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• by mandy
• 2008-12-16 09:12:05
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hi i am new to this site but have been reading through some of the messages and have found some comfort. Had a pacemaker fiited a year ago and since then i have lived in fear. have suffered with palpitations for years, flutters, nissed beats, thumps,racing heart and at time my heart beats at a normal rate but really hard. since having the pacemaker insterted(this was for a first degree heart block) i have had quite afew svt and one very short episode of vt recorded. i am on a low dose of beater blocker to surpress the fast heart rate,however i feel i am a total worrier now. i have 3 young children and i have let this take over my life, i live in fear of somethiung awful happening to me and havelost all confidence. if i get afew flutters, missed beats i am so fearful,.last night i woke up at 2am my heart fluttered then went really fast my whole body pulsated for afew minutes but it left me feeling so scared.i dont think i can take any scary news so please dont post anything scary as i feel im on the edge ,what i rlly need is abit of support if thats ok with anybody, i am married and my husband is great but until you are in a situation like this its not easy to understand. have had an echocardigram and stress tread mill tesr which were all ok.is there anyone out there who feels like me if so i would love to hear from you. have been offered an oblation but as i get these svt now and then just feel i dont want it done yet.oh well thanks for reading this