You won't need it, but good luck anyway!

Here's hoping they find the focus that's causing the problems and burn it away to give you a nice, even metronome of a heartbeat.

Bonus points if you give live updates during the procedure. They allow smartphones in there, right? ;)

I saw this on a menopause board....I hate reading this kind of stuff...it really sets me back.


last year, I had a heart attack (at the age of 44) and then congestive heart failure, which led to more testing, which then led to a Quad Bypass. During this whole time, the PVC's were always there and they told me they didn't think they were life-threatening, until one night, while doing absolutely nothing, I got up to walk across the room and almost passed out.


All the ER visits, hospital stays, angios, defib implant and so on... every time I was hooked up to a monitor, every doctor and every nurse told me they could see where I was having PVC's and it was nothing to worry about. "Not life-threatening." I believe were their words. Well, in my case, as I said earlier, they are life-threatening.

Again, I don't want to alarm anyone, but it certainly isn't anything you want to take lightly. Just listen to your bodies. I always suspected there was more going on with me than what the tests showed, which was usually nothing. I was right, unfortunately.

I am so scared right now. Had gone to bed 2 hours ago but I have sringene battles over the place ... feel they are different, and I can clearly feel the fear.

My pulse is fast and I sweat, if only I knew whether it is anxiety or something more serious,

How do other difference? can distinguish between panic and this? It's so long since I have had panic, so maybe it's just a panic attack?
:cry::helpsmilie:

Does anyone know ...

.25 xanax = how much klonopin???
is it .50???

Hi everyone. I had a cardio catheterizatoin done in my right groin on Wed. Test came out good. I didn't have much bleeding was released from hospital on Thurs. My leg in the area was sore for a couple of days. Now today 4 days later my leg is very sore to bend or try to put my shoes on more sore that previous days. Is this normal. Dr said there may be some soreness, but I feel this is alot and now pain in my lower back. Has anyone else experienced side affects like this.

I am in one of those self pity moments in time. The whole - why me. Why can't I be normal. Why can't I feel good. Why can't I just enjoy my life.

I have heard that some people set aside a certain amount of time to feel sorry for themselves...say 10 minutes a day. During that time you can cry, bitch, punch your pillow...whatever you need. And when that time is up - you do not allow yourself to have those thoughts for the rest of the day.

I am not sure if that would work for me or not. I seem to have little control over my thoughts - which is my whole damn problem, really.

I know that when I see articles or shows about kids who have cancer or people with no legs or just anyone going thru much worse circumstances, I feel like an ass for having any self pity at all. I realize how good I have it compared to some. Perhaps that is the way to go.

What works for you?

Ok, So I got some Magnesium 250mg. Mostly because I see a lot of people on here take it and are always talking about it.
However.....I have yet to take one.....because of couse I feel very scared.

How will this make me feel the first time I take it? ant side effects I should look out for? Could I possibly be allergic?
It's sitting right here.....should I just take one now....before bed?????

I haven't really been here in a while. I went for my stress test.... Had a straight up panic attack while on the treadmill. I was so embarrassed and the cardiologist was so good to me. PVCs were picked up before the treadmill but I was able to be on it about 6 minutes and HR went up to 168...with no PVCs at the time. All in all he said that I had to work with the psychiatrist to get on something for the panic and anxiety disorder. So guess what the psychiatrist gave me???? Klonopin. The same med he DIDN'T want me taking and made me stop taking one year ago. So yes, .50 klonopin. And I took only half today. But alas, these PVCs kept me home today. It's a bad day and I've been feeling very disconnected. Some people seem overly worried about me. PVCs right now are nice and steady. A few every minute..... Without fail. Feeling like you're gonna die several times a day, is no way to live.

I have problems with my family telling me to just get over it, that I have had all the tests done that can be done and just ignore them. This is really frustrating to me, because I do the best I can and sometimes I do miss out on family events, if I am so miserable with them I dont feel like going and then I feel guilty about not going. After all these years with my hubby (36 years) he still doesnt understand how I feel when I get them. Just had to vent.

Christa

Hi everyone, i'm just a little concerned, i think i just had 3 PVC's in a row. I was just sitting down and all of a sudden my heart beat felt really fast for 3 beats like thudthudthud no pause. I have a reveal monitor in and so hopefully it has picked something up but unfortunately it isn't usually very clear due to movement etc.

I'm just wandering if it might be NSVT :(

if they see one of your recordings that is dangerous will they tell you to go seek help? that is the cardionet techs is who i am refering to. I Finally caught one of the episodes i have been trying so hard to catch and when i called in to transmit it ...the guy said hold on so i can take a look....then he said ok you can reset monitor we got a clear recording have a nice day.

wt heck....does that mean that crap i felt and heard when it was recording was not a big deal? Had me feeling like crap and it sounded like beep booooooooop beep boooooooop almost like every other beat was dipping and dragging out...soooooooo weird now i a flipped out big time, do i wait by the phone for doctor or cardionet to call me back? i just dont know what to do....
blahhhhhhhhhh:wacko:

Ok...my turn to freak out...lol. The past few days...I feel like something is just different...I seem to be getting more PVC's than normal and it is really getting to me...I used to average around 10 a day and it is more like 20+ now...this is normal...right guys? I don't need to be freaking out and running to the heart dr on Monday...right? lol. I really hate health anxiety and I wish I could just accept these little bastards and go on...:(

Has anyone here had a cardiac MRI? If so, were you able to use an open MRI, or was it regular? I have to get one done but the machine at the site requested is very small and old, and I know I will struggle with that. I guess I am just trying to see if there are other options out there.

Thank you,

Just curious, if anyone feels like sharing. Mine is pretty obvious, it's my name and year I was born.

If your using a nick name, what does it mean? (the ones with 'skip' in it are pretty obvious though!)

I'm just being nosey.

Hey --

My atenolol continues to make me fatigued and my cardiologist has suggested switching to a "calcium channel blocker" like diltiazem or verapamil.

Anyone have any experience on this front?

Thanks.