if I should be worried about my iron or uric acid levels. I’ve been conscientious about drinking every water every day, and getting exercise and eating well…
I’m just feeling like - if this wasn’t something I was born with, is there anything I should be proactively doing to hedge my bets in the hopes that it doesn’t progress too quickly.
Thank you all for any advice.