Fluttering heart

[SoSweetDell]

I have been having these fluttering sensations; right where my heart is; under the left breast.  I have had them off and on for sometime now, and it is worrying me to death.  I had a holter monitor on; the doctor said they were PVC's, and everyone has them.  They may, but I have been having them like everyday now; sometimes 6 or 7 times a day.  No shortness of breath or anything, just the weird sensation.  Any ideas??

[hltyhrt]

thanks for your comments!! I am sure I will have more in the future.:)

[hltyhrt]

can you guide me to the 10 steps to dealing with PVC's. I would love to read it.

Thanks

[iamfaithful]

I love the quick replies on this forum!!!

Can I just say THANK YOU!!!!   I am really going to try to put in a concious effort to try my BEST to not let them get me down.  You know someone posted something on this forum (heart disease forum 6/28/07) that I printed out.  It talks about people with PVC's and how you have to learn how to accept them.  It gave 10 steps to those who suffer with them and they are GREAT.  It described me all the way.  If anyone is reading this you must go and look it up, it's by sillyheart who I think has posted on here or the anxiety forum.  

Yes, I plan to make a list of questions and hope that helps.

Oh, and what's rare,  pvc induced cardiomyopathy or geting the ablation because of them?
What dose of beta blocker are you on?  And you mentioned another drug you were taking everyday but I wasn't sure what that was.

[Momto3]

You're welcome. The older I get, the harder it is to remember back that far...lol

I developed CM in 2002 after having thousands of pvcs/day for many years.  I don't have copies of many of my reports, but in general, I was having over 20,000 pvcs everyday. I had been seeing my current EP since 1998 and it wasn't until after the ablations she ever heard my heart in NSR...I practically danced a jig when I saw a whole EKG strip in NSR and that's only seconds worth of data.

Don't worry, just let you doctor know of any significant change in frequency and/or your symptoms.

[Momto3]

It was no walk in the park, but it wasn't so bad.  I suppose it looks worse on paper.  Me..nerves of steel? NOT!!  I have always been subject to rounds of anxiety.  I used to stress over EVERYTHING!  Queen of worry!!  Try not to let this get you down.  Like I've told others, once you learn to accept them, you'll be coming back here to help others : )

I've had tons of EKG's and have had all kinds of computer-generated diagnoses (myocardial infarction, long QT, abnomal waves, etc).  However, once the doctor correlates the test results to my clinical exam, they assure me I do not have any of those conditions.  I had pvcs in the thousands for years before I developed CM.  You're gonna be fine!  My doctor has been an EP for 15-20 years, and I was her first case (she's had two others since).  Don't worry, it is very,very rare.

Make a list of questions for the next time you see your doctor.  It will help sort out what's going on and it will help to settle your anxiety.  The doctors are not sure if I developed MVP as a result of chronic pvcs, vice-versa, or neither.  Seriously, don't worry about the pvcs.  Just work on figuring out a plan for accepting them as part of your uniqueness : )

[iamfaithful]

You have gone thru quite a lot and make it sound like a walk in the park :-)  Goodness you must have nerves of steel!!  Well I pray and hope that I don't have to go thru all of that, not to sound crass.  I have been very down about them lately which makes them worse.  I can barely feel them sometimes, but even that is too much for me.  You mentioned that you had EKG's and I was wondering were any of them abnormal?  See, that is what worries me that these PVC's can turn into something else over the years.  How can they be considered benign when they induced cardiomyopathy in you?  Maybe I need to stop asking questions as I keep getting great info. but it makes me more anxious and afriad-lol.  I will start thinking that I will get whatever it is you had or even the next person-ugh.

I had lots of stomach flip flops last night; but I used to get that ALL the time. I suffer with gas really bad-my gallbladder is not functiong properly and I also take meds for acid reflux, and I heard that will aggrevate the Vagus (sp??) nerve which makes your heart do weird things...who knows anymore.  I have read so much stuff on this my mind is a whirlwind.

So do you think your PVC's were caused by your Mitral Valve condition?  I hear that is one of the reasons you can get them.  I have a cousin (by marriage) who was diagnosed with that, but she just complains of her chest hurting sometimes-no PVC's that I'm aware of.

You explain things GREAT-too good really :-)  Thanks!