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florida joe http:///forum/thread/382361/good-karma-needed#post_3341676
Thanks for all the support people; it seems that after I woke up from the prostate biopsy my heart went into arterial fibrillation (Rapid crazy rhythm). I was sent for some blood work, it came back negative for thyroid problems which could have been a cause. Also neg for a heart attack. I also had an echo cardiogram. Also neg. I was put on a Bata blocker to slow my heart down and an aspirin a day to thin my blood. The cardiologist preformed an EKG and my heart rhythm was back to normal. I am going to have a nuclear stress test next week. The week after that he wants me to wear an event monitor for a month to see if we can track down what triggers the Afib
FYI arterial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm problem one can have, so I am not that special
Welcome to my world... except my thyroid is indeed suspect in my case. I felt awful when I started the Beta Blockers, but over time it got better.
The event monitor was a pain in the butt. One time I went to the pharmacy and left the unit out in the car. I started beeping at the counter. Then people started looking at me and there was all of these wires hanging out under my clothes. I swear everyone look a step back and their eyes got big. I'm like "It's a monitor.... I swear!!!".
You're gonna get itchy around those leads. I felt so claustrophobic with the lanyard option.