Hello sharon

I am a relatively new member, i suffer with a constant tachyarrythmia
and have not been offered any of the treatments that you have had .... i
am sure there will be others on this site that are familiar with the
AVNRT i am sure i have seen it written somewhere, i have had the
ectopics and the missed beats and they are concerning even though we are
told they are harmless i try to ignore mine as best i can ....

kate .....


--- In heartrhythm-AA@yahoogroups.com, Shaz (new) wrote:
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> Hi, I'm Sharon and am new to this forum. A great forum at that and
hopefully will help myself and others. Here's my story. My anxiety
disorder started 11 years ago due to the tragic death of my grandad. 6
years ago I had an AF which fortunately went back to normal without
intervention. The cause was never found, but the doctors put it down to
stress, due to the fact I had just lost my mum to cancer. Over the past
2 years I had been suffering with missed/skipped/erratic heart
beats.(does not help with the anxiety one bit). I had been in and out of
hospital like a yoyo and each time, as soon as I mentioned I had an
anxiety disorder, the doctor's weren't interested. It got to the point
where I even bought an Omron Heart Monitor, end of last year. It picked
up several irregular heartbeats, which I then took down to my local
doctor who then referred me to a Cardiologist. My appointment was just
before Christmas. Again, as soon as I mentioned Anxiety disorder, he
didn't even bother to look at the results on the monitor and told me to
go home, don't panic and flog the monitor on Ebay. I was rather
disgusted and thought,ok, maybe it was all in my head and will have to
live with it. Missed/skipped/erratic beats carried on occurring and I
tried to ignore them. Until the week before Easter, where I was sitting
calmly, and very relaxed, watching tv in the evening and suddenly my
heart went into overdrive (very rapid, regular beats). I tried to stay
calm but after 10 minutes got the hubby to phone the ambulance. Within 5
minutes a Paramedic arrived and put me straight onto the heart monitor.
Evidence showed a rapid, regular heartbeat of 300 bmp. Halleluhah, it
was confirmed that there was a problem after all and not in my head. I
was directed straight to a Cardiologist in Liverpool(albeit, not the
previous Cardiologist I had seen) where I was advised to have an EP
study and possible Catheter Ablation. Risks, extra were explained to me.
I felt that medication was not an alternative and agreed to go ahead
with the operation. The op took place last Wednesday whereby, the rapid
heartbeat was found within 5 minutes of the procedure (it didn't take
much to start it off), ablation was then taken place and diagnosis was
confirmed as AVNRT in the left Atrium. Quite unusual I was told.
Operation went extremely well and nothing to worry about at all(even
though I didn't sleep at all the night before - Anxiety kicking in
again). I was fully sedated but well aware of what was happening. Quite
an experience and very interesting at that.
> I was told that the operation was 95% successful. However, the first
few days after the operation everything was fine and I was on cloud nine
but the third day I had several missed/skipped beats which produced
symptoms of dizzyness (and panic). I rushed off to the local hospital
where my blood pressure had shot upto 159/98 but pulse rate was 80 bpm.
I was told to go home and relax and wait and see if anymore beats
occurred or if my blood pressure went any higher to go back to the
hospital. I am now here sitting at home on the computer, writing to you
all, asking for any advice on post-op info. I have booked myself in for
some Reflexology (to calm my nerves). However, is it safe to go ahead
with Reflexology or any alternative treatment? Also, if anyone would
like to talk please do, I gladly welcome all chats. All in all, besides
asking for a bit of advise, I recommend that, if your body is telling
you that something is not right, keep going back to your Doctor, whether
you are being classed as a Hyperchondriac/manic depressive or whatever.
Only you know what is right and what is wrong. Well, I shall finish now
before I bore you all. Thank you for listening and I look forward to
hearing from any members
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