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Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 75 Likes: 2 | I wanted to know if anyone has experienced pac's of the heart, I have been to the ER numerous times and they claim that this abnormal heart beat can be harmless. I don't know if this is a long term effect of radiation. They say being nervous can be a cause. Has anyone heard of this. thanks, Michele
SCC 2005 floor of mouth and neck disection
SCC 2009 partial rt tongue RAD
PEG 2009
20 HBO treatments following surgery of three teeth and 10 more HBO to follow
2015 Diced food diet due to weak muscles long term effects of radiation
2018 Radiation Fibrosis of the jaw and neck, vocal cord dysfunction
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Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | I haven't seen specific PAC's per se but have lots of palpitations and surges plus my QT interval has lengthened considerably. Anything related to the heart is fair game because of blood flow and the vagus nerve. I have not had a normal EKG since 4 years out in 2007.
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,024 | PAC's or Paroxysmal Atrial Contractions are a common event. It happens when the electrical stimulus to make the Atria -the upper chambers of the heart - beat , occurs early. They are of no significance. As we age most of us have these and also PVC's. Premature Ventricular Contractions are of more significance if we then have a run of them. By this I mean 6 or more PVC's together. Because if these PVC's continue our heart can go into a lethal arrhythmia.
So please be reassured. PAC's are not harmful and most of us have these.
Tammy
Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis
DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT.
PET 6/11 clear.
R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED
Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc. clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in.
March 2017 - 5 years disease free. Woohoo!
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