Heart problems?

[TahoeDirtGirl]

That's an interesting description--never heard that one before! I get them sometimes too and I'd describe them as feeling like my heart is doing flips!!

Yeah that's what it feels like. It actually 'stops' and then does a bumpbumpbump like a marble got stuck and then busted loose. Very disturbing when they were first happening.

I went to a cardiologist who suggested beta blockers and I said no way. I did some research and went to an accupuncturist. They left in 2 wks. They come back now and then but not like before. When I did my follow up with him and told him what I did, he made an appointment (I got a thank you from the accupuncturist haha) and had it done to him because he has pvcs as well. Go figure...

[Jolt]

I went to a cardiologist who suggested beta blockers and I said no way. I did some research and went to an accupuncturist. They left in 2 wks. They come back now and then but not like before. When I did my follow up with him and told him what I did, he made an appointment (I got a thank you from the accupuncturist haha) and had it done to him because he has pvcs as well. Go figure...

Too funny! Did it work for him too?

[Bron]

I had my stress ECG yesterday - I was already producing 40% more power that they would expect for someone my size when they stopped me (I did tell her that I cycled). They had to get me off the bike with me protesting that I could still go a lot faster and wasn´t at all tired yet. Anyway, it was quite interesting to see what the heart does - in my case, an extra beat every so often.
I´m now hooked up to a 24hour ECG which is a PITA as I can´t take a shower with it on.

The doctor said it was fine to do a triathlon on Sunday, and wished me luck, so that´s put my mind at rest. For anyone else who has any of these problems, it´s worth being checked out, even if just to reassure you that you are fine.

[Eden]

Jallora has a Sigma so maybe that's part of the problem? Did the 24 hour wearing of the doctor's HRM change things at all?

I used to have a Sigma (it was one of the higher end ones) and I found it to be more accurate and have a faster reaction time (the one I have currently must not sample at as high a rate - I can tell that there is definitely a lag in the read out compared to my actual heart rate) than any of the others I've used. Maybe it was just the model Bron was using?