Understanding PAC's/PVC's
Posted 07-07-2009 at 06:42 PM by Casper664
Today was a GREAT day...I think I only felt a few PVC's...funny to me on my bad days, those around me have NO IDEA what these feel like and if I talk about them (b/c it helps me get past them when I talk about them) they have zero advice to give me but to 'ignore them.' I'm so thankful to have read so much about others dealing with this junk b/c its comforting knowing how they cope. My biggest fear is getting back into working out, b/c I feel the big ones then. With time, I hope to be back to my 'ol self again...if anyone has tips on working past skipped beats during workouts (despite how scary they feel and intense they are)..im ALL EARS! 
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Hi Casper - Glad to see you here.
It's so hard to explain to the uninitiated what PVCs can do. My wife's a saint, but because she hasn't had them (or can't fell them), she isn't sure what to do when I tell her "my heart's all over the place today." She'll remind me of the doctor visits and the benign diagnosis, but when I'm having thousands it's still hard to ignore them. But at least now I have to have thousands in a day to even notice them.
The hard part about exercising when you're afraid of the PVCs is that your in such a heightened state of anxiety that you're almost guaranteed to have some.
I wish hospitals would offer a monitored exercise area where people would wear strap on monitors like a Polar monitor, and they'd transmit to some central location, and if any of the rhythms seemed dangerous, a nurse could step into the exercise room and intervene.
A medical intervention would probably never be needed, but the peace of mind of exercising in the best possible place should something go wrong would probably put a lot of people at ease, get them confident about exercising again, and would soon be back to their regular exercise regime at home.
But short of that, I seemed to do well by giving myself a very long warm-up period, and a very long cool-down, too. Just jumping into vigorous exercise can be a shock to the system and make your body release all kinds of adrenaline, which can make your heart rear up like a frightened horse.
Also, allow yourself a couple weeks of exercising in spite of PVCs. If I start exercising after I've had a bad run for a few days, they always get worse on the days I've started exercising. After about a week or so the exercise has chipped away at my stress and consequently chipped away at the PVCs.
And lastly, get plenty of sleep. Or at least try to.Posted 07-07-2009 at 08:46 PM by Jeff
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OHH MY GOD!!! I was just thinking your exact thoughts today!! I feel so gross because I know I have put on weight since this PVC extravaganza began. Did u get any advice? If you do I am all ears as well (and a few chins...lol...its not that bad, but u know what i mean...LOL) -colleenPosted 07-30-2009 at 06:55 PM by cyurus
