Maxi77, Like your husband, I too have inoperable heart disease. I have been thru Cabg and have an AICD implanted. I also have several aneurysms. I take alot of meds and have lots of tests done on a...
Hello All, I haven't been on this site for several years. I have survived several heart attacks, been thru cabgx5, have an ICD and am all plugged up again. But I feel good, have a good attitude and...
Just a point of clarification to all of you who like to post in red. People with cataracts and glaucoma many times have a tough time with the color red. My father has both and there isn't a red thing...
Vikki, If you go to www.hrsonline.org you will find a great site that talks about all kinds of heart rhytm and beating stuff. I have learned a lot of good info from reading on that site. It might...
Hi Teri, Sorry I didn't respond to your email. I hope all is well with you. Do you still have the dizziness problems that we seem to share? Everything with me is doing okay. The anuerysms are growing...
Vicki, I have an ICD for arrythmia problems not a pacing problem as I have lots of other heart issues. I have met several people in my area that have pacemakers for the same symptoms you stated and...
Vikki, A pacemaker is just what the name implies. I have an ICD that can also pace my heart beats. I too have a very slow heart rate. While in the hospital getting the ICD, my heart rate was in the...
Hi Vikki, Either in your arm or the normal groin area. Either way, you don't feel anything to speak of. Steve...
Hi Vikki, During an EP study a catheter is run thru a vein into the right side of your heart. This is the side where all the electrical impulses originate. With this catheter in place they can record...
Hi Vicki, Good luck with the doctor. I hope that he/she can get you fixed up. Is the doctor you are seeing and Electro-Physiologist. An EP doctor is a specialist in the electrical side of heart...
Hi Rob, I have many of the same problems you do and a few more. I have SVT's also and have been on Amiodarone for some time now. It is generally used as the drug of last resort when dealing with...
toot toot, I am on Amiodarone too. I had cabg x 5 in May of 03, an ICD implanted in September of 04 and developed arrythmia problems in December of 04. I also have an EF of 20 and a couple of...
Hi ilashes, Welcome to this site. Have you talked to an Electrophysiologist or EP for short. They are specialist that deal with the electrical side of heart function. I also suffer from svt and...
Hi Ray, Good luck to you on your retirement. Maybe not the way you had it planned but it sounds like the company that you work for is trying to help you with all the paperwork and such. You may have...
Hi Helpnhand, There are drugs available to help with arrythmia problems. Drugs like Digoxin and Amiodarone are used to control arrythmias without lowering blood pressure. Like your friend, I have...
To date, I have been lucky in that I haven't needed medication to deal with the "blues". I think that alot of the depression associated with CAD and heart disease is due to chemical imbalances. I...
Hi Teri, You have many of the same problems that I do. I also don't take a beta blocker because of low bp and heart rate. I have Cardiomyopathy and CHF because of only having 40% of my heart still...
Hi Trent, It might not be a bad idea to run your symptoms by a doctor just to make sure. One thing that can cause your symptoms is dehydration. You had quite a workout with the raquetball and then...
Good morning all. I haven't posted on this site for a long time. I got to work this morning and was just doing a little surfing and I saw "healingwell" and remembered all the good times from a long...
Barb, I am happy that you got some answers with regards to your upcoming surgery. I hope and pray that your mind is somewhat relieved and that the surgery goes off without a hitch. Good luck to you....
Barb, I read that the pericardium is the sac around the heart that has a number of functions. It keeps the heart in the right spot, it cushions the heart against shock and it provides kinda like back...
Barb, I searched the web and found alot of sites related to the paricardium, what it is, and its function. I also looked under paricardectomy and found lots of information related to the procedure. I...