Quotegloaming That's actually pretty decent advice, George. For whatever reason, over time I have settled on just that practice. I drink a whole liter of tea between rising and about 1100 hrs each day, with some milk, and then have a coffee in the early afternoon. Apart from that, and some washing-down pill water, maybe some almond milk later in the evening, half a cup, I back off naturalby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm sorry having to say this, but, IMO, there are no simple cases. One only know a case was simple after the patient has been successfully ablated. Don't believe you'll be fine with just a PVI. It could be true, and I hope so for you, but make sure your EP manages to track any other source of AFib and ablate it.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Surprising side effects! Are you sure they were not caused by something else? I think it's uneasy finding the sure culprit when having unwanted effects. Some repeated experimentation is often required. Most common side effects are bleeding and stomach or intestinal issues. Xarelto and Savaysa gave me stomach discomfort and some rectal bleeding. I'm fine with Pradaxa. Never tried Eliquby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I agree with previous posters. It's individual. Before my first ablation, I was disabled (very low BP) by the first hour of AFib, then my body was adapting and I went better but not fine. After ablations (I've had 4 - I'm a very difficult case), I've still AFib about once a week, for about 1hr, self-ending without any drug or action. I've tried lots of things, but to noby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm sometimes dealing with PVCs, mostly in bi or tri germinal patterns. I confirm they have nothing common with what may happen in the atria. PACs, and particularly runs of PACs, can turn to AFib. In my case, most if not all my AFib episodes begin with them and end with them. PVCs never lead to AFib, but they're ugly. Some days, I may have lots of them and it can become painful. Iby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotegloaming The heart, especially, is a BIG user of CoQ10 in much the same way that one's brain uses up the lion's share of available glucose in circulation at any one time. If you are taking a statin, you should most assuredly be on 100mg/day of CoQ10. Thanks for your comment. No statin for me, but I'm with 100mg CoQ10/day.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
The chocolate ice cream is full of carbohydrates and maybe some chemical additives. I'm tempted to believe they are worse food than good chocolate (the kind we eat here in Belgium).by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi, Jackie, I'm now taking CoQ10, something I never tried before. Too soon to comment about the effect of this supplementation, but I'm curious to read more about that stuff.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Not progressive to date for me. Last touch-up ablation 5 years ago, no meds (just Pradaxa), and I'm still averaging 5-6x 1h AFib/month. Mostly while digesting or resting.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm 65, with paroxysmal AFib, very active and very symptomatic, despite my AVG HR while in AFib is usually in the 125-135 bpm range without taking meds. I may have various kinds of ectopics too, PACs or PVCs, some from time to time or in long runs (for PACs), as well as ectopics in "regular" form (bigeminal pattern). Everything is felt, but I'm able to stay quite active whileby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMeganMN This study makes perfect sense to me as well. I have always had PACs and have had a steadily increasing ectopic burden from 3%, to 13%, and now up to as much as 26%. As the burden increased, I began to have more sustained SVT, and now probable atrial flutter and maybe AF (waiting on official results). Seems connected. I agree!! 26% is a lot ! What's your EP's opinionby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteYuxi Most Tyramine rich foods are also Histamine rich. Both Tyramine and Histamine are known cause for arrhythmia. Exactly. That's what made me think that all the good food I should stop eating in the hope to be 24/24hr in NSR would cause me lots of other health problems which I'm sure would more surely rot the rest of my life than living with my arrhythmias and managing them theby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dr Gupta's vids are always interesting. Thanks for the link.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
1st thing I 'd try if I'm AFib free since ablation is to stop flecainide and see how it goes that way. I would only go for a touch-up in case AFib is back (and flec does not work).by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Those PACs can be annoying, discomfortable or a cause of stress, but they're nothing to really worry about. At least if you don't have them all day long. If you do, it's maybe a little too much, and I think you might talk about them to your EP. Don't forget you're still in your blanking period. PACs may subside during the weeks to come.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I concur with those answers. My own device (not Kardia) never says "AFib". It mostly reads and mesure R-R variations, and says "suspected irregular beat interval" (in this case, it's usually AFib) or "suspected occasional short beat interval" (in this case, it's usually just some ectopics). It does not see "p" waves. In some cases, there are loby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here in EU, it seems edoxaban is known under the name Lixiana. I think it's named Savaysa in USA. I took Lixiana for a while, after having tried Pradaxa and Xarelto. I did so before, between and after my ablation procedures. I'd had the drugs for free (they are expensive), which explains why I tried several. We're all different, but for me, Pradaxa is the one I'm fine with.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteYuxi gloaming and Pompon, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. I need to trust this process and be more patient with myself. By the way I like your ID names You're welcome !by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've had some acupuncture too, with electric stimulation. I don't know what was stimulated, there were some needles here and there (neck, wrists...), but they did nothing.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteYuxi For people who had successfully ablations, do you feel 100% normal as pre-Afib? I am 7 weeks post ablation and thankfully no Afib. However, my heart and lung don't have the same capacity as before. I used to walk 3 miles every day, now 1-mile slow walking makes me tired and dizzy. I know I am still in blanking period and blood pressure still low (80'/50'), but I can'by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isn't vagus nerve stimulation worthless for "vagal type" afibbers?by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
There's the fact that some patients may be fine with 5%, while others might find 0.5% unbearable. IMO, a successful ablation is the one restoring a good quality of life.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN On gloaming's linked videos, a couple of comments. I've always avoided taking mag supplements around food as they all have a very basic pH when dissolved & I assume that increasing stomach acid pH does not help digestion. I generally use powders and a gram or milligram scale to dose as powders don't tend to have additives. I have run some of my supplements throuby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Interesting !by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Aldona. We strongly wish it too ! It's great you're fine now, and I wish it's for life.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
My EP talked me about this alcoholization (I don't know if I wrote it correctly) about two years ago. He said they were making that for some times with a very good success rate, in Brugge St-Jan, Belgium. I'm not surprised Pr Jaïs talked about that in the first video, Gloaming, since my EP is 'Bordeaux trained" and highly connected with their team. I think I've alreadyby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've lots and lots of pro grade 12-lead ECG printouts showing NSR around 60 BPM, and saying (in French) something like "septal ischemia, date unknown". My cardiologists and EPs just told me I should not worry about that. My heart is perfectly normal. Plumbary is good. There are quite some electrical issues and my doctors know them. The machine does not.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotegloaming Yikes. I would think that an ECG readout would be highly definitive...albeit with variance due to conductance, the machine, the leads and where they are placed, etc. I was most happy to learn that my EP accepted my Samsung Watch's readout sent to him. It was clear, and clearly narsty! The electrodes are not always applied just where they should. This may lead to wrong interby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Runs of PACs, when they're quite long, may look like AFib. I've lots of ECG tracings with long runs of totally random PACs (a dozen or so), followed by normal beats (half a dozen or so), then followed by a new run of PACs, and so on... I'm used to call this phenomenon "unsustained AFib". It may happen and quickly disappear ; but it can be the start of a true AFib episoby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I sometimes suffer from PVCs, mostly in a regular pattern : bi or tri geminal. They can last for hours, but less so since I've decided to eat less calcium. I've still PVCs from time to time, they're annoying, but never lead to AFib for me. I don't know whether they can be ablated or not, but my understanding is one has to enter the ventricles via mitral or tricuspid valves.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM