Event timeline added by: JamesB

I had driven two hours to Seattle, then to Amsterdam, then Warsaw, then a four hour drive to Gdansk, losing a total of 26 hours of sleep.

After a dinner at which I drank three glasses of wine and a cup of coffee, I began to feel an unsteady heartbeat. When I took my pulse it seemed that I had some extra beats, and sometimes it felt as though I was missing beats. This has continued to the present with varying degrees of intensity.

I eliminated all caffeine and reduced alcohol intake to approximately one glass of wine per week. I severely restricted animal proteins such as dairy and meat. I ate more fish, vegetables, and nuts. I restricted caloric intake and began to lose weight, reducing by 10 lbs in one month.

I began to take one aspirin, potassium, and magnesium supplements.

I visited my doctor, who did an EKG, and diagnosed me with PVCs.

I went to the ER because of chest pains. The doctor said he doubted the chest pain was my heart, but he asked me to schedule a stress test.

I went in for a treadmill test with the radioactive injection. I went for 12 minutes on the treadmill and got my heart rate to 173. The PVCs became less frequent when I got the heart rate up, but when I was finished and sat down I had a flurry of them, about one every two beats.

The treadmill test was favorable, with blood flow of 59%. Still don't know what is causing the PVCs.