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What Causes Shortness Of Breath Along With Dizziness In A Prostate Cancer Patient?

I m a 65 year old obese male who is dealing with Prostate Cancer that has metastasized into the lymph nodes: 2 years ago I had radiations seeds implanted fallowed up with radiation beam and hormone therapy to include Luprin & casadex. I also still have minor bleeding from the rectum caused by the radiation seed implants or hemorrhoids. Next week I have another cat scan, blood work, and oncologist fallow up. On Friday I also visit my family Dr. for for symptoms I don t understand. Recently I have been suffering from shortness of breath, weakness, drop in or low blood pressure, minor dizziness that last until I catch my breath in a minute or two when doing anything physical or very light activity like getting dressed, showering, walking 20 feet to the bathroom and back. No pain is associated with this at all. Most of this, or the worsening, has come on in just the last month to 6 weeks. My Dr. recommended stopping prescribed high blood pressure medication which I did about a week ago. 2 years ago I suffered from Atrial Fibrillation and had my heart shocked back into rhythm with no known complications. I plan on seeing my heart specialist as soon as I can get an appointment, calling on Monday to set up.
Mon, 23 May 2016
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hello there
I fully understand your concern.
The atrial fibrillation could be because of your hypertensive heart disease and any dizziness can be attributed to that or perhaps dilatation of the heart.
So you need a workup with an ECG and an echocardiogram to settle the issue and control of fibrillation which may intermittently may be going into flutter

Wish you the best of health .. Please let me of your follow up progress
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What Causes Shortness Of Breath Along With Dizziness In A Prostate Cancer Patient?

hello there I fully understand your concern. The atrial fibrillation could be because of your hypertensive heart disease and any dizziness can be attributed to that or perhaps dilatation of the heart. So you need a workup with an ECG and an echocardiogram to settle the issue and control of fibrillation which may intermittently may be going into flutter Wish you the best of health .. Please let me of your follow up progress