QuoteShannon Hi Susan, As you may recall, in the week prior to your ablation when you sent me a ZIO patch report you recently had and asked my view of what it showed, I mentioned to you that I would not assume that you actually had VT (Ventricular Tachycardia), based on the very minimal short duration runs of PVCs noted in the report that you sent to me. Specifically, I said that overall, it loby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry, I meant thank you Carey! QuoteCarey Yes, I know I said what you showed us was PVCs, Keep in mind that most people have no way of knowing what they're experiencing actually is unless they happen to be in a doctor's office with a 12-lead on their chest. Even Kardia and Apple Watch won't tell you if what you're feeling is a PAC, PVC, or whatever, so you can't expecby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Whole Paycheck? Ahh no chance! Thing is that I am mending now in my blanking period. My symptomatic pvc cause dizziness so I have to be careful. I stay away from my pond where I can fall once dizziness appears and no driving if dizzy, showers I use the bathroom with the only handrails and I don’t wander anywhere on my property that is hidden from plain site otherwise if I pass out (history),by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I would be zero bothered with a few pvc. But I don’t get a few. Yesterday I was chilling out by my new pond feeding my fish and watching my new fishes I bought the day before acclimate to their new home. The koi I baby to feed so I was outside for an hour really relaxed until I got pvc. I ignored them. I got extremely dizzy so I decided to walk inside because my husband had an accident and fellby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you for an interesting link. Valium has a 200 half life or 8.3 days. I was clueless. Too late nowby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I found this site, written by an EP, helpful for me on further understanding what to expect after an ablation, especially GI issues and pain at the insertion groin areas concerns from this EP’s website remaining after 3 days. I slept briefly 3.5 hours interrupted yet another night. Up 3 times due to GI pain, bloated, gas and incredible burping marathon (more extreme than drinking a “big guby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
everyone is different. One advise may not cover the target audience.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
What brand do you use? There are many offered on iherb, and amazon. I prefer supporting this forum if iherb offers close to what I am on now. My GP sells his own homeopathic Rx which has 782mg of marine lipid (from anchovies, sardines) EPA 330mg, DHa 170 mg, other omega-3 60mg, omega-7 210mg, and palmitoleic acid 110mg. He just closely tripled his price so I am looking for an equivalent suby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
smackman: what symptoms do you get if you don't titration off Benzos? just curious. I used to be a sound sleeping until Sept 4th, 2004. The second my head hit the pillow I was out. Until I started Flecainide. The side effects listed includes insomnia. I would stay up until 5am trying to sleep and during the day doze off an hour at a time when sitting. One ER visit in 2004, the start of Flby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I didn’t need to take a benzo today...yesterday too with pvc. Heart is calm for once finally. During the night I couldn’t sleep more than 3 hours interrupted by pvc that was annoying but I just managed without a benzo. I felt so good today I went on my treadmill for 15 minutes on a slow 1.0 but I will work up the speed each day. I’ll repeat in a few hours and work up to 45 minutes at a faster speby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you Shannon and Carey for your advice and time. I appreciate it and I hope my recent multiple posts were not a spam to your great forum.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, good advice however I’ve not been on Valium long enough, or pill popping often enough to be addicted...yet. This past two years Before March, when my mom died and the AF marathon began, my GP gave me only one 30 dose bottle Rx for Valium, filled early 2017. CA has strict controlled substance laws-from doctors (two page signed report sent to the state that I have to fill out with questionby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
You are right Casey. I shouldn’t expect people on this forum to know and I can’t find one mention from any peer review on google confirming your statement that’s it’s common after an ablation to get pvc... Btw, in November I was being monitored and I told the RN six time in a row within a few minutes- spot on - when I had a PAC and she agreed. If in AF with HR in 60s I knew too. Not everyone iby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
My office visit with Kelley didn’t capture a pvc because that 30 seconds i didn’t get a pvc. I was earlier walking from the parking lot to office to get lab slip to lab, back to office and my pvc was thumping. While back in the waiting room for Kelley (she was in hospital with a patient) I took the Valium and by the time I had my ekg my heart was calm. Maybe I shouldn’t had taken the Valium so sby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey I had shared my ecg and you told me it’s pvc. I took a multaq @9pm and my heart is thumping away. It’s annoying and not relaxing because I am sympathetic. I wanted to go on the treadmill tonight but not now with my heart banging away. At least it’s not AF. I’m blessed that multaq is helping. I have read posts for over a decade on this site since 2004 (lurking lately) and I never heard ofby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had two ZIO patch holter monitors this year alone and not one PVC was detected, zero detected with an overall score of "<0.01"...until after my ablation. Now it is daily and will last for hours on and off all day. I can curb it for a bit if I take magnesium, cold shower and a Valium but I don't want to rely on Valium much longer. I was hoping it was short term until after theby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have used the services of my local hospital's cardio rehab ten years ago. I also benefited from it. I had close medical supervision, individual exercise planning and they even did diet. I lost 67 pounds from their motivation and instruction. I was giving a Rx from my cardiologist in August after spending three days in cardio ICU. I am told yesterday I can start again after the three monthby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I happen to be very sensitive. I could take a blindfold test and the results remain the same. OTC tablet Prilosec does not help my GERD. Generic capsule drug for brand name Prilosec (it’s Omeprazole) doesn’t work. Only brand capsules of Prilosec that are no longer manufactured in the USA works for me. I tried. I’ve been in and out of hospital admissions since I was 18 months old. The last two inby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, Finally I am off the couch watching Netflix. However I fear I’ve become addicted to Russian movies. They are so good..Ohhh ‘nyet“! Hopefully back to normal routine soon.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I can’t get brand name of Prilosec anymore since November 2017 when they stopped making Rx brand. I don’t do well with generic so I fly overseas and buy a year at a time of Losec. Losec is being sold. I wonder if they are dumping because of zantac? I got 13 months stockpiled left.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
NSR with no (yay!) qt prolonged so perhaps multaq won’t affect me. I am getting more than frequent PVC. I hate it. Thump thump all day. I had it since Thursday. Valium stops it along with magnesium and a cold shower just long enough for me to sleep. I had a few (not up to 50% like Thursday to yesterday) pvc in Dr. Natale waiting room but it was off and on and the ekg didn’t catch it. Ekg saysby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was drinking glazier water from Iceland. They claim it’s pure but I switched to electrolyte water which is probably harmful.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
More details if you use it. Im curious why Prilosec wasn’t recalled as well because their helpline admits it causes cancer.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Stranger: I do sleep on left side. If my GERD is bad I stop carbonated natural flavor water, sugar free xxx vitamin water, fruits, juices, tomato sauce and all spices. I stopped coffee and tea a long time ago. The only thing I can do is spit the acid out and suffer...if it gets very painful it feels like my throat is closing and I cannot swallow for a bit, or talk when the pain is extreme. Iby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I’m on a PPI for decades. August 19th the ICU restrained me taking it because they didn’t carry it and my Rx bottle had foreign language plus English “Prilosec” so they said it wasn’t FDA approved and I was forbidden to take it. Teva pharmaceuticals imports to USA. It was a Teva bottle. Every pharmacy dispensed drugs from them. At Los Robles Hospital where my ablation occurred, there was no problby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I told Kelley, Natale NP about my angina. She suggested Advil. I’ve had angina since 1987 but always mild 2-3 which I always ignored. Small vessel disease. I’ve only had 3 ER/hospitalized stays for angina, one heart lab test ..started with “t”, came back high...after father’s death, the remaining two after extreme physical activity (I.e 50 pound suitcase’s wheel broke off at U.K. airport andby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Carey! I get them if I gulp water too quickly and 30-45 minutes after multaq. Other than that Dr. Natale so far has given me a calm heart...no complaints. I just would like to be able to take 10-15 minute walks without angina...so I’m a couch potato.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
its just funky. I would love to educate myself and figure out what type of ecg it is. What are these inverted waves called? I never had them before.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM