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Diagnosed with SVT and want to talk with others
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Aug 22, 2022 | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
Hi @jennybell1,
Welcome to Connect. There's an older discussion about tachycardia treatment here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/flecainide-and-digoxin-drug-for-tachycardia/ If you post on the thread, you may be able to re-ignite the conversation with @laurenstedman, @topaz and @useless.
You may also be interested in connecting with @iboxx @lindabg52 and @alabamagma on this thread: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/i-have-a-recurrenting-event-in-which-my-blood-pressure-drops-to/
What are the next steps for you now that you've been diagnosed?
Colleen
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Replies to "Hi @jennybell1, Welcome to Connect. There's an older discussion about tachycardia treatment here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/flecainide-and-digoxin-drug-for-tachycardia/ If you..."
Jennifer,
I'll be thinking of you on Feb 4. Please check back in about the ECHO and stress test and let us know how it went. I'm sure Martishka and GoneFishinMT will be interested too.
What's the stress factor that you are committed to for another 7 years?
Hello, <br />
I am unclear how this "reply" works. I was hoping to reply to Jennifer... The echo and stress test are protocol here as well. I have had several. And its a good thing - it just gives them more information about your heart. My sister is having an ablation next month in NYC. She has developed AFib and is having difficulty managing it. <br />
It is a pretty common procedure and has a high success rate. Take care.... <br />
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You got the reply "working" correctly @martishka. I agree it's not the most intuitive. This is one of the items scheduled for improvement in the coming weeks.
I'm not sure if tachycardia is the appropriate dx currently; since the ablations, it has changed to bradycardia, hence, the pacemaker. The tachycardia was just the beginning. I now have shortness of breath, a spiking blood pressure which can descend as quickly as it increases and chest pains. I seemed to become symptomatic from the least bit of activity or sometimes from no activity. Stress test showed a TID ratio of 1.45 and the cath showed absolutely nothing - clean arteries. Just had a lung CT yesterday and scheduled for yet another echo. Previous echos produced normal studies. I'm sure this didn't clear up anything as to where my post belongs. Believe me, no answers or suggestions after almost 20 years of this. By the way, I'll be 54 at the end of March.
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Hi Colleen,<br />
<br />
Thank you for leading me to those people/threads.<br />
I am booked for an ECHO and Stress test on Feb 4 just to confirm that my<br />
actual heart is healthy in light of this issue.<br />
I have been put on a low dose of Bisoprolol and have been advised to change<br />
my diet (no caffiene, increase water intake etc).<br />
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Not sure how much this will all help as Im sure most of this is due to<br />
stress and unfortunately it is not something I can change or atleast not<br />
for another 7 years.<br />
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Thank you for your help!<br />
Jennifer<br />