Klein - I got this one from Phillips - it just uses these little nose pads so it's not such a big deal. DreamStation Auto CPAP Machine (DSX500H11) with Heated Humidifier by Philips Respironics × 1 I bought direct from CPAP1000.com for $479 Also consider doing these - I use an O2 ring that vibrates if I go below 90, I then put on CPAP. Many nights I don't need CPAP and mainby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Get hsCRP tested - it goes up if you're having apnea. Prash Sanders and Dominick Linz are the leading experts on sleep apnea and AFIB. BTW - Dr. Natale asks in every encounter if I am using CPAP - answer always 'yes'.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes - I had one. Normally hit 5000 with a thump but only managed 2000 initially and it went up by about 500 a day starting day 3. Mouthwashes have some use -by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Why wouldn't they have someone gargle with mouthwash before they put them under and inserted tube? Seems like it could cut down on bacteria.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
OK - I'll go with dirty intubation tube. What caused the blood in lungs?by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey, where does all of the blood in lungs come from? I was definitely coughing it out of my lungs. Because of the volume, hospital believed it was in GI tract and put me under to do a probe only to find nothing. Wouldn't debris (small particles) go from right atrium into lungs and cause those complications? Here's the research on VT ablations where a Cerebral Protection Sby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey thanks for answering and considering what happened here. I find it remarkable that pneumonia develops in hours without exposure unless it was from the inside out - meaning, saline, heparin and ablation debris ended up in lungs. What accounts for 12 oz + of blood being coughed up? BTW this is what they measured. I filled several towels and coffee cups with blood that wasn't accountby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Has anyone else here had this complication after an ablation? Rates are between 1-4% according to research I've found. Schedule was about like this - ablation Friday AM. Friday evening, having troubles breathing, Saturday got worse, gurgling sounds with every breath, bad coughing attacks began Saturday afternoon, had the feeling I needed to cough up phlegm from lungs but it turns out toby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Someone else described to me the "lighting strikes twice" but from my POV - it's more likely to happen again just as lighting strikes repeatedly (Empire State Bldg is hit 25X annually on avg.) I'm told Tenormin is similar to met-suc so may not offer an advantage for me. I'll see what ECV can do and I'll follow all of my tightrope walking. Anything to stay off thby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Right there with Billy - going in for a shock tomorrow AM. Hope it sticks.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'd look for triggers and see what taurine, ribose, magnesium, potassium might do for you. Maybe even flecainide PIP as your heart sounds structurally sound.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I am 10 weeks out from my ablation and right now having had one is the single worst decision of my life. I had a very bad time in hospital - was there 6 days, $300K + in bills so better have good insurance, and I am in flutter as I type loaded up with flecainide, diltiazem and eliquis. Getting another ECV this week and EP wants to do 2nd procedure which I am scared to death of based on first exby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
It would be nice if brandy helped with AF. I like to take a few drams now and then. I buy the good stuff and a bottle will last me a decade or more.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
At their direction doubled up on diltiazem and rates came down - looking to get ecv and see if NSR sticks.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Congrats on the anniversary, and sincere appreciation for the forum and the community effort. We all know how tough AF can be.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Carey - I am trying to do that now.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
My heart rate is now 131 all of the time. Sleeping, riding a bike, just sitting here. On met-suc or on diltiazem. Doesn't matter. ekg - 131 by Ma, on Flickrby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had a stress test in Aug before ablation - all ok then. I can't know how it would be now. It's a messby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Viruses spread between hosts through particles, but within hosts, viral genomes can spread from cell to cell through fusion, evading antiviral defenses and obviating costly infectious virion production1-3. Billions of electromechanically coupled cardiomyocytes (CMs) make myocardium inherently vulnerable to pathological electromechanical short circuits caused by intercellular viral spread 4-6.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Rich, What factors led you back for 2nd procedure? Watchman? How are you doing now? NSR? Rate high or low? Will you update now and then? Thanksby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
You're very lucky Matt - I tried everything including an ablation and not sure I'd do it again.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I agree with the general premise that HRMs may not help training and performance - e/g And of course - But right now I have a problem with the way my heart is responding and for the most part I can't tell high from low or NSR from flutter w/o a device to tell me. My first fib event had a HR of 130 and had me panicked and headed to the ER. Now I am in this range almost alby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
This graphic helps show that interventions need to be staged according to the progression of covid. El25AxoWkAA7THY by Mar, on Flickrby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I would not go for the 2nd. I would try George's anti-afib concoction. I notice on the days I take it (now every day) I have a lot more good readings. Or could be I am finally settling down int he blanking period in the 9th week.by NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Early use of anti-inflammatory drugs may increase cytokine production. Covid is a multi stage illness and needs the right drugs at the right time. El25AxoWkAA7THY by Mar, on Flickrby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
AI and coughing El1XxDiUcAAQ2dW by Mark Dandoy, on Flickrby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Ivermectin + doxycycline and sometimes zinc has a very good track record early (Baghdad study) Conclusions Ivermectin with doxycycline reduced the time to recovery and the percentage of patients who progress to more advanced stage of disease; in addition, Ivermectin with doxycycline reduced mortality rate in severe patients from 22.72% to 0%; however, 18.2% of critically ill patientsby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I don't feel normal during this but I know from 10's of thousands of miles of training what to expect my HR and feel to be like for any given effort. I first started using HRMs in 1988 at the OTC and have used them ever since. There was more variability in today's ride than previous rides. Here's one from last week. Nearly flat line at 130-133 except stop light and wheby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM
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. This screenshot shows it happening twice after I repeated the interval but not to the same degree. It's unnerving to see your heart go down when decades of expby NotLyingAboutMyAfib - AFIBBERS FORUM