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PVC's 3 almost in a row?

Hi all! I just turned 32 and I've been having PVC's for the last year and a half.  Before that I never had any of these. I went to the Cardiologist and he did and EKG and Echocardiogram and everything is fine. I have maybe 3 or 4 PVC's (that I can feel) in a month, but yesterday I had a scary episode. I was standing at work and had like 3 PVC's in a row, with maybe 2 or 3 normal beats in between each. They scared the crap out of me. I took my pulse and it was 88 bpm during this episode. What is that? Does this mean they are getting worse? I can go 2-3 weeks without one and then have 2-3 in a week. Should I go back to the Cardiologist? Also my period is due in a week, I don't know if this has to do with anything.  I've had maybe 4 EKG's performed in the last year and blood work also (to look for heart attack I think) but everything is always fine. The echocardiogram was performed 6 months ago. Should I have another one done? My blood pressure is 117/78 and cholesterol is 178. My triglicerides are a little high, my thyroid checked out fine and also my blood sugar levels. I suffer from GERD and gastritis and had my gallbladder removed a year ago. Other than that I don't have any serious medical condition. I am feeling very anxious about these and a little scared to be honest.

Thank you!!
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1423357 tn?1511085442
You should talk to your physician about getting a 30 day monitor and try to capture these events so they can be properly analyzed.  This device is a basic 4 lead device that you wear 24/7 except for showering and bathing. Events are recorded  and sent to a monitoring facility for analysis and are forwarded to your phisician.  You should nail this down son you can put your mind at ease, or plan a method of treatment.
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It's kinda of funny that you are only worried about 3 pvcs... I had 500 a day and occasionally bigeminy before atenolol . 3 is nothing. You're going to be fine
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