frequent use of mouthwash helpful in preventing LRTI. Rapid effect.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Update - there's been an study on mouthwashes and some off the shelf brands are just as effective EnCaFOtXIAQufut by Mark Dandoy, on Flickrby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Tenormin ( Atenolol ) has a similar molecular structure to Toprol XL and/or Lopressor (Metoprolol)by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Prednisone is completely causing haywire with BG levels - I've been fasting for 4 days and had a 258 !!! Normally would be 70s. I read case studies where people hit 900 BG on prednisone. Good thing I'm not eating. Had best night of sleep in a week - nice flat 61 BPM avg overnight. PS - my O2 ring does read 2% lower than others - so 92% avg overnight is actually 94% Sp02by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
My advice would be relax - you just had a heart bbq and needs some time to settle down. I wouldn't worry about Multaq - Dr N likes it and I took but it didn't work early on - neither did flec until I got an ECV 10 weeks later. I am in NSR at 60 BPM for a week now and just battled through pneumonia and an ER visit to a hospital filled with covid. Just relax and take it easy, mentallby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Got 2nd better test results back - not covid. Just bacterial pneumonia that is responding well to standard treatment. Lung xray yesterday shows as 'clear' while Sunday "looked really bad" per MD. Still in NSR and O2 levels 97-99%- 93% overnight avg.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yeah - Susan set a covid trap and I got caught. But fair to say - covid is an issue - travel - stress on health resources and safety of these places. ER yesterday am was a hot zone.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan - Just had tele with Dr N - Ok to take these drugs - best to be cautious. He said QT not an issue for me but he wants EKGs sent to Shannon daily for his review for next 7 days while taking this course. They added lasix. To clarify because someone pointed this out - Shannon is Dr N's NP in Austin and right hand woman. I am not referring to Shan Dickson. And yes this conby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
JHC! I got the ivermectin script and did a little investigation and found that IVM crosses the blood brain barrier when CCBs, (I am on 2) or glucocorticoids (suppose to start 1) are present. Normally not a problem because it does not readily cross the blood–brain barrier of mammals due to the presence of P-glycoprotein but.... The main concern is neurotoxicity, which in most mammalian speciesby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
5 of 8 rooms in ER were covid positive. This was a hot zone and the most dangerous place I've been this year by far. If I didn't have covid walking in, I probably have it now. Getting retested on Tuesday. I used Andromeda strain precautions once home, showered, washed clothes took all supplements. As far as ablation goes, I would try to do what you can to avoid it but if yoby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I really am having bad luck this year. Honestly, Wednesday in NSR was the best I felt since the ablation. Yes - the term 'ground glass' was used in dialogue (pulmonary edema is classic cause) and I guess because of the lymphopenia they want to blame it on covid. As a note, I've been getting T injections so that might be related.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had ECV on Tuesday. I sleep with O2 ring - O2 levels went down Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Had worst night of O2 score ever on Saturday night. Good to hear others have taken these I can wait until tomorrow AM to see if Dr N will OK. Wednesday Wednesday by Mark Dandoy, on Flickr Saturday Saturday by Mark Dandoy, on Flickr ER report ice1 by Mark Dandoy, on Flickrby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
It gets worse - they also prescribed predisome at 20 mg TID . PubMed - "A daily dose of at least 7.5 mg of prednisone equivalents was associated with a six-fold increase in risk of new onset atrial fibrillation" They are trying to kill me.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotethe_next_michael_jordan The thing about Afib though is everybody's seems slightly different and there is no treatment which works well for everyone. Agree 100%by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Despite working from home, taking every precaution, 6 negative covid tests, I am being told I have covid related pneumonia. ER did xrays and CT and despite a negative covid test in last 48 hours followed by isolation, they and my primary are convinced I have it. Major question - they prescribed Azithromycin pak that can create vent fib and has some QT elongation. I won't take itby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've had 6 ECVs and they don't frighten me at all. Very good chance you can get back in NSR and stay there. Then try to avoid the stress and triggers that got you this time. Jackie - sorry to hear about MD that won't prescribe Armour. The smallest dose straightened me out in less than a week. It's good stuff.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
JDfib - I would have hsCRP levels checked - as a side note, I was given colchicine after the ablation and it cut my hsCRP in half after just a few days. Per Prash Sanders and Dom Linz - hsCRP is the sleep apnea biomarker - the lower the better. The throat exercises also help - when I do them on a regular basis I can go without cpap and keep 93-95 O2 levels.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm going to ask (demand) the oral rinse if I should decide to have a touch up -. BTW - one of my very intelligent friends that ended up with covid used povidone iodine 0.2-1.0% gargle 4x a day as part of his protocol - knocked covid out in 4 days.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the overview and understanding. I'm not trying to talk anyone (yet alone Dr N into how they run their procedures) But my mouthwash idea ain't so bad after all In total, 14.7% patients of the HP group and 38.2% patients of the NS group contracted VAP. The risk of VAP in the NS group was 2.60 times greater than that in the HP group (RR = 2.60, 95% CI: 1.04–6.49, p =by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Why do they even do this in the first place? Can't they just push O2 in through a mask? AFAIK they didn't do this for any ECVs, colonoscopy's I've had. But hell who knows? I was off in propofol dreamland the whole time. Easy to understand why Michael Jackson loved the stuff. Maybe a short 'touch up' ablation can be conducted w/o intubation? It wby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey - "Aspirational pneumonia from surgical procedures is relatively uncommon" Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as pneumonia that occurs 48-72 hours or thereafter follow¬ing endotracheal intubation, characterized by the pre¬sence of a new or progressive infiltrate, signs of systemic infection (fever, altered white blood cell count), changes in sputum characteristicsby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey wanted me to mention that my experience was unique. I am still reading papers to find out how unique and get a real handle on the risks.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan, I think if you're O2 level is adequate (above 90%) and you don't have any dips or too much accumulated total below 90% then you're fine regardless of mask leaks. My unit lets out pressure all of the time through a vent - AFAIK as long as during inhalation there is enough positive pressure to maintain 90% + (but better to be 93-96%) you're fine. My score last night wasby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I wouldn't question good results... only the bad ones.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Long term use is a problem - people use them for a few weeks to months and then get fed up with it. I'm a bit of the same but I let the data dictate use. I like seeing my hsCRP go down (and IL-6) not waking up with headache - typical after hypoxic sleep and no more snoring so she's happy. It's a win-win. My unit packs well and is 240V compatible so i've taken it to Europeby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I finally found a good one and had a not too bad one before that but the fact that I'm here asking questions that should have been explained to me in the hospital when an ablation turned from an overnight affair into a 6 day brush with death with very little answers indicates the pros aren't doing their job. I shouldn't be looking for explanation and understandings on the interwebby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Klein did you get ECV? I did - now 73 BPM and NSRby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Agree with that Elizabeth - I thought a Dr was good if they listened to me and I left with some prescriptions. Turns out they were just listening in order to code into insurance for billing and collect more income for their practice. Good MDs listen and test and teach. That's what I have now. If I had this Dr. 10 years ago I would have been great.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I am here because primary MD failed to ever suggest over a decade 'low carb' as a way of controlling diabetes and hypertension and led to multiple causes for AFIB. Dr. Google and low carb reversed my type 2 in 10 days - what my MD, 2 RDs and 5 drugs + the threat of insulin couldn't do in a decade +. Cardiologists failed to discuss what could be done about CAC score of 250 orby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM