Should I be chasing for answers?

it's good that you are being monitored and also that you are having episodes while being monitored as they will be able to see what is happening. Regarding A and E. I think it's best to be on the safe side- If you faint or feel ill then do go and explain what is happening.

I would ask my GP to chase up the results for me. Is the hospital contacting you with the results or have you been given an appointment to see someone such as a cardiologist. The results should go to your GP anyway so I suggest you follow that up as a priority.

You would expect that if something urgent was amiss you would have been contacted by now. However you only have one heart and need to ensure you are diagnosed and given treatment sooner rather than later.

It's very frightening having such symptoms especially where the heart is concerned. Don't wait if you feel ill get to hospital, they can chase up your results there and then.

Can't believe they sent you home at that time of night, not acceptable. One thing you learn with this condition, you need to be very proactive and in some cases pushy in order to be heard.

Take care and best wishes, this is a nasty condition and most of us have had awful terrifying symptoms at times which have scared us silly so be comforted in that respect as we are still here to tell the tale. You know best whether you need to go to hospital so don't delay if you feel you need their attention. X

I know that fluttery feeling only too well. Yes have a list of questions ready, the aspirin one is key. If you are diagnosed with af then aspirin is not helpful against af stroke risk, you would need an anti coagulant if your scoring necessitated it. That's not to say you wouldn't need aspirin for your other issue.

I am not medically trained I emphasise, just an arrhythmia sufferer like the rest of us here,. Your doctor will have the answers or refer you to a cardiac specialist,. They will get you on track. Good luck and let us know how you get on. X

DO NOT get a pace maker. That is the last resort. Try meds. If that fails get an ablation. It took me 3 of them to get cured but the third one was the charm!! In rhythm for 3+ years now. Thank you many times over Mayo Clinic.

Oh dear, I am sorry to hear your story; take a look at my username! In 1993 I complained of a 'wonky heartbeat' but after taking my pulse for about 7 seconds, my GP said there was nothing wrong; I continued to complain, so he sent me off to see a specialist. I had a 24 hour monitor fitted, and when the results were back he said, 'we can see that it is doing it, but there is nothing wrong with you'. So began 24 years of putting up with it; I continued to mention it to my GP, and he continued to shrug with indifference. Recently, during routine screening for diabetes, the nurse said, 'I cant take your blood pressure because your heartbeat is all over the place.' I commented that it was about time someone had noticed it! Atrial fibrillation was properly diagnosed at last and I am being looked after extremely well. To be fair, I think I read somewhere in this forum that they didn't take it very seriously in the past, but once I had been poo-pooed by my GP and the specialist, I was very reluctant to raise the issue again. My advice to anyone with a 'wonky heartbeat' is to get down to your GP and tell him / her that you want it investigated. I had an ECG at the doctors' surgery, and it took all of ten minutes. I got a print-out from a machine that made the duty doctor's eyebrows go up. Make a fuss!!!

Sorry I have been off computer since your original post but I do have some comments. Obviously the Holter monitor should give some diagnosis but from your description it does not sound typical Atrial Fibrillation to me. The tachy/brady rhythm is a completely different thing for sure and your dizzy spells do indicate that your blood pressure is dropping during these events.

Whilst I agree with Ryan that a pacemaker is no good for AF , if you do have very slow bradycardia, and unless you are a trained athlete a rate of 37 is very low , a pacemaker may well change your life. The pauses you describe will be ectopic beats most likely when in simple terms the upper and lower chambers get out of phase and no blood is pumped. These are normal in healthy people, up to 200 a day, but when they become very frequent they are quite distressing and unpleasant. A slow heart will amplify these.

Just to be sure here. AF is a very irregular and irregular rhythm In fact no rhythm at all, just a fast fluttery feel on your wrist when you try to take your pulse. Typically this will be over 150bpm if you could count it and although it is possible to have slow AF this is not common.

You need to go to the hospital when this happens!!

Once I went to emergency about 10 pm had cv and they told me I could go home at 2am I said no I am not getting my husband out of bed at that time so they said we need the bed so I said I would go sit in waiting area till 7am the reply was cant let you do that you are not well enough hello well enough to go home but not to sit in waiting room they tucked me up brought me a cup of tea and said I could leave at 8am have to stand up for yourself

Mine paid for taxi. Seemingly had account with local taxi company. London.

Hi

I do hope that you feel better 🌺

I have worked jn A & E as a staff nurse for over 10 years

And i know the staff hate sending people home late It's not good at all

You need to be very assertive i m afraid

The staff are so busy most iof the time and fail to really take notice at times due to workoad

You have say " i cant go i feel too u nwell " not telljng you to lie but just make a point strongly 😳

You have a moniter now which is good

Whike you wait fir results if at any time yiu feel " unwell my dear" go to A & E

Because you have no diagnois yet its best to go to A & E they will do ECG and hook yiu up to a moniter on the wall and yiur nurse looking after you will be in the look out for any dramtic changes

Its safer to do this untill you know what's going on as the bradycadia could be many things

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I managed to get an emergency appointment with a GP this evening. He asked for an ECG to be done before seeing him & sods law not a single blip. Never the less he listened very carefully as I told him of the symptoms I am having. He did have the report of the EKG & that showed no seriously adverse problems & the valves were ok. He is reasonably certain that it is a problem with the signals. He is going to chase up the hospital to get the report on the 7 day monitor & an appointment with cardiologist.

Many thanks to everyone for your advice.