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Ventricular Tachycardia

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: May 4 2:55pm | Replies (19)

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@kudzu

Wow, that dr sounds very unfeeling. If he thought you didn’t have a choice, he should at least explain why. He might be a medical expert but it’s your life and your body.
You said you’ve had a pacemaker since 2018? Is that for the AFIB?
Can you go to a different medical center and see a different dr? From my personal experience, a heart can be good and strong but still have electrical issues.
This may take awhile to sort out.
Meanwhile, I agree that anti anxiety medication might be helpful. I take Xanax myself as needed and it’s been a game changer.

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Yes the pacemaker I’ve had was for the Afib…since I came home from the hospital I have just felt since this event was the first and only one I’ve had ever had…some options should have been presented to try and see if they work and if they didn’t then talk about the implant…when I said I guess I don’t have a choice their response was well you always have a choice but…….then anything else I might choose was bad and dangerous….I just wish I had been sent home with time to process all that had happened before making the decision…instead the awful event happened on Sunday..took to ER by ambulance and shocked in ambulance while still conscious…then on Monday they were in telling I needed to have the device and could work me in to their schedule on Tuesday….it was quick with no thinking or processing time….thank you for your input…