Yep, Carey, your advice makes sense and looks what'll happen in my case. I've checked all 3 of Natale's hospitals and they're all booked through at least January so I have time to continue with my Cardiologist's protocol until then. Interesting that they all operate completely independent, at least as far as organization, paperwork and personnel. To go to Austin thby ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have followed this group since before my first ablation by Dr. Natale in 2007, which lasted until recently. I am now 83 y/o, with persisitent Afib starting about a month ago. Since my diagnosis on October 29 I have had a 48 hour Holter monitor and and Echocardiogram, (normal). I have no other current serious health issues. My cardiologist is recommending and I am taking Eliquis for a moby ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steven Hao and Richard Hongo are long time Sutter Health EP's, trained by Dr. Natale.by ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
Looks like pretty good odds for the high does for us over 65 y/o: "How effective is the flu vaccine in the elderly? In numerous studies since 2010, flu vaccines have helped protect adults 65 years of age and older against influenza A(H1N1) viruses and both lineages of influenza B viruses. Specifically, flu vaccines have reduced the risk of medically attended illness caused by H1N1 or B bby ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Richard Hongo at CPMC. He was trained by Natale, among others, handled my aftercare after my Natale ablation 14 years ago, has 3 of my friends currently as patients, all of whom are fans of his.by ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
83 - M - 2 - 16. First one was right side flutter only by a new UCSF EP in a small regional hospital. Lasted less than a year 2nd was by Natale in Marin General and NSR since. Would go back to Natale if I needed another one, even at this age. Different subject but worth posting, wife and I debated about flu shot this Fall after reading other posts but ultimately decided to get them, did soby ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mainline Medicine looks like its finally catching up with the value of enough Vitamin D for Covid protection. Today's WebMD article: <;by ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Dr. Weil has long suggested a simple breathing technique for relaxation, sleep and general unwinding. I've used it for perhaps 15 years, mostly to help get back to sleep in the middle of the night but also to help reset whatever I'm doing that upsets me during the daytime. In general, for me it helps achieve its purpose although it may take more than one cycle to continue effectby ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Susan. Thousand Oaks is 30 miles from Ventura beaches by Freeway. The majority of the LA population that go to Ventura or beaches North of Ventura live less than an hour inland from Thousand Oaks so there's no reason for them to stop on the way. If you don't stop on your way to Los Robles I'd think you'd be safe from that worry as I'm sure you can't get in the hosby ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
On Windows 10 if you clear your cache and get rid of all cookies once in a while as they recommend you may have to log in again nest time you go to the site,by ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie: Your recovery experience is evidence of of the value of you always keeping yourself in best possible condition all over since none of us can predict the next crisis we're going to need to face. Keep up the good work. We look forward to more of your project sharing. Gordonby ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
No downside to participating and we might all learn something. I'm in.by ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
My wife has bronchial issues and has been prescribed nebulizer 3 ml 7% sodium solution which she uses once or twice daily as needed. I believe its available at most pharmacies without a prescription. She has been using a Drive Nebulizer for 2 years and is very happy with it. I agree that everyone using it should have more than 1 available as you become very dependent upon it. My wife uses tby ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Interesting article. It takes a tablespoon of miso to make a cup of soup, which is what most Japanese drink every day. That means 600mg of salt, about a quarter of a normal daily recommended intake. In spite of that, there's no connection with miso having an effect on the cardiovascular system. Gordonby ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Being over 80 y/o and having BPH from perhaps 70 on and prostate cancer treatment last year I've spent more time than I'd tike to on tables and in waiting rooms talking with people who have various degrees of expertise and esperience in this area. The conclusion I came away with is that the older most men get the higher their PSA tests. Under 4 for a 70 years old is good but what reby ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I remember but can't point to a discussion on difficulty in measuring injested magnesium time to actually get into muscle tissue. There is a current study of measurement of magnesium time to get in the blood which is not the same as into the muscles. This leads to wondering if using PIP magnesium is of any value in treating afib or PVC flare-ups. It would seem not from this study publiby ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nowadays many short term Prednisone scripts come on cards with daily dosage already determined for you. Here's a link to current thinking on tapering:by ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
Plus abruptly quitting prednisone make you very crabby.by ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
Annual physical with blood work scheduled for next month. Will now move on from this topic. Thanks again.by ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Carey, but I'm not sure I understand. I had detectable P waves since my ablation up until the most recent two EKG's so the Cardiologist must wonder if something's going on in my Atria in recent months that wasn't before. The Cardiologist also serves as an Internist for health issues other than heart that may affect my heart; i.e., gout & osteoarthritis, GERD,by ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
On my regular Cardiologist appointment every 4 months I routinely get a 12 lead EKG. Last Monday was my most recent and my Cardiologist said he could no longer detect the P wave in my EKG even after moving that lead around several times during the process. He also said that in my previous EKG he noticed that the P wave had been diminishing. His advice to me was to get the basic Kardia and seby ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
There was a thread here a while back about using d-limonene for treating both gall stones and GERD. I tried it for a month and it didn't do anything for me.by ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Zinc lozenges only do something for me if I suck on maybe 5 of them in a day starting when I get the very first sign of a post nasal drip, and then they only sometimes do much good.. The water pick attachment for nasal irrigation works wonders for both me and my wife who has bronchiectisas. You can get a pretty good idea if you have an infection or not from the color and form of what comes ouby ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
Allopurinol is one of the least toxic, well tolerated drugs around and has been on the market forever. Keeping purines minimized in my diet has been a big help in reducing the Allopuriniol dosage. I recently had a joint replacement on my big toe, (osteo not gouty arthritis), and the joint showed no sign of gout. My Internist says he's seen gout with low uric acid and very high uricby ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Colin: Do you take Allopurinol for your gout? Over the years I have taken it for over 30 years without a repeat attack; indeed I have tapered the medication down to a quarter pill daily with no side effects noticed. I also developed afib during the period the gout was under control. My father and 2 of my 3 sons also had/have gout and one of them had afib which was recently ablated. Both soby ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
In the bottom part of the article you reference he writes this: "I recommend most people take one to two capsules in the morning with breakfast, but if the supplement becomes too sedating you can take it with dinner." Although I didn't see it in the article I'd guess he's recommending the 500 mg soft gels. I've been trying that regimen for 5 days and so farby ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
Almost all electric blankets are DC, (low voltage direct current), not 115 volt AC, (alternating current).by ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
Our Podiatrist just started selling Clarus as well. She said its not a permanent solution but should tame the fungus down a little. In other words its a profit center for her. You can also get it at Amazon - $45.00 for 15ml.by ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
You need to be careful of side effects of any of the antifungual meds, although I suspect the side effects are less with topical application than taken orally, although it has to go through the nail and into the skin some way to work. I tried Diflucan with the same effect Ron has so I discontinued it after a year or so. I also tried laser treatment, twice, and each time that worked for about 6by ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I have taken PharmaGABA to go back to sleep from middle of the night wakeful periods and it works well for an hour or two. Here's a complete discussion of GABA and its side effects: I've never heard of it increasing blood pressure. PharmaGABA is sort of GABA on steroids. I use the chewable tablets as they work faster for me: Re Melatonin for sleep; I take 3 mg and sometimeby ggheld - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM