Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Steve, I would like to ask you how you can tell the difference between afib and aflutter. Do they feel the same? or are there differences? Thanks in advance for any information you can provide, Sandy > Thanks, Ed. Since I last wrote, I've had a few more flutter events, > as the Doc predicted. Even had one on the day I was in his office > for INR blood test, and because I was pretty sure I was feeling the > same way as before, asked for them to check me out. EKG confirmed > classic AFlutter. Looks like as soon as my blood levels get to the > right measurement, I'll be scheduling an aflutter ablation .. prob > first week in Dec. I'm keeping a chart now of frequency of > flutters, fibs, irregularities .. just wish I could figure out which > ones I am having each time .. though maybe that doesn't really > matter. > > Steve > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Sandy, I just read Seska¹s post (thanks, Seska!) and she reminded me that I also was listening to the two rhythms on the holter, and they were very distinct, far more so than the pulse revealed. But they didn¹t feel Different in my chest. Kathleen > > Steve, I would like to ask you how you can tell the difference between afib > and aflutter. Do they feel the same? or are there differences? Thanks in > advance for any information you can provide, Sandy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Sandy, I just read Seska¹s post (thanks, Seska!) and she reminded me that I also was listening to the two rhythms on the holter, and they were very distinct, far more so than the pulse revealed. But they didn¹t feel Different in my chest. Kathleen > > Steve, I would like to ask you how you can tell the difference between afib > and aflutter. Do they feel the same? or are there differences? Thanks in > advance for any information you can provide, Sandy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Kathleen, exactly what I want to know! Thanks! Sandy > Hi Sandy! You didn¹t ask me, but I have afib and aflutter. I had both > while wearing a holter monitor. They don¹t feel very different although > they are very distinctive on an EKG. I got to the point where I could tell > my afib from my aflutter by the way my pulse felt. The aflutter is very > rhythmic, ironically. (It¹s just not the rhythm you want!) In the EKG, as > you may know, aflutter creates what they call a ³sawtooth² pattern. In > afib, my pulse was very disorganized compared with aflutter. Still, the > feeling in my chest was about the same. > -- > Kathleen Stept (Flecainide 100mg bid, Diltiazem 120mg, Coumadin 5mg, baby > aspirin), , Mississippi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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