Is this possible???

[Poppy128]

Had my first cardioversion back in June with no success. I was then prescribed Amiodarone and booked in for a further cardioversion in August. We came away on 13th July to Spain as planned. Last Monday I had really bad pains in my left arm and shoulder and finished up in intensive care in a hospital in Benidorm. They gave me a cardioversion yesterday which put me back to n NSR but that only lasted for 15 minutes. Discharged today with a 24 hour holster and have to go back to see the cardiologist and go on a tread mill tomorrow afternoon.

Came back to the villa where we are staying and used my Kardia to see how I was doing and it reads that I am now in NSR. Is the holster affecting the reading on the Kardia or could I have gone back into NSR a day after the cardioversion.

Sorry for the rambling email but I am ready to book early flights home as soon As I get the fit to fly letter tomorrow from the cardiologist.

I don’t know whether to be happy or sceptical!!!

Thanks

[perkman]

You should be able to look at the Kardia readout and confirm the distance between beats are the same. That confirms NSR. You can still have ectopic beats and be in NSR.

Best Wishes

[Poppy128 in reply to perkman]

Thanks for the information.

[BobD Volunteer]

The Holter monitor will not affect your kardia readings. The important thing is How do you feel.?

[Poppy128 in reply to BobD]

Thanks for the reply. Not feeling to bad.🤞

[redpine]

I went into permanent Afib and it was only when I was on the table for a cardioversion that the doctor told me that this procedure is rarely a permanent fix, that some people go right back into Afib hours or a mere few days later, while others may get several weeks, months, etc. So, as predicted, I went back into Afib several days after the cardioversion. In retrospect, it was a waste of time and money.

I was then put on Amiodarone which got me back into NSR, but the side effects from this med were horrible. I could barely tolerate it. This was when we began talking about a catheter ablation, which finally happened months later. That was back in December of 2018 and I have been fortunate, so far, to have a NSR without any further episodes of Afib.

Just sharing my story.

[Poppy128]

24 hours in NSR. Long may it last !!