Guest guest Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 In a message dated 3/20/2004 5:48:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, cleaner@... writes: << I guess you just have to do what you feel comfortable with. >> Loretta, I think this is true. I have never been to the emergency room for afib during my twenty year afib career, but I always felt that I would be more comfortable and better off away from the frenetic, stressful atmosphere of the emergency room. However, my symptoms, while disturbing, probably have not been as bad of those of some people who actually faint, have chest pain, or have other symptoms of heart attack. On one occasion, when I was so dizzy that I felt I was about to faint, I asked my brother to drive me to my doctor's office right away. Also, I have always converted on my own, but some never do that. We all experience afib in slightly different ways at different times and should listen to our bodies and emotional urges in deciding whether or not to go to the emergency room, I think. in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 In a message dated 3/20/2004 5:48:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, cleaner@... writes: << I guess you just have to do what you feel comfortable with. >> Loretta, I think this is true. I have never been to the emergency room for afib during my twenty year afib career, but I always felt that I would be more comfortable and better off away from the frenetic, stressful atmosphere of the emergency room. However, my symptoms, while disturbing, probably have not been as bad of those of some people who actually faint, have chest pain, or have other symptoms of heart attack. On one occasion, when I was so dizzy that I felt I was about to faint, I asked my brother to drive me to my doctor's office right away. Also, I have always converted on my own, but some never do that. We all experience afib in slightly different ways at different times and should listen to our bodies and emotional urges in deciding whether or not to go to the emergency room, I think. in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 In a message dated 3/20/2004 5:48:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, cleaner@... writes: << I guess you just have to do what you feel comfortable with. >> Loretta, I think this is true. I have never been to the emergency room for afib during my twenty year afib career, but I always felt that I would be more comfortable and better off away from the frenetic, stressful atmosphere of the emergency room. However, my symptoms, while disturbing, probably have not been as bad of those of some people who actually faint, have chest pain, or have other symptoms of heart attack. On one occasion, when I was so dizzy that I felt I was about to faint, I asked my brother to drive me to my doctor's office right away. Also, I have always converted on my own, but some never do that. We all experience afib in slightly different ways at different times and should listen to our bodies and emotional urges in deciding whether or not to go to the emergency room, I think. in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 I agree with Loretta ... however ... if you are in Vfib ... you will know the difference ... believe me. And probably, you won't be able to even pick up the phone to call anyone. And , while I understand that you see it as a nuisance to go to the ER and more relaxing to be at home (and I do understand that AFibbers that get it frequently would find it a nuisance), the problem with treating it that way is that you are making the assumption that you are in AFib, just because you feel that you have an irregular heartbeat. You are diagnosing yourself. Maybe so far you've been lucky. And I hope you never turn out to be wrong. But what if ... what if ... one time you are wrong? Larry > In a message dated 3/20/2004 5:48:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, > cleaner@c... writes: > > << I guess you just have to do what you feel comfortable with. >> > Loretta, > I think this is true. I have never been to the emergency room for afib > during my twenty year afib career, but I always felt that I would be more > comfortable and better off away from the frenetic, stressful atmosphere of the > emergency room. However, my symptoms, while disturbing, probably have not been as bad > of those of some people who actually faint, have chest pain, or have other > symptoms of heart attack. On one occasion, when I was so dizzy that I felt I > was about to faint, I asked my brother to drive me to my doctor's office right > away. Also, I have always converted on my own, but some never do that. We all > experience afib in slightly different ways at different times and should > listen to our bodies and emotional urges in deciding whether or not to go to the > emergency room, I think. > in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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