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PVC nightmare

Posted by kpryor1982 @kpryor1982, Jan 19 11:43pm

Hi, it’s me again. I’m sorry, but I’m just struggling really bad and this board is helping me. The PVCs have gotten worse and I had my worst day ever with him yesterday to the point I was having one every five seconds to 10 seconds and I just don’t understand. I took the potassium out of my morning meds this morning and started a multivitamin instead, and I kept the magnesium and for most of the day I thought they were gone minus a few here and there. But every night when it comes about 7 o’clock, they start coming and they keep coming and they keep coming and I just sometimes they feel different and they feel like my heart’s weaker or something. I don’t know how to explain it. I don’t get lightheaded. I don’t get dizzy. I don’t pass out and I know they’re benign because I’ve had every test you could possibly have with every specialist but I don’t wanna live this way. I can’t. It’s too hard. I’m scared to go do anything because I don’t want to ruin everybody else’s time by having a heart attack or going into a fib or something I’m 43. I don’t want to live the rest of my life like this.

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tootall10 | @tootall10 | 2 days ago
In reply to @gloaming "@tootall10 happy to help. The Holter won't detect apnea per se, just how frequently your heart..." + (show)
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@tootall10 happy to help. The Holter won't detect apnea per se, just how frequently your heart beats and if the signals cause an arrythmia, which will be depicted graphically for them when they download the data in a few days. It will be hung out there, in the wash, for everyone to see. 😀
Fortunately, in the 21st century, we have come a fair way with electrical heart disorders, and most can be made to submit in time with the correct treatment. At the very end, with no other options, there is always the pacemaker. Literally millions around the globe, all ages, have one keeping them visiting the grandkids, going for hikes, getting your own groceries, etc. They work!

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Yes, if that's what it takes. That's what I'll do. It just seems to be taking a long time to get the diagnostics done. Almost 2 months. And the cardiologist who ordered the Holter is from a city 2 hours away. At least someone did it.

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nevets | @nevets | 2 days ago

According to my EP, sleep apnea is very under diagnosed and a significant contributor to Afib. And obesity is not the only cause. You can be fit and still have sleep apnea due to factors such as upper airway anatomy, jaw configuration , and other craniofacial abnormalities. A home sleep study revealed that I had moderate sleep apnea. I was prescribed a CPAP machine and it has improved my sleep quality noticeably. My EP also believes it will help control any recurrence of Afib. I use a CPAP nose-pillow, which I find to be pretty comfortable. I think of it as a snorkel for deep dives into dreamworld.

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