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Re: Eliquis vs. Xeralto - 4 years ago

Carey - if they both have similar half lives then why is one a single dose and the other a twice-a-day? Gill

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Re: Eliquis vs. Xeralto - 4 years ago

I recommended to my husband that he take Eliquis. My reasoning was that if it is 2 doses a day it must have a shorter half life so could be less dangerous in case of a bleed. He is diligent about taking his meds so I knew that missing a dose was not going to happen, and I knew that either of them would work. I did no research to test my theory and I realise that it was possibly (probably?) w

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Re: 6 months post ablation - 4 years ago

Hi Aldona, good to hear from you again. I’m so pleased that this 3rd ablation has worked well, sending good wishes and hopes for continued success. My Bordeaux ablations done in January 2003 are still keeping me in nsr, can’t believe my luck! Don’t know of many that have lasted so long. Gill

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Re: Does anyone have a success story of having a 2nd ablation to share? - 4 years ago

Mine was done in 2003 by Prof. Haïssaguerre in Bordeaux and is still working after 18 years. The most important thing is to go to a real expert. There are many EPs doing ablations who don’t have the experience and skill to be successful - it's a very difficult procedure to do well. Gill

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Re: Bordeaux contacts - 4 years ago

I would be very interested to read the article if anyone can find a link. Gill

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Re: Bordeaux contacts - 4 years ago

Thanks George, will do. Gill

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Bordeaux contacts - 4 years ago

My contact details for Bordeaux are out of date. Please can someone give me the name, email address and phone number of Prof. Jaïs's secretary? Gill

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Re: Need advice for husband in persistent AF in UK - 4 years ago

Thanks George, Carey and Anti-fib. He's still thinking about his choices but I think he definitely won’t be going down the amiodorone route! Gill

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Need advice for husband in persistent AF in UK - 4 years ago

Many of you here will know my story - long term persistent AF, ablation in Bordeaux in January 2003, sinus rhythm since then. A year ago my husband age 79 was diagnosed with persistent AF - asymptomatic so we don’t know how long he has had it. He is on rate control medication and Apixaban anticoagulant and he feels fine. After several tests he had a phone consultation today with a consultant

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Re: Is this the right time for an ablation? - 4 years ago

Hi Jonathon Thank you for that information. My journey has been long!! It started many years ago, paroxysmal AF undiagnosed for many years, then finally diagnosed by chance in 1994. I tried various medications which all made me feel worse so during an episode I just used to rest and wait for it to stop. Over several years the episodes happened more often and lasted longer, until eventu

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Re: Is this the right time for an ablation? - 4 years ago

Jonathan Is your ablation to be done on the NHS or privately? And how long did you have to wait before it was scheduled? Gill (also in UK)

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Re: Technical issue Afibbers Forum - 4 years ago

I’m writing this via Safari on my iPad. Gill

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Re: RIP - Erling M. Waller 6-11-1928 - 12/31/20 - 4 years ago

Thank you Jackie for letting us all know. I’m one of those old-timers and I think of Erling often when I drink daily Waller Water. So he was 92 years old? I think he had already reached quite some age when he taught himself biochemistry (?) and replicated the magical Australian magnesium bicarbonate water. Gill

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Re: Question re second ablation - 4 years ago

Mike and Sam Please keep posting here about your plans. My husband might be heading for Bordeaux in the near future so it would be really useful for us to know the details. Much will have changed since my ablation there in 2003. Gill

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Re: Atrial Tachy 2 1/2 years after PVI - 4 years ago

Thank you Mike. Gill

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Re: Advice needed please - Shannon? Carey? - 4 years ago

Hi Mike He had appointments at King's cardiology in February and March but they were all cancelled because of Covid. They did get him on to Apixaban very quickly but nothing else. We don't know when the high heart rate started, he had felt quite ill for months by the time he collapsed in August but refused to contact the GP despite my urging. So in some ways it was his own doing,

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Re: Atrial Tachy 2 1/2 years after PVI - 4 years ago

Sorry to hear this, Mike, hope you’ll be able to get to Bordeaux soon. I might well be headed there once travel is possible because husband has long term persistent AF, so I will be relying on you for up to date information! Gill

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Re: Advice needed please - Shannon? Carey? - 4 years ago

Hi Aldona, so good to hear from you again after all this time - I well remember our chats when you were going to Bordeaux. The EP has suggested a cardioversion but with amiodorone, and husband isn’t happy to take that drug. As well, my own experience with three cardioversions (2 external and 1 internal) was that they lasted only a few days before AF returned. We don’t know yet what damage ha

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Re: Advice needed please - Shannon? Carey? - 4 years ago

Jeff He has been in AF since it was first detected in February, asymptomatic so we don’t know how long he has had it. No cardioversion so far, the EP has proposed one with amiodorone on board. He is still having investigations/treatment for heart failure and we don’t yet know if he will be a candidate for ablation. Gill

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Re: Advice needed please - Shannon? Carey? - 4 years ago

Carey - he has decided to do exactly what you suggested, will stick with rate control until travel is allowed, then we will head for Bordeaux. George - yes, it’s because of the heart failure. Gill

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Advice needed please - Shannon? Carey? - 4 years ago

My husband, age 79, was diagnosed with persistent AF in February, during treatment for something minor, not heart related. He was asymptomatic so we have no idea how long he had been in AF. Until that time he had been in good health, going to the gym three times a week. He was put on Apixaban (Eliquis) very quickly but then his EP appointments were all cancelled because of Covid. By August

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Re: Post ablation - blood in lungs - coughing up blood - hemoptysis? - 4 years ago

A very long time ago, January 2003, in Bordeaux, I had an ablation and touch up under sedation rather than anaesthetic. It was very comfortable, no problems, and I quite enjoyed sleepily watching the flickering wires on the monitor above my head. Don’t know what the current practice is in Bordeaux. Still in nsr after almost 18 years. Most EPs in those days wouldn’t even try to ablate long

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Re: Roll call - lurkers and silent majority? Please respond - 4 years ago

82 - F - 2 -17-and-counting. (Prof.. Haïssaguerre in Bordeaux January 2003) Gill

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Re: Had an abalation but regret it? Or regret putting it off? - 4 years ago

Susan.d Yes, sorry, I was replying to NLAMA and to George. Gill

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Re: Had an abalation but regret it? Or regret putting it off? - 4 years ago

Susan.d Prof Haïssaguerre said that if I lived locally he would have waited to see if it stopped by itself but since I had travelled from London he did it right away. In fact it was the right thing to do - he thought there might be a gap in the lines but that was not the case. There was a very toxic focus In the coronary sinus which he said was extremely difficult to find and ablate, and

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Re: Had an abalation but regret it? Or regret putting it off? - 4 years ago

Ablation January 2003 in Bordeaux after 18 months of long term persistent AF. Second ablation three days later because AF recurred. Since then nsr. That's over 17 years. Lots of ectopics but supplements damp them down so I hardly notice them. Regrets? Can't believe my luck in having it last so long. Gill (pronounced 'Jill' and female)

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Re: Pioneering treatment for atrial fibrillation - 4 years ago

A while back I asked my EP about FIRM. He said, with a wry smile, "There have been many false dawns". Gill

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Re: Can I have a TEE done at Hospital doing the Ablation - 5 years ago

Sam It was a very long time ago, but when I went to Bordeaux they did the TEE in the morning before doing the ablation later in the day. That was much easier (and cheaper) than having it done the week before in London. Gill

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Re: Best liquid magnesium? - 5 years ago

QuoteDavrosT I have IBS, so is that something I'll want to start at slowly? I also know nothing about IBS. This may not suit you at all. Maybe start with a small amount and gradually increase to bowel tolerance, then take a step back? Gill

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Re: Best liquid magnesium? - 5 years ago

I use Waller Water, get loads of magnesium from that. Cheap and easy to make, everything available in UK. Recipe is here: Gill

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