Hi All,

I am a new member here and first posted only at the beginning of this month, but am not new to ectopics and have had them for about 2 and a half years now, sometimes bad and sometimes not too bad.
I had some helpful replies from people here and I would like to say thanks to those who responded as it helped a lot.

Also, just an update.. I had a 24 hr holter monitor back on the 8th April, though I only suffered one small ectopic-type sensation while I had been wearing it, and this in itself seemed a bit suspect - after all, if there was something badly wrong it would have been carrying as normal i'd have thought?
I still have not had the results, but within 20 minutes of me removing it and handing it back for analysis they began again. This made me realise that they must be being caused by stress, and only stress! I began to relax a little as the roller-coaster of fear i'd been on began to fade and the stress loosened it's grip.
I'm assuming that if there had been issues then they would have been in contact by now, that was over 2 weeks ago.

The last big hurdle was that I had been scared to exercise in case something happened, and have been since they first began to happen. I used to go to the gym, go running and go cycling and loved being fit but just have not been able to for fear.
Well, after my monitor test I decided enough was enough, and if I can't get out and enjoy the air and the countryside and get some exercise then what kind of life is it anyway? I had not had any ectopics since that day I handed it back so I donned my trainers and went for a light walk and... BANG! back they came! This time I thought 'stuff it' and kept going (I had my very supportive OH along for company) and within 10 minutes they disappeared. I have since been slowly increasing my activities a bit at a time, I continued to get them for the first few walks but now I don't get them. I've even started jogging again for the first time in AGES, and did and walked 10 miles over two days last week as I was on holiday from work, and not a thump to be felt.

So, my point is that there has been a light at the end of the tunnel for me and i'm starting to enjoy my life again, and it's been in part thanks to people i've never met, such as RLR and all you guys. I had a good read through the forum and it answered many many questions.

I think I will have to learn to accept that these things WILL happen to me from time to time. I can't say they won't bother me ever again and that I won't be needing this site as I probably will, but I can testify that this site has helped me a great deal because it has filled in holes in my knowledge regarding the 'why's?' that my own doctor would not really explain very well.

Thanks all, and thank you RLR (hope your childrens visit went well too )

Best wishes

Clare

Qgirl,
Oh Happy Days for you when the heart blips go away.

Well, I very glad that you've progressed so well and have been able to put the matter behind you to the greatest extent.

Wishing you all the very best. Things will continue to improve for you and don't ever let the palpitations or stress produce a setback. They forever remain brief and are incapable of causing you any harm.

Best regards and Good Health