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19 years ago 0 370 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Dear Outlaw, Thats is great you quit smoking, I am proud of you, I wish I could its probably what is making my chest and palps worse. I hope your GERD is better and not acting up quiting smoking probably helped, I know what you mean about the "flip-flopping" sensation, it scares me then I get the pain and short of breath, my heart does not race too much its mostly pain and skipped beats, I tried to see a Doctor and that turned out very badly. Thank you for your reply, I hope things are good for you and you are feeling well. God bless, Debbie.
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First off prayer is the strongest medicine..I smoked 7 years of my life i quit 2 years ago,its was making my Gerd (acid reflux worse).Ummm im i can help you all i can on this issue because like you its my main concern..Mine started from that symptom yet,it still is my main fear..I cant conqouer because im afraid if i do,than maybe i will miss something when there is a problem there... Symptoms for me went from a racing heart for months,and raised blood pressure,and had the resting echo,stress test,ekgs,and stress echo..IO guess im not worried about heart disease as such regarding my age im only 26..I think in the back of my mind its a rythhm probelem..its cost me days and now years of my life with this worry.. Latley the symptoms shifted more like a flip flopping heart deal,sometimes it feels like its racing when it isnt..just pounding crazy,or i feel tight in my left ribcage area..it just dosewnt feel like it working right..from books though ive learned this is normal..i cant conqouer it give me feedback on what you feel...hope this helped,prayers .. outlaw
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Dear Outlaw, First I wanted to thank you for your warm compassionate reply to my post a few weeks ago when my brothers fiance went into a coma, thank you that was very nice. I am writing because for the last week I have been having missed heartbeats, chest pain, shortness of breath etc...This is new and scary, and of course I am thinking about it and dwelling on it and it makes it worse! I am going to quit smoking, I am weaning now I am hoping that will help. Do you smoke? I never really worried about my heart, now I am always thinking about it, I know what you go through. I hope you are well and feeling good and had a good Fourth of July with your lady and daughter. I am going to see my nurse Tuesday and a DOctor if this does not go away, the missed heartbeats is what is scaring me the most, what does your Doc say about your symptoms. When you get time if you want to post me back. Hope you are well. God bless, Debbie.

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