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Zio patch
Posted by SueChef
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Re: Zio patch July 13, 2018 03:27AM |
Hi, vanlith, and thanks for the reply. I have been hooked up to a 24 hr Holder monitor--the results indicated that I have PVCs, which I knew, but no episodes of a-fib while I was hooked up.
I've been doing much the same things I always do, with this Zio patch on.... the only connection I can make with what I do and when my heart goes wacky is at around 4 in the morning, if I'm lying on my left side. That's the only connection I can make--and it usually wakes me up out of a sound sleep. I've never been smoker, a coffee drinker, or even soda aficionado & I don't do alcohol, so there're not connections there, but the idea was good.
Wow, you got your heart to go in to a-fib for 13 hours out of 24--that's really something deliberate but y'know, anything that gets ya on the right path so things can be addresses is good.
Sue
I've been doing much the same things I always do, with this Zio patch on.... the only connection I can make with what I do and when my heart goes wacky is at around 4 in the morning, if I'm lying on my left side. That's the only connection I can make--and it usually wakes me up out of a sound sleep. I've never been smoker, a coffee drinker, or even soda aficionado & I don't do alcohol, so there're not connections there, but the idea was good.
Wow, you got your heart to go in to a-fib for 13 hours out of 24--that's really something deliberate but y'know, anything that gets ya on the right path so things can be addresses is good.
Sue
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Re: Zio patch July 13, 2018 03:21PM |
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SueChef
Hi, vanlith, and thanks for the reply. I have been hooked up to a 24 hr Holder monitor--the results indicated that I have PVCs, which I knew, but no episodes of a-fib while I was hooked up.
I've been doing much the same things I always do, with this Zio patch on.... the only connection I can make with what I do and when my heart goes wacky is at around 4 in the morning, if I'm lying on my left side. That's the only connection I can make--and it usually wakes me up out of a sound sleep. I've never been smoker, a coffee drinker, or even soda aficionado & I don't do alcohol, so there're not connections there, but the idea was good.
Wow, you got your heart to go in to a-fib for 13 hours out of 24--that's really something deliberate but y'know, anything that gets ya on the right path so things can be addresses is good.
Sue[/quote
Hi sue....well i see your up at 3:30am...is that afib induced if so that info should be caught on the recording cause you are still wearing that patch right....well 2 thoughts...1....if lying on your left side brings this on then as long as you are being recorded then PARK yourself in that position when you go to bed and not move until you believe the technician reading the tape has plenty of irregular beats and runs of Arrythmia's to read.....2......if that's the only thing that gets heart going irregular your lucky.....i can speak for most in this forum who would say it takes them and I a hell of a lot less to go into full unmistakable AFIB unless of course they have had a visit with Dr. Natale (which i will be doing around thanksgiving) or a select few other world class ep's. You obv. have something....prob. early afib so if that comes out clear in your readouts don't wait i would say more than 1 year before scheduling an ablation.....and use that year to try natural things (No drugs unless its PIP) that are too numerous to mention here.....to help it cause you might be 1 of the lucky ones who can find total relief through natural means esp. since you are early in your journey since your heart is not so remodeled yet as the doctors say but 1st things 1st get your results and go from there.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/13/2018 03:24PM by vanlith.
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Re: Zio patch July 13, 2018 11:01PM |
Carey, thanks for ringing in here!
Vanlith, I've been trying to "park" myself
in that position, lying on my left side, so I can confirm positional issues around 4-ish a.m., but I don't always stay in that position once I fall asleep--I'm wearing the Zio patch for two weeks, until next TuesdayJuly 17th.
Question: Would an EP do an ablation if it's "not indicated" due to how infrequently the a-fib shows up?
I sure do wish Kaiser had a world class EP on staff.
It's really weird--in retrospect, I've had PVCs since my 30s, with about a decade on tenormin (atenolol) then that resolved and I was off the meds for decades without PVCs (that I noticed). Now the PVCs are back, but certainly not as frequently as when I was first dx--maybe b/c of the metoprolol that I'm now taking. Thanks again for your input!
Edited to clarify.
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Vanlith, I've been trying to "park" myself
in that position, lying on my left side, so I can confirm positional issues around 4-ish a.m., but I don't always stay in that position once I fall asleep--I'm wearing the Zio patch for two weeks, until next TuesdayJuly 17th.
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You obv. have something....prob. early afib so if that comes out clear in your readouts don't wait i would say more than 1 year before scheduling an ablation
Question: Would an EP do an ablation if it's "not indicated" due to how infrequently the a-fib shows up?
I sure do wish Kaiser had a world class EP on staff.
It's really weird--in retrospect, I've had PVCs since my 30s, with about a decade on tenormin (atenolol) then that resolved and I was off the meds for decades without PVCs (that I noticed). Now the PVCs are back, but certainly not as frequently as when I was first dx--maybe b/c of the metoprolol that I'm now taking. Thanks again for your input!
Edited to clarify.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 07/13/2018 11:02PM by SueChef.
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Re: Zio patch July 14, 2018 05:21PM |
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SueChef
Carey, thanks for ringing in here!
Vanlith, I've been trying to "park" myself
You obv. have something....prob. early afib so if that comes out clear in your readouts don't wait i would say more than 1 year before scheduling an ablation
Question: Would an EP do an ablation if it's "not indicated" due to how infrequently the a-fib shows up?
I sure do wish Kaiser had a world class EP on staff.
It's really weird--in retrospect, I've had PVCs since my 30s, with about a decade on tenormin (atenolol) then that resolved and I was off the meds for decades without PVCs (that I noticed). Now the PVCs are back, but certainly not as frequently as when I was first dx--maybe b/c of the metoprolol that I'm now taking. Thanks again for your input!
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Sue got your message TY
Well there is 1 thing you said here that i did not see before......METOPROLOL......thats a game changer in this conversation .......now your patch ends in few days so it to late now but by you taking drugs while trying to locate a possible afib and find out its severity for a monitor is kinda of muddy's the waters here. Its like a masking agent for an athlete on prohibited drugs in a way. I think the best way to be monitored is cold turkey....NO DRUGS so you and the doctors can see the full extent of your problem.....so the MET. might make your life easier day to day but it is making the discovery of the problem harder to find.
I would take a few weeks or less to get off the MET. then take notes on what you eat, drink, ect everything you do off the MET that sets you off.......then either go back on the patch or get a 24 hour holter.....then go to town on everything you have learned that your heart does not like.....1 tip i can give you is go have a big feast at a chinese rest. loaded with MSG and if you don't drink coffee as i think i read earlier than eat like a 1/4 pound of chocolate loaded with caffeine after your chinese meal. If your heart can stand those 2 afib juggarnauts then it's going to be sometime before your in for some serious afib and congrats but if not you accomplished 2 things....1.....you got your heart to go really wacky for the tech. reading your monitor and 2......you had a hell of a good time doing it. What i would not give to not eat for about 36 hours then go to a chinese rest. or order in about 75 dollars worth of chinese food and stuff myself.......then go on and eat half a dozen aero or hershey bars afterward.
So finding your ticker's malady is not hard at all off the drugs or even on it to some degree come to think of it....SUE you still have 3 day's left on your patch....if you read this before that....go to town TONIGHT or TOMORROW.....if your heart even on the drug MET can withstand the huge amounts of MSG and caffeine i suggested above then congrats but it prob. will not esp. if you go to bed lying on you left side with a pillow or something jammed up ag. your back so you must remain in that pos. all night....put you heart to the test vs these afib monsters esp. now that you have a little helper aka MET. to keep your heart from not beating too fast....sounds like fun to me....take 1 for your heart and enjoy....you and your monitor.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2018 05:26PM by vanlith.
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