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Hi Maxx, do you literally mean your heaart stopped? i do not think that you would be here it must have been something else.  i have not been at this chat site for a while but so far after reading many letters, not one person has been hurt by them.  be calm, anxiety only make them worse. it is amazing what the mind can do.

HI MAXX ! I sympathize. My palps are driving me crazy these days. It has been one good day followed by one bad day, then a good day.....You get the idea. I was walking with my mom this morning at the mall to get a little bit of exercise. All was well. Then out of the blue....BAM! Boy what a THUD it was-accompanied by a warm feeling in my chest. Well I thought about panicking but it was just not worth the trouble. In case I haven't mentioned this fact before, let me just say right here and now that I HATE THESE THINGS! Oh well....I'm done now.

 

I'm sure that you know that your heart isn't really stopping. From what I've been told the pause with a PVC is from the heart's natural pacemaker resetting after an early beat. I guess that depending upon how early or late the premature beat is in the natural cycle determines how hard the thud is and how long the pause will be. ???? If I am wrong, someone out there please correct me. If it is a PAC, I think that you feel an extra beat, no reset. ????

 

So remember your positive self-talk the next time it happens. Don't say to yourself "Oh my gosh, my heart stopped! This can't be benign." Just tell yourself, "It is just an early beat. My heart is just resetting or whatever it does. Nothing to worry about." However feel free to HATE THEM all you want!

Sorry Jeannie, I have no idea how I did that!  I will fix it (Ihope)!

Hopes, I think you can totally relate to what I am going through.  You are also a wealth of information to all who share this post.

Thanks!

I also said enough, and went for a walk (withmymom).  I could feel them coming on and I just became very quiet.  It was like I was battling with them mentally!  What does your cardiologist say when you complain about the frequency?

Thanks again to all - you get me through the day.

Maxx 

Thanks Hope. It must be great having a cardio that you can relate to
I really need to calm down as I feel that I am totally turning into a neurotic basket case.

The scenerio keeps repeating itself. I get told theyare benign and they may worsen with time. That just keeps me "waiting" for them to increase.

It truly does feel like my heart is stopping. I want them to stop! Take care Hopes.

Maxx

Thanks Kaylee. The info was great! MAXX

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