“The best thing that could have happened to me in spite of my condition.”
I was constantly fainting, my heart was racing, one syncope followed the next and that while I was sitting or lying down.
If I would have had the opportunity to write an ECG myself back then or if I had known about it, I would not have hesitated to bring this valuable support to record an ECG myself into my home. Whenever I went to the doctor, all I was told was: “Everybody has extrasystoles, you are young, it’s normal to faint every now and then, reduce your stress level, go home and get some rest.” Sure, a few physical examinations were made but they didn’t yield any results.
It has been a walk-through hell for me, having three to four syncopes every day for more than a year without being taken seriously. It was almost two years later in 2013 when a cardiologist finally established a working theory. The diagnosis was not 100% confirmed, but it meant that I was potentially prone to life-threatening arrhythmia. At least somebody was taking me seriously! In 2014 I got my first defibrillator implanted, in 2017 the third. But what good is a device, if I’m still plagued by skipped heartbeats which felt like a stapler on my neck and it was still unclear where it came from. I talked to a “defibrillator-friend” about CardioSecur as she had been using it for a while. I had read about it a couple of times, but was still hesitant. After all, I needed a physician who would be able to analyse my ECGs and whom I could trust!
After changing my cardiologist in mid-2017, I decided with my new cardiologist Mr. Dr. med. O. Przibille, to purchase CardioSecur to record what was still tormenting me. In the meantime – thanks to all the ECGs I had recorded – my suspected diagnosis had changed from a rare to an even more rare form of arrhythmia. Unfortunately, this didn’t make life any easier. Also, I had still not been able to record what tortured me in everyday life but never showed up when I visited the doctor’s office. Luckily, by now I already managed several times to “catch” what is plaguing me in the self-recorded ECG at home. Sure, not in its entirety yet, but a lot of ventricular extrasystoles, couplets and triplets and sometimes even with a normal heart rate. Unfortunately, it ended this year again in ventricular fibrillation, but I still continue to measure from time to time, sometimes several times in a row. Rightly so, because what I perceive is not always harmless.
CardioSecur will remain my constant companion and thanks to the great support of my cardiologist Dr. Med. O. Przibille, who was so kind to evaluate a great amount of my ECGs, we are now already a large step ahead.
Today I can say with confidence, that it was the best product I’ve ever bought! To be able to write ECGs yourself so precisely and easily is worth every cent, even if it’s not always easy to catch what is bothering you.
Also, a big thank you to all the employees at CardioSecur. Whenever you need help, no matter about what aspect, I always have the feeling that I’m here in good hands!
