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Re: Thanks for setting up this group!

Hmmm think I'll give that one a bash, I'll try anything!

--- In heartrhythm-AA@yahoogroups.com, Kelly wrote:
>
> I've had SVT since a teenager (over 15 years now) and have always
> thought it would be really helpful to have access to a group such as
> this. I just wanted to thank everyone for setting it up and if my
> experiences can help anyone then great. I've managed to live with my
> SVT palpitations all this time without an ablation (at its fastest my
> heart will race up to 250 beats per minute) but will probably need an
> ablation one day. I've taken loads of different medication but
> verapimil seems to work the best. I've also over the many years
> discovered some natural remedies that seem to stop my palpitations,
the most sucessful of which is placing my head in a sink of very cold
> water! (I was suprised when a doctor first suggested this but since
> I've adopted this method I have not had to visit casualty or have the
> dreaded adenosine injection for over 3 years...)
>
> Thanks again for setting up this group!
>
> Kelly
>





Sat Dec 1, 2007 12:26 am

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I've had SVT since a teenager (over 15 years now) and have always thought it would be really helpful to have access to a group such as this. I just wanted to...
Kelly
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Nov 27, 2007
4:33 pm

Hmmm think I'll give that one a bash, I'll try anything! ... the most sucessful of which is placing my head in a sink of very cold...
Sarah
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Dec 1, 2007
9:04 am

Thanks for your support Kelly and I'm sure that hearing your experiences will be much appreciated by other people affected by SVT. How brilliant that the cold...
Karen
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Dec 5, 2007
1:39 pm

Hi Sarah, good luck. I had another SVT episode last week and within about 30 mins of various putting my head in and out of very cold water I was fine - no A&E...
kelly
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Dec 6, 2007
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