Another Halter Monitor Session -- Update

[ChuckH]

....Since he's changed to that Beemer, though.. I don't have to worry about him taking the oldest rider trophy any more....

Yes, I pretty much have a wall full of "Oldest Fart Who Rode to the Rally" plaques now.  Other than decoration on the garage wall, the most useable is the coffee cup from the 2015 MN Rally in Grand Marais, use it every day.  The plaque from the largest event is from the 2015 Beemer Falling Leaf Rally in Potosi, MO, about 700 riders there for that event.  I rode the R Bike to get some experience with it.

Chuck, it will be either up to you or Randy Petersen from northern Michigan to be the oldest at the Guzzi events.  Have fun. 

 

[oldbike54]

Cool, don't you think you should tell us your background? Are you a medical professional, work in one of the many pacemaker companies in your area or just an informed patient?
I am not a medical professional but have worked 30 years in Cardiology Research with an emphasis on electro cardiology and have built many prototype devices for heart mapping and ablation. In no way would I recommend treatment. If Chuck has a competent Cardiologist he should direct him to the best treatment whether it be drugs or intervention.

Chuck, If you Cardiologist thought this was an acute event you would have already had your Holter done. Good luck with your tests.

Pete

 Aw c'mon Pete , most of us aren't lawyers , doesn't stop us from doling out legal advice  I do agree , making long distance diagnoses W/O the benefit of knowing the patient's specifics is dangerous , don't think Chuck was listening anyway . Now , anyone want to take a whack at shrinking my head via the internet ?
 
 Dusty

[Cool Runnings]

Cool, don't you think you should tell us your background? Are you a medical professional, work in one of the many pacemaker companies in your area or just an informed patient?
I am not a medical professional but have worked 30 years in Cardiology Research with an emphasis on electro cardiology and have built many prototype devices for heart mapping and ablation. In no way would I recommend treatment. If Chuck has a competent Cardiologist he should direct him to the best treatment whether it be drugs or intervention.

Chuck, If you Cardiologist thought this was an acute event you would have already had your Holter done. Good luck with your tests.

Pete

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practise and its prevalence is increasing. Over the last 25 years, flecainide has been used extensively worldwide, and its capacity to reduce AF symptoms and provide long-term restoration of sinus rhythm (SR) has been well documented. The increased mortality seen in patients treated with flecainide in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) study, published in 1991, still deters many clinicians from using flecainide, denying many new AF patients a valuable treatment option. There is now a body of evidence that clearly demonstrates that flecainide has a favourable safety profile in AF patients without significant left ventricular disease or coronary heart disease.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/736743

[ChuckH]

....Chuck, If you Cardiologist thought this was an acute event you would have already had your Holter done. Good luck with your tests.  Pete 

Pete,  Thanks for your comments.  The St Francis Heart Center is top notch and my heart guy, one of their doctors has been doing the A-Fib thing for 25 years.  We meet annually and have blood work and EKG every six months.  When I called yesterday telling his nurse that the characteristics of my episodes had changed (and I thought for the worse), the first thing recommended was the 48-Hour Holter Monitor connection.  After that it's read the data and have a meeting.  I'll have blood work and an EKG prior to that meeting.  Then, hopefully, there will be some changes to improve this situation. 

My heart guy doesn't like my "hobby of choice", (ie; motorcycle riding), says it's dangerous but he is very good at his profession.

Ride safe guys.  Thanks for your comments and concern.

[Cool Runnings]

Pete,  Thanks for your comments.  The St Francis Heart Center is top notch and my heart guy, one of their doctors has been doing the A-Fib thing for 25 years.  We meet annually and have blood work and EKG every six months.  When I called yesterday telling his nurse that the characteristics of my episodes had changed (and I thought for the worse), the first thing recommended was the 48-Hour Holter Monitor connection.  After that it's read the data and have a meeting.  I'll have blood work and an EKG prior to that meeting.  Then, hopefully, there will be some changes to improve this situation. 

My heart guy doesn't like my "hobby of choice", (ie; motorcycle riding), says it's dangerous but he is very good at his profession.

Ride safe guys.  Thanks for your comments and concern.

Have you been checked for sleep apnea?

[oldbike54]

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practise and its prevalence is increasing. Over the last 25 years, flecainide has been used extensively worldwide, and its capacity to reduce AF symptoms and provide long-term restoration of sinus rhythm (SR) has been well documented. The increased mortality seen in patients treated with flecainide in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) study, published in 1991, still deters many clinicians from using flecainide, denying many new AF patients a valuable treatment option. There is now a body of evidence that clearly demonstrates that flecainide has a favourable safety profile in AF patients without significant left ventricular disease or coronary heart disease.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/736743

 Soooo, you read it on the internet ? Well hell , I stayed at a Holiday Inn express last night ...

 Dusty

[Cool Runnings]

Soooo, you read it on the internet ? Well hell , I stayed at a Holiday Inn express last night ...

 Dusty

Cheap bastard. 

[oldbike54]

Cheap bastard. 

 Yep , but smart enough to not make long distance diagnoses re someone's life .

 Duisty

[Cool Runnings]

Yep , but smart enough to not make long distance diagnoses re someone's life .

 Duisty

Don't post stuff like this in the first place (OP).

Just because you have ZERO experience with A-fib, you have no idea what it can be like. Cleary (OP) is very symptomatic with his attacks, others don't know when they are not in sinus rhythm, it dosn't really bother them. Anyways, no more comments from me on the subject.

~ goodbye. 

[canuguzzi]

Aw c'mon Pete , most of us aren't lawyers , doesn't stop us from doling out legal advice  I do agree , making long distance diagnoses W/O the benefit of knowing the patient's specifics is dangerous , don't think Chuck was listening anyway . Now , anyone want to take a whack at shrinking my head via the internet ?
 
 Dusty

Ok, I'll bite but first and foremost, I need to know if it's a warranty issue, have the recalls been done and are you willing to pay for it out of pocket?

[oldbike54]

Ok, I'll bite but first and foremost, I need to know if it's a warranty issue, have the recalls been done and are you willing to pay for it out of pocket?

 No , the warranty ran out in 1995 , must have missed any recalls , and PAY for it , HAH ! Thought head shrinking was paid for by my generous WG comp package 

 Dusty

[oldbike54]

Don't post stuff like this in the first place (OP).

Just because you have ZERO experience with A-fib, you have no idea what it can be like. Cleary (OP) is very symptomatic with his attacks, others don't know when they are not in sinus rhythm, it dosn't really bother them. Anyways, no more comments from me on the subject.

~ goodbye. 

 Chuck wasn't asking for advice , he was merely explaining to the group why he might not attend some of our events , instead of sending out individual messages . He has the privilege to do so .

 Dusty

[Chuck in Indiana]

This used to be a pleasant place to hang out.. with courteous posters.
<grumbling and shuffling off>

[canuguzzi]

No , the warranty ran out in 1995 , must have missed any recalls , and PAY for it , HAH ! Thought head shrinking was paid for by my generous WG comp package 

 Dusty

Alright, just this once.

You are afflicted with ITSA. Its pronounces eetza.  It is somewhat rare and as with some afflictions, can attack when you least expect it; healthy one day and the next, in some strange contortion involving the hands, feet and neck.

For decades, various remedies have been sought and some tried.  Mixtures involved things like Saki, Umph and even Uki.  None really worked and they could be quite costly to try.

Physical symptoms aside, the mental issues are the most debilitating. Speechlessness, an inability to see clearly through blue smoke and a loss or motor control in the left hand but not the right are common.

It was an unknown practitioner who finally diagnosed the affliction and also named it properly so that others could contribute to the treatments. These treatments could be very expensive and had mixed results often requiring the patient to seek variations of the treatment over and over again.

There is no permanent cure, only symptom relief.

You have...

GuzzITSA syndrome.

[ChuckH]

...so my heart guy has decided to put me on a 48-Hour stint with a Halter Monitor.  I get hooked up mid-this month and at least it's better (shorter) than the last time, that was a 30 day stint about 4 years ago.

Update time -- Well, nothing unusual came out of the 48 Hours with the Monitor.  Disgustingly healthy in that time period was the conclusion.  So, this Friday I'll be fitted with another 30 day Monitor with the expectation that something (hopefully) will happen and it will be recorded. 

Also, I'm scheduled for an Echo-Gram of the heart in operation, during a stress test.  This ought to be interesting.  I had one, without the stress, about three years ago but everything showed normal.  Now, maybe something has changed enough and they will find it.

So, for the time being, life as normal; cut the grass, ride the motorcycle, etc, etc.

[Chuck in Indiana]

I know how you feel. .disgustingly healthy. . After a while,  you wish they would hurry up and find it.
Hang in there, and all the best from us.