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Sigh. PVC’s have me desperate. How to cope?

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Aug 8 12:48am | Replies (83)

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@goldpaw

I can totally empathize with you. You have extreme anxiety, does your doctor give you anything for that? Fearful in the daytime and extreme anxiety at night is not a good way to live. I have experienced the same thing many times. For exa,ple, my heart is in permanent A-fib. My first pacemaker was a defibrillator /pacemaker as I was diagnosed with sudden death syndrome. I just found out that the second pacemaker I got 2.5 years ago does not have a defibrillator, so iI have a cardiac arrest that will be it. Of course I have anxiety also, at one point i was leaving food and water all over the house each night fearful that I would die in my sleep and my animals would starve to death before anyone found me. As with you this is hard to live with, but you learn to live with it, or you have no lifecat all.

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goldpaw, How in the world did they not do a AIC/Pacemaker in your second one?

Your anxiety level must be extremely high. I probably have had 10 shocks over the 17 years I have had a ICD/Pacemaker. Have you tried contacting Mayo Clinics to see if you can get a ICD/pacemaker due to your diagnosis and having permanent AFIB?

Good luck. Also mentioned to them your very high anxiety level. I don't know where you live but Mayo has facilities in Jacksonville, Rochester and Phoenix. Also Cleveland Clinic is another extremely highly rated heart treatment facility and is in Cleveland. I also think they have other facilities elsewhere but not sure if offer the same expertise.