Glad to hear your doing better. No doubt that the stressors from being sick had an affect on your heart.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
In 2018 following my ablation at UPMC I was placed on Elequis + Low dose aspirin 81mg. Didn't have any issues.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
A guy I work with is quarantined because of exposure to his son-in-law who tested positive. Son-in-law is one of 7 on a work crew that tested positive. #8 guy tested negative. #8 guy also rides in the same vehicle for 4 hours a day with the son-in-law.by rocketritch - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I would suppose stress is a common trigger eptopics for most anyone. I work in a pretty stressful environment within the central Control room of a power plant. It's not that way all the time but the times that it is more than makes up for the times that aren't. Just yesterday I came in for my first 16 hrs following a 12 hr shift with 6 hrs off in-between. So my BP was alreadyby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glad your doing well. Like others have said everything your experiencing is normal. And I would not be concerned about the multag. Calming your heart during the healing process is not a bad thing.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
My work decided it would be a good idea to test out my most recent ablation today. Had a call off last night so I got to leave for 6 hours and come back to work another 16. Top that off with a multitude of alarms and faulty equipment first thing pushing stress levels from 0-100. Oh well. I'll get to leave for 8 hours tomorrow morning @0400by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glad your on the road to recovery.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
So you have this now? And they are saying it's viral based not bacterial pneumonia then? Do your x-rays show ground-glass opacity? I've taken zithro over the years as well as prednisone in 2018 when I was having back issues. Never had issues but never took them together or after a recent ablation. And with your run of luck I would be hesitant as well. Did you try calling the on caby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I suppose I'm fortunate. My PCP always seemed to be utd on all the most recent treatments and testing. It was a rare occasion for him to send me off with a script. Unless it was for something common like a sinus infection or a preemptive cycle of doxycycline if he was suspect of Lyme's. All of my other doctors are affiliated with UPMC. Which is not only a teaching hospital but also aby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Not much new to report. In NSR with no noticably eptopics. Been taking it easy though with the beautiful weather staying off the bike was hard to do. I did spend a couple days doing some light yard work. At the gym right now easing myself back into that. Limiting myself to 1/2 my normal training loads. Plan to get out and do some hiking this week. Had planned to go today but the weather wenby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Carey: You put a lot more faith in doctors than I do. My guess it has less to do with faith and more to do with being educated in the processes. Along with the variability of possible complications. Couple that with a good rapport with your caregiver and those variabilities become less of a concern.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have mild Sleep Hypopnea. Both Dr. Natale, my local EP and my Sleep Doctor all feel CPAP is the right choice for me. Sleep apnea is a known contributer to afib.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Have you had a second ablation or are you still in perm AF? This past was #5. In NSR. I hope this is the last. I have LAA isolation and due to the size of my LAA Dr Natale has to used a different method of ablating it than he normally does. So it's a little trickier. Also due to the method he has to use he can't spend allot of time there at once. How old were you when you were first dby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm sitting here reading through this thread with my wife. She is a DED,MSN,BSN,RN and she and I both agree with Carey here. There is no way the debris could have entered into your lungs giving the symptoms your describing. They were definitely a side affect of the intubation. Now weather it is a sterilization, aspirasion or present bacteria picked up along the way such as strep by the iby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib At their direction doubled up on diltiazem and rates came down - looking to get ecv and see if NSR sticks. I see from another post your still having issues. Stay positive. It can be a rollercoaster.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Following my first ablation in 2009 I was against meds. About 3 days in I was out of rhythm and more than happy to go on flecainide for a while. Was on it for 6 months. The flecainide converted me and I stayed that way for the better part of 9 years. I have had other experiences as well. I'll link to my thread as it's easier than writing it all out again. I will say that followingby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
It doesn't sound like afib has too big of an affect on your life right now. I waited a long time before my first ablation. Mine started out mild then became worse over time which was about 15 years. I would compare the last 12 years of that time to what you are experiencing right now. Then one day it got to where I couldn't do anything without triggering afib. This actually hapby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'll have a sip of whatever my wife is drinking occasionally. So that's about a sip a year if I'm lucky. In the past I have had a beer with no affect. Other times more than that has caused issues. Knowing that alcohol can be a trigger is enough for me to basically steer clear of it.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
As a side note. And being a huge Van halen fan. A better title for this thread might be "Running With The Devil".by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm curious as to those that can excercise in afib. With reduced blood flow, lactic acid will surely accumulate faster. At least that has been my experience. Also, long sustained efforts rarely if ever triggered my afib. It was short efforts and the recovery in-between that would set me off. I know everyone is different.......🤷♂️by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
During the ablation it was found the my LAA was still causing an issue. This is the third time Dr. Natale has addressed my LAA. My LAA is of a shape and size he is unable to use his normal tool to isolate it. So he has to use a different technique. Which, adds a level of difficulty due to the structural make-up of the LAA. He also addressed a right atrium, non-sustained arrhythmia triggered byby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
What factors led you back for 2nd procedure? This was my third with Natale. Is20 or so recordable events since June. Many with rates at or above 180bpm. At first I thought it was just going to be a one off issue. Hours and stress at work were off the charts. Then, as I noted on my thread, I thought it could be related to a hiatal hernia or the pheneric nerve but issues still persisted.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I understand your desire to try and track what's going on and getting to the bottom of it. But I don't think you'll be able to do this on your own. Maybe consider having a stress test. You'll be attached to a 12 lead and they will have a better chance of capturing something. And evaluating exactly what's going on. If you do this don't let them disconnect you riby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
IMHO, and based on my own experiences over the years. I would toss the HRM to the side for a while. Exercise based only on how you feel. Unless your trying to keep your rate below a certain point. However, I would argue that if you excercize regularly you can easily do this without a HRM. Focus on HR over the years has actually seemed to create more issues for me than not.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I agree with Carey. Waiting at this juncture is not going to create any real issues for you. However, traveling for you at this particular time could. Also, stressing over the decision isn't going to be any good for you either.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib It gets even weirder - I did two intervals and what would have had me going to 170 BPM and higher (not to mention over 45km/h) but an all out effort saw my heartrate decrease hitting a low of 90 while my speed went higher. How did you feel during this? Did you feel normal? If you weren't tracking your heart rate would you have felt it was normal for your efforts?by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
This is an interesting topic. As I have stated before I have noticed heart reactivity changes following ablation. However, never any noticable change in max rate output. Though I don't ever push myself to those limits anymore I have recently seen 172 on my HRM during a ride. What I mean by heart reactivity is how quickly my hearts response to load changed. Instead of an instant uptick inby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Still sluggish today. I can't say that I have ever felt the same following an ablation. Each time has its own little nuances. One major difference this time around was my fitness level going into it. Not nearly as fit as I was back in 2009 but a far cry better than 2018 & 2019. Actually I would like to completely forget about 6 months worth of 2018 if it were at all possible. Stiby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Got home late last evening. Traveling during Covid is like taking part as an extra in some sort of weird Sci-fi movie. Where only a few people are aware of what's going on. It's easy to tell who those are as they are the ones wearing Tyvek suits and full head covering masks and rubber gloves. These folks also spend an abundence of time cleaning their gloved hands with hand sanitizer.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM