click on the names to read that person's IST story fran "I remember very clearly when all the 'trouble' started. I was at uni and climbing stairs started to become a problem - before this time I was a healthy 18 year old!......... I had 3 EP studies and many ablations in the end and I am feeling much better now that my IST is gone. I still continue to have other arrhythmias, but my IST remains cured one year on. Even having a pacemaker, things are so much better. Seeing a specialist who has a thorough knowledge of these conditions is essential." melissa "After several doctors and countless tests that told them that there was nothing "wrong" with my heart, I finally got lucky. I was scheduled to see a new cardiologist, but on the day of the appointment, he had an emergency surgery. The doctor that filled in for him recognized my symptoms immediately. He had been treating other IST patients for years. Those were the sweetest words I had heard in months." DJ "I very quickly discovered that my pulse seemed to pump between 100 to 160 beats per minute with it averaging around 130. Slight effort including walking, showering and housework would send it way over 200 beats per minute. No wonder I felt fatigued." naomi "(It) was a day that would for the rest of the year change the life I once had, to the one which I have now become accustomed to. The day started out as normal got up, no problems, then I started feeling palpations, chest pain, dizziness, sweating, clamminess etc and thought this was extremely strange as I was sitting down doing nothing, I became concerned enough to go to our GP who then worried us more by saying get to the hospital now.... " If you would like to post your story on this site then please send it to me via email. I cannot guarantee all submissions will be posted, some may be editied if necessary. |
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