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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

lapfog_1

(30,305 posts)

5. When the beta blockers stopped working

Reply to MuseRider (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 31, 2021, 09:22 PM

Oct 2021

I would drive myself to the ER... get of the car, and very slowly walk to the ER door.

My cardiologist told me later that I could have easily died on the spot. But I was young and in reasonably good health... so I was lucky.

Today, if I survive another arrhythmia, I am definitely calling the ambulance.

Fortunately that only happened maybe 3 times before I got the corrective surgery. I don't think I ever want the paddles again... even at the lowest setting. I was wide awake for that.

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Ablation for PVC's [View all] MuseRider Oct 2021 OP

Haven't had it done, but.. luvs2sing Oct 2021 #1

Wow that was really lucky! MuseRider Oct 2021 #3

Almost 25 years ago lapfog_1 Oct 2021 #2

Oh thank you so much for being one of the first MuseRider Oct 2021 #4

When the beta blockers stopped working lapfog_1 Oct 2021 #5

God no with the paddles MuseRider Nov 2021 #6

Leaving to go to the Med Center MuseRider Nov 2021 #7

Failure. MuseRider Nov 2021 #8

pacemaker? lapfog_1 Nov 2021 #9

Still out of it lol MuseRider Nov 2021 #10

I am home and in better shape to be posting. MuseRider Nov 2021 #11

That is GREAT news lapfog_1 Nov 2021 #12

Hopefully the two of us MuseRider Nov 2021 #13

I ended up having a little stroke after all this. MuseRider Nov 2021 #14