Recorded my first event yesterday

3rd day wearing my event monitor I had a short run of something for about 5 mins. Very irregular pulse with no specific pattern this time. Sent the data by phone and the tech said, yup, I see it, but wasn't allowed to tell me what it was. They send the strip to the doc. So far all I know is I have two types of uncomfortable rhythm patterns. One that is disorganized and the other that has a very distinct pattern of 3 beats and a pause. I'm guessing that they originate from two different locations. Might not be able to do much about it but it would be really nice to know exactly what and why, etc. I can learn to live with stuff if I at least understand it better. Although not frequent, the symptoms have gotten gradually worse over the past 6 months. I really like this little gadget.

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Got something similar

by Theknotguy - 2013-11-17 12:11:15

I had an "undiagnosed" event. My heart stopped in the ambulance and they had to do CPR. Woke up in the hospital six days later with a PM.

I'm one of those lucky people who can feel when he's in A-Fib. So I could tell I was in A-Fib with the PM.

They explained there were two ways to control the heartbeat with A-Fib. One was heart rate and the other was rhythm. They couldn't get my heart in rhythm so the adjusted for rate. Many people live years with A-Fib as long as it doesn't run the heart rate up.

My heart and body was ringing like a bell. BP was up and down. Heart rate was all over the place. I'd get settled down then the heart rate would either slow down so the PM had to kick in or it would take off like a race horse. Finally after three weeks my heart went back into regular rhythm.

They're getting me strong enough to do an ablation. That will stop the A-Fib permanently. Usual ablation runs the problem of the heart being too slow but with the PM that problem is gone.

So you may have a problem similar to mine where you're being controlled by speed and not rhythm. You'll want to talk to a heart doctor who is an electrician. They can explain A-Fib, thick heart walls, and other problems.

I feel better because I'm getting a full heartbeat. Haven't experienced that for eight years. Quite a difference. Looking forward to getting strong enough to get the ablation.

Hope this helps. Hang in there. It gets better!

Theknotguy

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