Like many of us who have missed beats, I tend to get a bit hung up about the number I am having. If I am having a lot I feel more anxious. I visit other heart forums and saw this recently from a pvc sufferer. The poster said:

"I have high frequency pvcs, and they seem to be ever increasing the older I get. My last holter recorded on average 24,000/day. Doctors, cardiologists are still not concerned". He went on:

"By the way, he estimated my pvcs near 30,000/day based on the multiples, but he wasn't the least bit concerned (regarding the number). He said no matter the number, no matter the pattern, pvcs in a structually normal heart are benign."

In another response, a heart specialist answered a poster who had 900 pvc's recorded on a 24 hour monitor:

"900 PVCs on a Holter is actually not that many.  In the last few weeks I have seen three patients with over 32000,  35000, and 45000 PVCs.  It would be important to note to see on a Holter if you are having symptoms with PVCs or if you are just feeling your heart beat."

The same doctor gave this response to an anxious poster who had a lot of pvc's but all tests were okay. They asked, "What would you say to a patient like me?". He replied:

"I would tell them that their risk of sudden death is probably the same as mine.  No one has no risk of sudden death, but normal heart pvc and VT have a normal prognosis."

Obviously, these posters have had the appropriate tests and been told they are okay, but it just shows that the number a day we are having is not as significant as we all think. I am not belittling how it feels to have a lot of pvc's - I had thousands a day at one point - and they have certainly taken over my life for much of the last 4 years.

However, I have found it reassuring to see that there are many people coping with thousands of pvc's every day - and their doctors are unconcerned because in a structurally normal heart they are considered harmless.

I hope you all find these comments reassuring.

It always seems to happen... I was feeling good, no missed beats for a few days, then all of a sudden today I have lots. I am now feeling super-anxious - it is my birthday too, and I must say it has spoilt things a bit. We went to see Mamma Mia and even that couldn't take my mind off it.

Time to re-read a few postings from here and hopefully it will settle down over the next few days.

Sabb,
I have the same thing as you. Some days I'm ok and then others Ihave alot and those days are hard to deal with but as you said this site really helps.
All the best to you and I will pray that we all feel better
Glen