You and I have a lot of the same problems, Deb Thanks for the email and here is the pumpkin pudding recipe!

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Dear Deb,

I have heart problems. I have an irregular beat that gets fast (140+). I take

Norpace CR for it and it really helps me. I am a nurse and I specialized in the

heart (cardiac) area.

A lot of fast or irregular beats are not life threatening but they are scary.

You will have to let the Dr. figure out which this is but if they let you go

home after the ER each time, they must think that this is not serious. You must

let the Dr.s figure this out.

It may be that you are stressed over something and this can cause it to happen.

It may be hormonal too, I don't know but it sounds like you are being checked

out and that is reassuring for you. The Dr. does not let people out of the ER if

they think it is very serious at the time.

100 per minute is not very fast, it is borderline for a fast beat.

Make sure to read all the labels for caffeine. It is in things that you would

never think of it to be in such as Mountain Dew, Chocolate, Excedrin etc. I

would read everything before you put it in your mouth.

Do not let the dentist give you anything but (carbocain) for numbing--- it does

(not) have any stimulants in it.

Pumpkin Pudding

1 1/2 cups of soymilk (low fat vanilla)

1 cup Kashi cereal

1 can of pumpkin ( the soup can size)

1 cup of Splenda

1/2 cup egg beaters

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

1/4 tsp. salt

Mix in a high speed blender to make the cereal fine crushed with all the other

ingredients.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Six servings

It has a lot of nutrition and fiber in it. It is wonderful for me with the

bathroom problems that I have. I eat about 2 servings a day.

I eat VERY low fat with NO dairy products and that has helped so VERY much.

I have other things that I eat too. If you would like to share menus, I would

love to do that too.

My best, Deb

Susie

Re: Re: stay away from fats, electrolyte problem

Susie, My prayers are with you. I know what it is to wait. I am waiting

on test results because I have been having extra beats in my heart for

four or five days and no one seems to care either. I have been to the ER

twice by request of my physician at a clip of $100 each time. And they

said it was caffeine induced and I don't eat or drink caffeine, I mean

none. And the other time they said it was low potassium and it was

normal 4.0. So go figure. I pray for your quick response from the

physicians. Also can you give me your pumpkin pudding recipe if you will

share. I love pumpkin and it is high in potassium. I use soy milk cause

I can not digest the milk sugar. Take care and I'm pulling for you. Deb