Soldato
Scary stuff, glad you're "ok" now though.
I hope the operation for the defib goes well DeFibBoy
I hope the operation for the defib goes well DeFibBoy
Massive scare on Friday night!
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Soldato
Good luck fella hope all goes well.
Soldato
Wow scary indeed! Hope the OP goes well and wish you a speedy recovery.
Just on the topic though are you relatively fit and healthy bar this incident? Just curious?
Just on the topic though are you relatively fit and healthy bar this incident? Just curious?
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Things like heart arythmia early in life are not usually related to lifestyle. Hope you get well soon OP, please keep us updated.
Soldato
Scary stuff! 
Good luck with the procedure hope it goes well.
Good luck with the procedure hope it goes well.
Soldato
That's not what I am getting at. Although that's probably how it read.
I was interested in the OP's condition physically because I often read things like this online and the sufferers are healthy keen gym goers etc. It makes you question no matter how much care you take of yourself things like this can still happen and its worrying.
I guess what I mean is kind of hard to put into words. And i definitely do not with to derail the OP's thread.
Again good luck mate and keep us posted if you wish!
Caporegime
scary times!
Soldato
Glad your still with us!!
Good luck with the op dude.
Going to have a couple of tests today to ensure it was a true VT, although they are 98% sure it was.
Once confirmed, they will order a subcutaneous ICD, program it and will implant it in a couple of days. Should be home by Monday. Thank god for the NHS as the device costs £12,000!!!
Once confirmed, they will order a subcutaneous ICD, program it and will implant it in a couple of days. Should be home by Monday. Thank god for the NHS as the device costs £12,000!!!
Soldato
I had a period of suffering Super-ventricular Tachycardia. That was scary enough and it isn't really life threatening.
Hope things turn out well dude. I've had a lifetime (nearly forty years) of dealing with the NHS.
Hope things turn out well dude. I've had a lifetime (nearly forty years) of dealing with the NHS.
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Hope you feel better soon mate. Did they mention what they think caused the VT? Long QT etc?
I too suffer from the not-really-serious relatives of VT, SVT and PVCs. Although I had a non-sustained burst of VT once when watching TV, an incredibly terrifying few seconds.
I too suffer from the not-really-serious relatives of VT, SVT and PVCs. Although I had a non-sustained burst of VT once when watching TV, an incredibly terrifying few seconds.
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Good luck to you - my Dad had tachycardia caused by Wolff Parkinson White syndrome, which had gone undiagnosed for years. Once they correctly identified the underlying condition and put him on the correct medication he suffered far fewer problems.
Soldato
Best wishes to you sir. Hope everything goes well.
An update.
I need to have an MRI scan next tuesday, so another 4 boring days in hospital. Due to my congenital heart defect, my heart structure is complex, and they need to see what's going on first.
They will do what they can to settle things down. However, they also informed me that after I left hospital they would contact the Freeman Heart and Lung transplant centre in Newcastle as they are now sure I will eventually need a heart transplant, due to constant arrhythmias and weakening heart function. although heart function has been pretty stable for the last 5 years or so.
I feel a bit devastated. But on the other hand they have said that as I am one of the oldest with my condition and it is a bit unproven, I could end up not neding it for ten years or so, depending on how the heart maintains its function. I can only hope for the best and take care of myself.
A heart transplant would be an amazing experience though. I have never known what it's like to have an ordinary heart. Always been stuck with one that doesn't work properly. I hope that if I have a transplant, it will enrich my life for many years and I can finally live and enjoy myself properly.
I need to have an MRI scan next tuesday, so another 4 boring days in hospital. Due to my congenital heart defect, my heart structure is complex, and they need to see what's going on first.
They will do what they can to settle things down. However, they also informed me that after I left hospital they would contact the Freeman Heart and Lung transplant centre in Newcastle as they are now sure I will eventually need a heart transplant, due to constant arrhythmias and weakening heart function. although heart function has been pretty stable for the last 5 years or so.
I feel a bit devastated. But on the other hand they have said that as I am one of the oldest with my condition and it is a bit unproven, I could end up not neding it for ten years or so, depending on how the heart maintains its function. I can only hope for the best and take care of myself.
A heart transplant would be an amazing experience though. I have never known what it's like to have an ordinary heart. Always been stuck with one that doesn't work properly. I hope that if I have a transplant, it will enrich my life for many years and I can finally live and enjoy myself properly.