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Frozenwaterfalls
Ice climber
California
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Dec 13, 2011 - 10:26am PT
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Hi Crimpie,
You have brought me out of lurking ;)...Hope that the docs get a diagnosis and that you can move forward to treating all of this! As one person in limbo to another, I can totally sympathize! Wishing you a solid diagnosis, a reasonable course of treatment and a speedy recovery!!! In the meantime, keep your spirits up and sending positive vibes your way!!
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Beatrix Kiddo
Mountain climber
ColoRADo
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Dec 13, 2011 - 10:51am PT
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Best wishes to you Crimpie. Matters of the heart are certainly scary and frustrating when the problem can't be recreated. I've made 2 trips to my cardio in the past 2 months along with several other doctor visits and a trip to the ER. I don't have what you have tho. My issue is benign but still scares the sh#t out of me. I have PVC. Some days my heart feels like it is flopping and jumping inside of my chest. Other days it feels like it stops and starts back up again. You're strong in mind and body so I'd bet money that you will get to the bottom of this and get your life back. Good luck!
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Rolfr
Social climber
North Vancouver BC
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Dec 13, 2011 - 11:04am PT
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My best wishes for a positive outcome, been there. 5 years ago at 55 I was diagnosed with V tach and runs of v fib. Same symtoms as you, but not as severe. I was fitted with an Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator. My electro cardiologist advised me to quit climbing but luckily my regular cardiologist gave me even better advice" We wouldn't have spent all this money on you if aren't going to go out and live your life"
Two years later I climbed Levitation 29, but now have retired to sport climbing and belay with a Grigri for my partners peace of mind.
Life keeps throwing curve balls and now I have another arrhythmia and am not a candidate for ablation but still continue to climb. Did my first 11 at Maligrosa yesterday and my goal is to get back to 12a next year. I am greatful for every day climbing. Atitude really helps, stay positive.
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scuffy b
climber
dissected alluvial deposits, late Pleistocene
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Dec 13, 2011 - 11:18am PT
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Heart like a child, on its best behavior when the experts are observing.
One of these days it'll slip up, and they'll be able to finalize their
planning.
Be patient (yeah, right) and revel in the good wishes.
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Boston, MA
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Dec 13, 2011 - 11:25am PT
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Not much to add to all the other well-wishers, but just wanted to let you know that Allison and I have been thinking of you. I'm really sorry they couldn't get your heart to do its thing. I'm always like that - the minute I go to the hospital... presto, I'm cured... until I walk out the door again. :(
Hoping you get a better resolution, and soon.
Cheers,
GO
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Prod
Trad climber
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Dec 13, 2011 - 12:49pm PT
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Yo,
Want me to bring you some Chai Tea?
Prod.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Dec 13, 2011 - 01:31pm PT
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Crimpie, sorry that the first stab at the study was not productive. How annoying.
I will be doing the same thing in February and am hoping that the surgeons will be able to cause my SVT on the table. I am suspecting they might not; it has been pretty mercurial for the last fifty years and almost voodoo that way.
Best thoughts to you!!
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Dec 13, 2011 - 02:07pm PT
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Crimpie, we are all.. pulling for you...
Best Wishes...
xo
nita
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Dec 13, 2011 - 02:22pm PT
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Crimpie- here is to a quick recovery.
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pocoloco1
Social climber
The Chihuahua Desert
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Dec 13, 2011 - 02:23pm PT
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Your heart..sneaky like KGB
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2011 - 03:06pm PT
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Thanks for all the wishes and the excellent critter photos. They always bring a smile to my face. I'm bummed, but it's hard to have too much a pity party. Spending days in the cardiac ward puts one around some really really ill folks. And old couple next to us didn't realize that when the husband went unconscious for 15 minutes, all the while drooling and foaming at the mouth bad things were happening.
The docs told her while he was in the OR that his very very sick and had sustained a major heart attack at that time. They instructed her to call 911 should it happen again. She seemed confused. He was too ill to get stents, or be opened up for bypass.
That's something to be sad about.
So, I'm not sure what is up next. I have to be a wimp for a week while my four femoral vein punctures heal. Don't want to blow one of those open. Then I see the Electrophysiologist again to see what is next. Not even sure there is a plan B. More waiting, more time until I get out to play, and lots more deductible going away in 2012 it seems. Oh well, that's life.
Peter, as everyone told me here, it's not big deal. Anesthesia was a piece of cake (and it usually isn't for me) since narcotics aren't a big part of it. The worst was the IV jammed in the bend of my right elbow. I couldn't bend it much so I couldn't post here on the taco. THAT was brutal. :)
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Dec 13, 2011 - 03:22pm PT
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Ask about flecainide, Callie.
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Dec 13, 2011 - 03:24pm PT
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Brutal for us too! :-)
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Dec 13, 2011 - 03:29pm PT
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Huh, shoulda read this a long time ago...
I was diagnosed with Wolfe Parkinsons White syndrome back in like 2007. I had begun to experience major tachacardia during exercise, and it would wipe me out. It happened once during a nordic ski race and I happened to have my heart rate monitor on. When I saw how high my heart rate actually spiked, I was really concerned and decided to see a specialist.
Long story short, I was diagnosed and treated with a catheter ablation within a week and the procedure was a 100% success. I have the EKGs from before and after and the strange bump in the wave, which is supposed to be the super clear indicator, was gone after the procedure and I haven't had another episode since.
I'm very thankful the procedure was available because in the past this was basically untreatable aside from heavy doses of drugs that can really screw things up. I was concerned about having one of these episodes up high on a climb or a pitch on lead, and that would be really bad. But fortunately, it was a success and I don't have to live with the problem any more!!
Good luck and pm with any questions.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 13, 2011 - 03:29pm PT
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Hang in there girl!
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Dec 13, 2011 - 03:48pm PT
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thedogfather
Trad climber
Somewhere near Red Rocks
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Dec 13, 2011 - 03:50pm PT
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Hope all goes well soon, Callie.
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Rattlesnake Arch
Social climber
Home is where we park it
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Dec 13, 2011 - 04:08pm PT
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My favorite...
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matisse
climber
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Dec 13, 2011 - 04:11pm PT
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Really sorry you have to go through all of this.
If you decide that you want to go to the Mayo, (would suggest the one in Rochester-i.e. the original Mayo), let me know and I'll hook you up.
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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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Dec 13, 2011 - 04:26pm PT
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Crimpie,
My best advice is to try and relax.
I've had A-fib, on and off for 15 years. I know this may be a different problem, but when I first got it-- it scared the hell out of me.
Now, I just kind of ignore it. Stay hydrated!
I'm pretty sure that is what brings on my A-fib.
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