Scared

I had not used this site for at least 10 to 11 months and posted a message a couple of days ago. I had 22 reads but no advice not sure if my funny beats were important or not.

This probably sounds really bad but I was hoping for someone to reply not sure what is going on with me been to A & E twice and waiting to see Cardiologist. I am so scared.

Jules

8 Comments

hi jules

by jessie - 2010-08-27 04:08:05

sorry you are having trouble. keep going back till they find out waht is wrong. here in canada you need to stick around and keep pushing the drs. don't take no for an answer. i have an ancester from quebec.all the best jessie in ontario canand

Hi Jules

by walkerd - 2010-08-27 07:08:21

make sure you tell the cardio doctor all you have experienced, write them down so you dont forget. Alot of times you dont get an answer most dont know how or about what you ask, and some people that can offer some advice with the samething may have not been on. Giving of some advice without being a doctor can affect worse than not getting an answer sometimes. Hope everything turns out well and they give you an answer at the doc, just remember if you dont tell them they dont know.
good luck
dave

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by SMITTY - 2010-08-27 08:08:09


Hi Jules,

Sorry no one commented. I saw your message but since I have no idea what A & E is or what you are calling funny beats and I couldn't answer amd left if for someone else. If you will enlighten us on what A & E is and what you are calling "funny" beats. Are they hard beats, skip beats, fast beats or what.

Please keep in mind that most of us are just amateurs. Our comments are usually based on our experiences so we need all the information we can get before making a guess on someone's problem.

Good luck,

Smitty

missed beats

by Jules - 2010-08-27 09:08:12

Thanks smitty. I am just so anxious and didn't mean to sound selfish.

A & E in England is the Accident and Emergency Department. My heart feels like it is missing a beat and then when I am seated it feels as though it is slowing down and then whether my pacemaker kicks in I dont know but it beats normal. Seeing cardiologist on 29th for check. Pacemaker check showed a blip as the pacemaker nurse said so I don't know.

Also where I am anxious I stood up at an interview yesterday, started to speak and the tension and pressure in my head nearly stopped me speaking. It eased off and then I worried about that all day.

My pacer is set at 45bpm and that is it.

I know you are not doctors but I do listen to you all. You all said I would get use to my pacemaker and I have until this last few weeks.

Thanks. Jules

comments

by LS - 2010-08-27 10:08:01

Jules, my advice would be to err on the side of caution & head to the A& E if you are continually bothered by this or afraid.

Also, what about caffeine? Medicine you might be on?
Good luck to you.
Liz

missed beats

by Tracey_E - 2010-08-27 10:08:17

Like Smitty, I saw your post but didn't have a clear enough sense of what you were asking to hazard a reply.

Why is your setting so low? It's unusual to have it under 60. At 45, you can go more than a second without a beat so that may be what you're feeling.

Another common thing is for the heart to do a strong beat then a weak beat, which feels to us like a missed beat. If A&E sent you home, then they didn't see anything dangerous. Our hearts can do a lot of funky things that feel uncomfortable but are perfectly safe, and having a pm makes us more aware of these funky beats when they happen.

Hang in there until your appt! If you feel any chest pain, pressure, left arm tingling, etc, get back to A&E. As long as you feel otherwise ok, you should be fine until your appt.

To LOw

by Duke60 - 2010-08-27 10:08:46

Your bpm is set to low.
You also sound like text book panic attack without knowing your full medical history.

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by SMITTY - 2010-08-27 11:08:42

Hi Jules,

I have a better idea now of what you are experiencing. I think what you are having is called arrhythmia and I know it can be an attention getter and make us think things are worse than they really are. Not that I'm smart enough to give any meaningful suggestions. However, I can say I understand because I'm going through very much the same thing now and have been for several months. In fact I got an event monitor yesterday so I can record the episodes over the next two weeks.

Like I said I know these things can be disconcerting, but MOST of the time they are more aggravating than serious. They are serious when they cause you to feel short of breath, faint, dizzy or pass out. If one of those happens you should be on your way to A & E post-haste. At least those were the signs I was told to watch for. Other wise for me I am to try to put-up with what feels like butterflies, or some times they feel like small birds, fluttering the vicinity of my heart until they can get the result from the event recorder and a several other tests the Dr wants.

I'm real hesitant to say all of this, but I want to try to reassure you that things may not be as bad as they feel, but I don't want to cause you to brush them off too lightly so I'm going to offer something here that is truly based on a guess. That is if you are concerned at times that your heart is going to stop beating, of course that can happen to any of us at anytime, but I don't think you have to be concerned that the palpations are a signal this is about to happen. I think the main thing is to watch for the symptoms I have mentioned above, or some that others may offer, and when you feel it necessary go to A & E.

I wish you the best,

Smitty

PS: I just noticed some are questioning the low setting on your pacemaker. The low setting for each of us is determined by what our doctor thinks is best FOR US. For example if you are in good physical condition and/or have a high ejection fraction, your 45 BPM may pump as much blood as my low setting of 80 BPM will for me. What I'm saying is let your doctor tell you why your low setting is 45.

Smitty

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