PVC? For the DR

[jrbeans08]

I have been having allot of weird fillings in my chest it fills like y heart is skipping beats or posing for a few seconds i went to the er and they did a EKG but of course nothing happened and they said my heart looked beautiful on the EKG but because i have had this problem before when i was 18 and then i was put on a monitor for 1 week this time they told me i should have a new one done being i am now 30 so i went in to see a cardiologist and he just listened to my heart taped on my chest my back and had me hold my breath why he listened to my heart but then when he looked at the EKG from the er he told me i was fine and that i was just having PVC that i didn't need to wear a monitor and that there was meds for them but that they can kill me so he didn't want me to go on them and said he was sorry i had them but it was something that i would just have to live with now given the exam do u thank i should get a second opinion or is he right and was he just able to tell from lansing am i just having PVC please help me so i know what is going on o and when i had the monitor done when i was 18 thay sead all was fine and the skips I'm filling now don't sound like what i read others described as PVC they fill like someone is squeezing my heart and then letting go and then i cough after it is over o and the cardiologist told me he would bet his Jakob that i am just having PVC what do u thank dose it sound like PVC and can he make that kind of diagnosis without blood work or a monitor or x ray please help thank u

[kay2486]

hi there im a pvc sufferer too, mine feel like a pause and thump/really strong heart beat, they're scary but we just gotta put up with them, beta blockers dont always work they can low your heart rate down a bit much then that brings on more pvcs as they can be a back up system too, anti arrhythmic can bring on more deadly arrhythmias and these will kill.
you should really have your bloods checked to check electrolytes and if these are low such as pottassium then this can also cause pvcs.
As for the feeling of a pvc everyone feels them differently as long as your electricity in your heart is ok and it is it cant turn into anything sinister and remember not to worry because this can bring them on too, anxiety causes mine,

[golftye]

I am 60 and have frequent pvc's that worry me incessantly.  I know how you feel, but it sounds like your pvc's are not dangerous, just a nuisance.  The only med's they like to give for pvc's are beta blockers, but they make you feel tired and if you have asthma you can't take them.  The med's your doctor told you would kill you are probably antiarrythmics which can stop pvc's, but cause even worse problems with the heart.  I know they are terrible to live with, but if the cardiologist told you they are not dangerous, you are probably ok.  If you develop chest pain, pass out, or feel extremely dizzy, than you have a more serious problem that needs to be investigated.  My problem is that my pvc's are frequent, and they didn't used to be.  But the cardiologist doesn't seem to concerned, so I know what you mean. I wish you the best.  Just keep an eye on them.