Pacing with new developments of Atrial Fib

• by SuperBionic
• 2008-04-16 12:04:37
• Coping
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Well, it has been a long time since I have posted. I just recently got out of Sacred Heart Hospital here in Spookane, WA. for Atrial Fibrillation and was treated with a cardioversion which was a success. I am now taking Tekosyn and a ton of other meds to ensure my QT stays in a good zone. All this started because I was feeling symptoms of heartattack and sweats and all that, which could have been associated with the medication, treated for mitral valve prolapse. I was on betablockers at the time. However, I just could not believe that my symptoms could not be that bad on the medication. So I went to two seperate hospital visits and two different hospitals in two different days and both times they did all the protocal associated with heart troubles and did not see anything warranting admission to there hospital. They let me go home and told me to see my cardiologist on my next appointment time. That happened and he admitted me for AFib. Got treated as stated above and am now scheduled for a PAI on May 6 just four days after my retirement from the Air Force after 20 years of service.

Intellectually I am totally on top of this whole situation and understand this fine. I could probably teach the doctors about this heart condition now ha ha ha.

Emotionally I can't seemt to move on. On paper I have stage 1 heart failure and, even though I know there is still a lot of time to properly diagnose my situation and confirm all of this, it is still hard to deal with. I even feel like I am not dealing with this emotionally.

I love this site and all of your sords of encouragement.

Blessings from
James F, Spokane, WA.