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Re: Help finding labs pts can use - 3 years ago

George, I wondered if New Century prices reflected the lab's fee for the blood draw. If so, the price is comparable to Jasonhealth.com, but on Jason it is easily understood how to order: pick available lab location, pick out tests, put in cart, then you see your total charge including the lab fee. But on New Century, I don't see a cart, they just ask you to go directly to chec

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Upcoming Stop-Afib.org Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm - Virtual Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference Aug. 6-8, 2021 - 3 years ago

Thanks, good to know. Miss you two, Shannon & Carey, but not enough to get afib/flutter again!!! I better attend this conference to make sure I keep doing well.

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Help finding labs pts can use - 3 years ago

QuoteBrian_og One I use is Jasonhealth.com. And yes, it’s also cheaper than the lab they use. Good Lord, this one is even cheaper!!! It will just cost me $30 to get my Free T3 & Free T4 done, $17 cheaper than New Century & $39 cheaper than DLS. They also will use Quest Labs for my blood draw. This is wonderful as I am on a journey back to my best thyroid dose & now I can check m

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Basic ? re beta blockers - 3 years ago

Hi, This question will sound dumb; nevertheless, I am confused about what beta blockers do with regard to BP vs heartrate. During my heart troubles, I did not tolerate metoprolol, the cardioselective beta blocker. I do tolerate carvedilol (Coreg) the non-selective beta blocker & it also helps my benign essential tremor of the hands. Since I have been good with no arrhythmias for ove

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Help finding labs pts can use - 3 years ago

Thank you so much George & Carey. It looks like Century using Quest is the best price & definitely better than what I used last time I did this with DLS (even when it was their special for the month). Afibbers continues to be the best support group I have ever used (I have used thyroid & adrenal groups too), but there is nothing compares to afibbers!!! Deep gratitude.

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Help finding labs pts can use - 3 years ago

Hello, I believe someone told me about DLS labs on this site. I’m trying to get a couple of thyroid levels and I don’t know when they have their monthly specials. Are there any other labs that give good deals for patient needing to check some levels? Thank you it’s always interesting getting on here again and I get wrapped up in wanting to read so many of the posts. I have been lucky for about f

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: afib and dizziness - 3 years ago

Just to add my story to this: I live with a motion type sickness dizziness every day since having one episode of vertigo on waking in the morning & getting out of bed & spinning like I was going to pass out. I also had nausea & vomiting. I got back into bed & could not move my head without feeling severely bad. It took about 10 hr for it to go away & I had taken one very ol

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Without a thyroid & restarting diff thy meds post ablation - 3 years ago

I just wanted to ask if anyone else is possibly without a thyroid like myself who was perhaps on natural dessicated thyroid (NDT) replacement long before their afib & flutter began. Once I decided on ablation by Natale ~1 1/2 yr after diagnosis, I have never returned to full natural dessicated thyroid meds again bec drs fear return of heart problems. Actually the meds were changed before th

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Natto and other supplements instead of Eliquis - 4 years ago

Thank you, Carey & I will PM a bit more of a note to you.

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Natto and other supplements instead of Eliquis - 4 years ago

I do wonder about all those who have not experienced afib but do have high blood pressure or other comorbidities. I do not think they are advised about the ChadsVasc scoring or the need to get on blood thinners. I have a sister with high BP problems, which I do not have, but she has not been advised to get on a blood thinner & I don't think she knows about the CV scoring system. D

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Natto and other supplements instead of Eliquis - 4 years ago

Does the Chads-Vasc score matter if you are free of afib/flutter problems?

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Taking turmeric, ginkgo & ?prn NOAC - 4 years ago

Hey All, I have been asking questions about my "what ifs" surrounding my not being on antiarrhythmics (AAR) or blood thinners anymore, but having had a flutter episode 9 months post ablation, preparing for the possibility of what to do if I have another episode. You have helped clarify this for me about my taking Eliquis as soon as I feel another episode & to keep taking it a we

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: prn blood thinner helps against stroke how soon? - 4 years ago

Thank you, Colindo. I have definitely heard good things about nattokinase. Appreciate your input.

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: prn blood thinner helps against stroke how soon? - 4 years ago

I should have made my last reply to Pompon, not Colindo - re the EF. Sorry.

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: prn blood thinner helps against stroke how soon? - 4 years ago

Colindo, I have no idea what my ejection fraction is, nor do i know what it would mean! But I should’ve clarified to everyone that I had my ablation 8/2/19 and I am clear of the A-Fib for quite a while but it’s the flutter that has come back a time or two. Dr. Natale is fine with me being off the blood thinner and only using it if I have another episode and then for sure eventually following

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: prn blood thinner helps against stroke how soon? - 4 years ago

QuoteCarey I asked an EP I highly respect that exact same question once. His answer was, "Why wait? Just take it as soon as an episode begins." He's right. There's no consensus on how long it takes for clots to form during an AF episode, and at least one study has shown it can be as fast as 6 minutes. Following some randomly chosen period of time to wait accomplishes nothin

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

prn blood thinner helps against stroke how soon? - 4 years ago

Hi, Sorry to ask such a basic question and probably already been answered but forgotten. If one is doing well for months and has been given the okay not to do blood thinners every day, but only start one if an episode of atrial flutter feeling occurs for more than 4-6 hr, how much protection how soon does this give against a possible stroke? I will be taking Eliquis if that happens, so I

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: what are the risks/advantages of NOACS vs older anticoagulants - 4 years ago

I love this group!!! Carey & Shannon are the best & everyone else who gives so much too. I tried to find out information on the Internet about the comparison between Plavix & the NOACs and was coming up short in my search every time. My husband wrote an email to the nurse of the single practice Doctor who did his surgery and then he made an appointment to go in and talk to the d

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

what are the risks/advantages of NOACS vs older anticoagulants - 4 years ago

Hello, I got to thinking about blood thinners & wondering about the details of what is really best or safest. I remember Coumadin (rat poison) that my sister was on & how I took her all the time to get her PT/INR measured & it seemed it was never on target. If it was TIAs she was having causing her dementia, they apparently did not stop because her dementia progressed & i

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Eliquis dose - 4 years ago

I want to work on the drug plan coverage & cost calculators. I am on Xarelto 20 mg a night. What is the equivalent with Eliquis? Thanks.

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

high pulse still after ablation & ? re touchup - 4 years ago

Hi, It has been 14 months since my index ablation with Dr. Natale. Lots of times I feel racy & a little short of breath. My pulse runs high pretty often, like in the 80s. I've been sitting at the computer for maybe an hour (no activity) & I feel kind of a burning in my chest & took my BP 111/71 & pulse 82. I do not know what my pulse ran before the ablation; I did not p

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Where to find wipes or what to use in making some effective against COVID-19 - 4 years ago

Hi, We have not been able to find disinfectant wipes like Lysol or Clorox brand since this began, either in stores or online. We have the small bottles of hand sanitizing spray with alcohol & lavender, but that is pricey for overall daily use. If a grocery store does not have the wipes in their lobby or the pump bottles of disinfectant, I need to have my own ready to wipe my hands, anyth

by Madeline - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM

Re: atrial flutter, stopping & starting AARs - 4 years ago

QuoteCarey 2. Do you think if I had to get ECV for flutter again, I should accept going through the ER if allowed - in order to avoid overnight hospital stay? I feel safer not being in an ER & also being with my dr who knows me. But I don't want to have to stay overnight again. Covid is keeping me from getting my ablation in Austin now & it is complicating things if I need EC

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

atrial flutter, stopping & starting AARs - 4 years ago

Hi, I want to ask some things about flutter. I had atrial fibrillation. Ablated by Natale Aug 2019. Got atrial flutter about 4 months later (but I had stopped my antiarrhythmic before that). Got flutter again this April, also not on an AAR at that time either. I am trying to understand something my cardiologist said, but he is a rapid speaker whose native language is Spanish & I a

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: what is pill in pocket about & would it work for me? - 4 years ago

QuoteLaniB I just feel so awful about all of your apthous ulcers! Stress causes them. I used to get them around Christmas time when I was in college, finals, Christmas stress, family issues..... I used to know someone who got them everytime she ate pineapple or grapefruit. There must be something running your system down. Surely there's a good Functional Medicine Doctor in your area w

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: New Watchman coming out? Timeframe? - 4 years ago

Thanks, Carey. Will do. What about blood pressure - what is considered hypertension by most ppl these days? I read in 60+Y/0 y/o, it was ok if below 140/90. And if I take it at home & don't have the same pressures as at drs' offices, is it okay? I took my machine in to calibrate against theirs & it was the same. Like you say, the ppl taking BPs in the office don�

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: what is pill in pocket about & would it work for me? - 4 years ago

Thanks Susan. An everything bagel NY style sounds scrumptious. I have a distant memory of one. I will have to try it. Also, a lot of gluten free processed foods are no better for us with their other ingredients. But who eats only pure fresh food prepared & cooked by oneself 100% of the time. Sometimes a cake, a cracker, a chip, etc. is most desirable. Oh, what brand - is it Trader Joe

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: what is pill in pocket about & would it work for me? - 4 years ago

QuoteGeorgeN I still have 2 raging ulcers & once they develop, they can last 14-16 days, so I want to wait & see if I stop getting any once these heal or even now while they are here I can still get more. Wonder if you've ever tried l lysine for your mouth ulcers. Sometimes it can be quite effective. Actually, lysine is for fever blisters (herpetic sores on outside of lips)

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: what is pill in pocket about & would it work for me? - 4 years ago

Thanks, Carey. That is just what I wanted to know - if it even worked for flutter since everyone keeps telling me their afib experiences. I will get back on flecainide as soon as I can. I still have 2 raging ulcers & once they develop, they can last 14-16 days, so I want to wait & see if I stop getting any once these heal or even now while they are here I can still get more. If this c

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: what is pill in pocket about & would it work for me? - 4 years ago

I weigh 107 pounds, take carvedilol (Coreg) 6.25 mg b.i.d. & when I take the flec, it is 50 mg b.i.d. My index ablation was 8/2/19, and got rid of the afib. I had one atrial flutter 3 1/2 mo after my ablation bec I had stopped taking the sotalol early. I had one more atrial flutter this April and was on no antiarrhythmic meds at the time, just my low-dose carvedilol & of course

by Madeline - AFIBBERS FORUM