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[sweetiepye]

THE GOOD KIND OF AFIB ?

sweetiepye•

an hour ago•0 Reply

I have a kardia on my iPhone. Last week I had a little afib going on and the next day my SVT showed up. I recorded both events and printed them out. I went to the ER just because I felt I should and took my printouts with me. The Doctor on duty took one look at my ekg prints , handed them back to me and said this is the good kind of afib you don't need to worry about it.. She sent me home. Today I saw my EP, showed him the same printouts, and he saw much more on those results. I am wearing a monitor for 2 weeks( it's the size of a quarter ) and then I'll probably start on a new medicine and have an ablation in the spring. If this is what happens with good afib what do you suppose happens with bad afib ? He also gave me a quick lesson in how to read the ekg graph so I know a little of what to look for. Pam

[wilsond]

I am confused at the description!

[sweetiepye in reply to wilsond]

I'm sorry, I'll try to explain. The ER doctor misread the results of my kardia. It clearly showed afib and SVT . My ep is starting me on flec something can't spell it. If that doesn't work I will have my third ablation.

[wilsond in reply to sweetiepye]

It's worrying really! As Bob says,I only trust my EP..Flecanide helped me a lot so hope it does for you too. Best wishes x

[sweetiepye in reply to wilsond]

That's good to know. I will have another ablation if necessary but I would rather not.

[BobD Volunteer]

Never trust doctors who are not EPs. It take years to learn the correct way to read an ECG (EKG for the colonials ) and all this does it confuse people. there is no such thing as "Good AF."

[sweetiepye in reply to BobD]

Especially if you're the one who has it. Thanks for your response I appreciate it.

[jeanjeannie50]

Hi Pam

Thank you for sharing your story. Isn't it strange how some medical people can interpret the same heart rhythm readings so differently! Obviously your EP has a keener eye after analysing so many.

I once went to my doctors surgery for an ECG and he looked at the printouts and said all was well. I answered that that was odd as my heart had been doing a lot of thumps as it was done. He looked at them again and then apologised as he could now see that all wasn't right. It made me realise just how important it is to speak out and say what you feel.

Please let us know the results from your monitor and how you progress.

Jean

[sweetiepye in reply to jeanjeannie50]

I will let you know. It's a 2 wk. monitor so it'll be awhile.