Cardilogoist Appt Yesterday

I had my appt with the cardiologist yesterday. It went pretty well. It wasn't the "you're fine, get out of here" that I expected, but it wasn't bad either. He wanted to do another Holter on me to make sure my PVCs haven't increased. I'm wearing it now. He said my last one showed 2-3% of my total beats were PVCs and that is ok. He wants to make sure they haven't increased to over 15%.

He asked if I exercise and I said no, I am afraid to because of the PVCs and increased heart rate. He said "so". LOL...he's a little no-nonsense. He said don't take your pulse, I'm not worried about how high your heart rate goes. So, I guess I need to get back on the treadmill.

He said I might have inappropriate sinus tachycardia, but that there isn't much they will do to treat it anyway, so exercise is the best thing to do because it will reduce my heart rate and probably make me feel better.

So, not bad, but not the super reassuring appt I was hoping for. Fingers crossed that they Holter results come back good.

that's good news missgigi! it sounds like he is taking you seriously and is being very thorough.

i too have just finished a holter monitor and will be seeing the dr next week.
a few months ago i was having pvc's constantly, i mean every few minutes for about a week and finally went to the er, hence the holter. they have since gone away for the most part from what i can tell but i am eager to hear my results. i also pretty much stopped exercising since that seemed to increase them a lot.

i almost felt a little more secure with the holter monitor on because i felt like well, if anything happens, someone will know about it.

LW- that's how my pvcs were when they first started- constant. I also ended up in the ER and was given a Holter monitor. That was Aug of 2013. I don't notice them as much anymore, so I'll be surprised if they've gone up. He just wants to make sure there aren't some I'm not feeling.

Thanks Inci - I'm trying to focus on the good from the appt. I've been fighting lots of catastrophic thoughts lately and it's hard. I'll keep thinking of that little kitten. :)

Thanks for the support Steve.

MG,

Sounds like a great visit to me...

I know, I would want the "You're FINE...hit the road!" response as well...

...but most doctors do not respond in this way. They are thorough/pragmatic, as LW mentioned.

Getting through this last hurdle with the repeat holter should bring you the answers and relief that you need! :)

S.C.