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@espivack

Hello, sorry to hear about your suffering. I also have PVCs but they were originally classified as rare 2 yrs ago. They now seem to be ramping up as I have had several episodes in just the last month.
I am told that my symptoms are unusual, so if anyone else has the same symptoms please let me know.
Episodes start with elevated BP, 200/90 ish, my heart is pounding 100+, I get diarrhea pretty fast after it all starts, then sometimes I throw up or just feel nauseous. The episodes last anywhere from 1-5 hours. I’m told that these symptoms are not typical.
I have a Doc appointment tomorrow to discuss next steps.
BTW, I have the Kardia app, it doesn’t have the capability to report PVCs, so now I’m not sure why my Doc told me to get it!? Any heart rate data over 100 doesn’t get captured and shows as “unclassified”, so not real helpful.

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healthytoday | @healthytoday | Jan 7, 2019

I read your post to my husband, he thinks you are having an anxiety reaction.

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eileena | @eileena | Jan 7, 2019

espivack, Your PVC problem is much worse than mine ever got . The way to use the Kardia devise to note the PVCs is to look at the distance between the beats. If they are really close followed by a longer pause it indicates PVC happened. I always make the star go yellow so I can review the ones with the PVCs with my Cardiologist.

It is bad Kardia does not care about PVCs. They are definitely behind the current knowledge that indicates the PVC induced heart failure. Even Mayo clinic now recognizes how they damage hearts.

I remember the Kettle Drum beats of the return to beating my heart was producing. I used to lay in bed and count them. Now I seldom actually feel them, but sometimes I do.

Dr told me those quick and short beats mean the blood is not a full volume beat and the heart has to struggle to send out the next one and that is why it can feel like a Kettle Drum size boom going off inside the chest.

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