Improvements?

My diabetes clinic nurse asked about my pm and I said about the tachies I still get. She was concerned but I said well, theyr'e a nuisance but not life threatening. She said she'd get a doctor to phone me at home later.

Two hours later at home, a doctor phoned and said, "What's this all about then!"  Having explained these tachies last from two minutes to twenty since having the pm, she said I shouldn't have to put up with them.

Thinking of what I've read here on the forum, I said I wondered if it's afib and that once it stops I can carry on with no ill effect. She agreed it probably is afib. 

I'm on 2.5mg bisoprolol and she prescribed an additional 1.25mg for two months then step up to 5mg. 

Now the thing is, I seem to feel better. I haven't had an afib, or whatever, for several weeks now. This might be premature, thinking I'm improving, is it my imagination or is it real?  Has anyone else experienced this?

Another thing. Rivaroxaban... I was taking 20mg each evening and suffering appalling muscle cramps in feet and legs during the night, and minor hand cramps. I asked the pharmacist if I could take it in the morning, trying to avoid night spasms. I've been doing that for three days now and that seems better so far.  This one's information in case it helps someone else.

I'm so pleased I joined this pm club, one learns so much and calms one's fears. It's a real blessing!

 

 

3 Comments

Diabetes clinic for AFib?

by AgentX86 - 2018-07-11 21:49:54

I'm confused.  Do you not know if you have AFib?  I assume, since you have a pacemaker, that you have an EP, or at least a cardiologist.  It sounds like the doctor that's handling your diabetes is also handling your heart issues.  That doesn't sound good.  Maybe some clarification would help.

Explanation...

by BionicBry - 2018-07-12 12:31:41

Perhaps I should explain. Having been ambulanced into the local hospital after three blackouts within fifty minutes last March, I had the pm fitted there under the care of the hospital cardio team. For day to day care I am under my local doctor's surgery (UK term, I guess you'd say, doctor's office, a few miles apart from the hospital).

The local surgery comprises of several doctors, nurses for different things like asthma, diabetes, maternity and so on.

I was at my routine diabetes clinic in the surgery when Nurse Jo read my details on her computer screen and she commented about the pm and so on. 

Perhaps I don't remember everything I was told in hospital, I do remember being told that I had a major electrical conduction problem and they would fit a pacemaker the next day. I've just looked at the hospital discharge certificate which states that on admission I was in, "paroxysmal AF with exit pauses up to 11 seconds..."  Also moderate aortic stenosis.

I hope this clarifies how things came about here.

 

AFib?

by AgentX86 - 2018-07-12 22:50:09

You really need to find out if it is AFib.  Tachycardia is nothing to screw around with and pretty easy to deal with, particularly since you already have a PM.  I'd think they could find out more by interrogating your PM but if not, at least hang a monitor on you to find out.  AFib doesn't go away by itself.  At least you're on an anticoagulant, so you have that covered.

Yes, my confusuon was due to our differences in health care.  I still don't fully understand but that's OK.  I deal directly with the various specialists for each issue.  My GP is just for general health issues like physicals and screening (I don't see him much).  I don't think he's even prescribed any of my meds.

 

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