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grounden88
I first noticed the symptoms that would eventually be diagnosed as WPW when I was in middle school. I was a very athletic kid in elementary school and played baseball every year, but I never had an incident until sixth grade gym class...
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Written on May 10th, 2013
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Mrrrranda
I'm 29, I've been married for 10 years and I have to girls 9 and 6. Thought I was completely healthy,but on June 16, 2012 at 8:30 am I was admitted to the ER with a heart rate that ranged from 290-310. The hospital thought I was on...
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Written on June 26th, 2012
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ckeyz85
When I was born the first symptoms of what I guess can be considered wpw now started with an unusually high heart rate. I don't know what exactly the vital signs were, but I always remember my mother saying that I was monitored with a...
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Written on December 29th, 2012
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importgurl83
I was diagnosed about 3 months ago with WPW and decided to go ahead and have the ablation and put it all behind me forever.. or so I thought! Last Wednesday I went in for the procedure and during... some part of the Doctors equipment...
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Written on April 16th, 2013
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BlackJadeRose
When I was first diagnosed with it (10 or 12?), was after my first brush with death. Which is quite different than getting knocked out, blacking out, etc.My heart quit beating I turned to my Mom said I don't feel good, and fell out of...
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Written on August 10th, 2012
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Mojosanders
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Hello to all with WPW. I would just like to say that everyones symptoms are all fairly similar, but living in fear is hard enough already & compounds WPW. Having the ablation was the best thing ever to happen to me. No more...
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Written on May 13th, 2013
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lonetwin
I have had this all my life but only found out it was WPW the other day. I am a 41 year old female. When I was a little girl I would announce to my parents that my heart was "doing that funny thing again." My mom took me to our family...
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Written on April 13th, 2013
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Jliberotti
Hi All -
I was just diagnosed with WPW yesterday, I have yet to see the cardiologist, but was wondering was the sequence of events that happened after you found out what was going on.
A little about me: I am 24 years old, and for the...
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Written on May 11th, 2013
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Osorio
Hi everyone! im WALTER ..26! I hope you are all getting better!
I was diagnose With wolf! that's how I call it!:) First day I felt a sharp pain on the left side of my chest and I panic and started to ha have other symptoms... I now...
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Written on April 23rd, 2013
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Meg1109
I was diagnosed in 04 (14yr old) with psvt and have had several episodes every few months, had 2 children and it was still manageable. Just had twins in february, and this pregnancy they were horrible, lasted for hrs. Was hospitalized...
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Written on April 15th, 2013
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DarylHallFan
I was born with WPW, but I didn't know I had it until I was 59 years old. I had episodes of racing heartbeat since my 20's, but the doctors all said that it was just annoying, not life-threatening. After running up a couple...
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Written on October 5th, 2009
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nickylaw
When i was nineteen in 2001; i was shocked but happy to find out i was pregnant and soon discovered i was having a little boy whos name would definately be Josh . He was born on the first of november that year weighing a very healthy...
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Written on December 7th, 2012
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ctwoeight
hi im 27 female Australia :)
i was recently dignosed with wpw
i first decided to see a specialist when one day while having lunch
everytime i swallowed a mouthfull of food i was in pain like i had a tablet stuck in my throught...
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Written on September 23rd, 2009
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dazzlingemmy
Hi! I am Emily! I am 13 years old and I was born with Wolff Parkinson Syndrome. When I was really little, like in pre-school, I was taking a bath. Then I started changing different colors! My mom brought me to the hospital and I had a...
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Written on January 27th, 2013
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morganfiona
My daughter is now 17 years old and when she was 8 years old she was diagnosed with Wolff-parkinson-white Syndrome, She has been in and out of hospital, been on numerious beta blockers, fitted with King of Hearts machine umpteen times...
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Written on April 19th, 2012
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Jessileanne
I was diagnosed with WPW back in May 2012, when I was 18. I had been symptomatic all my life, but all tests were normal when they would be done. They couldn't figure it out. I just got lucky enough to have an issue with it while the...
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Written on May 17th, 2013
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kaylahhall
One week ago today, Dr. G at Blair E. Batson in Jackson, deleted this problem for good. I had an ablation which included mapping the heart to find the extra connective tissue that caused the problem (which took way longer than expected...
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Written on March 20th, 2013
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n10i9k11
i collapsed in march, when in ambulance had ecg, and they picked up on my heart condition. Been to doctors for years with tiredness, palpitations, shortness of breath, never diagnosed.
stayed in hospital for 3 weeks, being monitored...
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Written on June 2nd, 2010
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tanja386
I have been diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome and for the past year my symptoms have become worse. I have not been able to exercise because I get very severe symptoms such as; heart palpitations, shortness of breath...
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Written on July 2nd, 2011
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Acastevecross
Hope this goes okay! Will update ASAP !
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Written on May 1st, 2013
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