Hi Ian, Jumping to your lab numbers your TSH indicates classically hypothyroid ,, or what the regular endos would call 'subclinical' hypo even though you may well have an assortment of physical signs of long term underperforming thyroid function even if your energy seems reasonably okay. You Free T3 and Free T4 on the first lab .. using obviously the SI units common outside of Amerby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Colinda, Its not only wine per se its all alcoholic beverages .. the alcohol is the culprit. Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi TomP, Yes absolutely 12 hours later or even a few days after red wine (or any color for that matter) can set the stage for a breakthrough ... I think we've had this conversation before .. right :-)?!? You're playing with fire here Tom, and this is your body's way of shouting that its time to find a viable substitute for relaxing. Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ian, Thanks for the added details on your thyroid testing. If you want to PM me the before and after numbers from a few tests I can see if any nuances jump out that might have been overlooked. Keep in mind TSH reference range is exponential and is entirely too broad to define an optimal thyroid function by itself. It's often highly misleading. The clinical picture will always take precby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
HI George, When it comes to it, as it sounds like is has, or is close around the corner for you these days, at least you've got an easy choice. Cant go wrong with either quality-wise, and so it will come down to insurance and overall expenses for traveling etc. If you have US insurance and they wont pony up for a European ablation and/or the combination of out of pocket money for travelby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ian, I attempted to answer your questions within the original threads in which you asked them. Hope that helps some? Best, Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ian, Regarding current adult stem cell banks that are offering non-cord blood autologous stem cell banking, most are still in foreign countries but there are a couple in California and on the east coast from what I've been told. I will be at a large annual conference with over a thousand docs working in this area weekend after next and will make it a point to find the name and contactby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ian, Sorry for the delay in getting back on your thyroid questions regarding the speculative benefits of eating whole fresh thyroid glands of various animals and fish .. though fish dont have a separate discrete thyroid gland but rather usually thryroid follicles scattered throughout the fish subpharyngeal region and with some such follicles also found in heart, kidney and other tissues inby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Start with ... The Strategy ... implement it fully and faithfully for six months minimum to one year along with strict trigger avoidance and see if things don't quiet down. Once you've got a handle on starting the supplements in the Strategy, read here and include Nattokinase/Boluke for keeping your blood flowing well, and read through Conference Room 75 and follow your nose from therby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Great stuff PC! Glad to hear Pr Jais tracked down the flutter and zapped it earlier this year. Note sure when you started visiting the board again but I had a similar scenario too with my left atypical flutter/tachy being taking care of with an LAA isolation ablation this past august with Natale in S.F. Heart has been quiet as a kitten since. And for me as well, the flutter/tachy never once cby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've gotten all of my billing in for my last ablation in August except for the less than 24 hours I stayed in the private hospital room at CPMC which couldn't have been more than $5,000 to $8,000 max charge since I only had one bag of magnesium and some hydrocortisone, one sleeping pill and two lasix injection plus two 20milliEQ Potassium Chloride tablets and a couple of Ibuprofin and cby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm just at end of my four month post LAA isolation ablation blanking period which is techically over in 48 hours . And have not had a single solitary blip of any kind other than a few random PACs here and there. No flutter at all ( and not a blip of AFIB since the first ablation 4 and a half years ago) and don't expect any now .. knock on wood. Feels really good to see this beast stby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Steve, Yep Bordeaux and Dr, Natale are the only choices in my book when it comes to persistent AFIB .. why risk it for persistent cases with anyone else unless one truly has no choice. Then you still would want to find the very next best EP with a solid persistent AFIB track record that can be arranged for a given person's circumstances. I'm really happy for you and hang in theby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Many Thanks PC! and Hans, Just printed it out and look forward to digesting it all the next couple days. BNP certainly looks to be a lynchpin.. and each of your questions/possibilites deserves in-depth analysis, review and chewing over for sure! The possiblity that extra sodium might in some cases be a real asset to help reduce magniuresis is really interesting as well. Keep it coming...by Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I want one :-) ... Hopefully from now on its just NSR for me, but it's always nice to have something so handy on hand. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to learn to interpret the difference between AFIB, Flutter and PVCs on ECG with a little learning and then you could easily spot test as needed to see what is going on and transmit to your EP if and when needed. Very cool device..by Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds like it was just a true 'touch up' Steve. Glad to hear its all done and its upward and onward from here! Enjoy the rest of your European stay.. Cheers! Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good to hear Steve, Will check back tomorrow night and the next days as I can to see how it went... all will be fine of course. enjoy your 'nap' tomorrow :-) Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ian, Sorry for this delay but I've been on the road for a few days and wont have a chance to sit down at a computer and properly address these until Tuesday or Wednesday. Will try to get back to it by then. Take care, Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I remember in June and July of 2008 just after I flipped into that very symptomatic persistent AFIB and was in and out of AMC Academisch Medisch Centrum ( Academic Medical Center of University of Amsterdam) in Holland , I had on going battles with their insistance I be on Digoxin injections in addition to mountains of Verapamil (360mg dosings) with the on duty cardiologists including their headby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Steve, I would think Dr, Jais will have little problem with IV isoproterenol getting your hot spots triggered so he can zap them for good... Best of luck, when is the actual ablation and I take it you are already there in Bordeaux?? Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Your post above George is worth a double posting for emphasis :-) Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
The most common association for subclinical or borderline hyperthyroidism and AFIB is along with the all too common co-exisiting presense of low to borderline low adrenal function or Hypoadrenia as well. Of course, without question a frank hyperthyroidism with far too high Free T4 and Free T3 levels will, all by itself, easily trigger AFIB in any event. But the subclinical upper high end of noby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Liz, I inform everyone when and if I do record a call and always use Skype with the Pamela Recorder option to make those recordings, its great too for any kind of lengthy conversation which you need to remember and don't want to scribble notes. I've never had anyone refuse to speak with me after letting them know its to make sure I get the full picture of what they are saying.by Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
researcher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "a one year success rate of only 29% for > paroxysmal AFIB even using just PVI alone is at > the very low end of the scale. " > > You are being tough on the Siberian EP center :-) Otherwise known as Gulag 17, toch?!by Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Very interesting research on stem cell progress and possible AFIB implications. I love the sound of a 'biological ablation' usuing autologous stem cells ... This highlights what could be a good practice now and that is banking endogenous stem cells for our own future use as stem cell therapies begin to explode in the coming years and next couple decades. There are increasing number oby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
That is a big difference Tom B, Even the $6K extra is a lot for you to have to pay! And I record every conversation with medical or billing people by habit as it has come in very handy sooo many times! Saves effort in writing notes like mad in the middle of a conversation as well. Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks researcher for another interesting find, It certainly looks like a promising avenue of research, if for nothing more, than perhaps gaining greater insight into the autonomic triggers of AFIB via the CNS? A few questions jump to mind after reading this new renal artery denervation plus standard PVI only ablation approach. The published one year success rates of only 69% for PVI plus rby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi TomB Your experience highlights a good solid effort to find out, and yours apparently is an unusual case where magnesium, at least in the forms you have been taking is excititory rather than calming. In my case, magnesium and potassium alone were not enough without isolating my LAA. Everyone needs to give it a consistent effort and in the process will learn a lot about their own needs and nby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
That;s my approach EB, To encourage everyone before deciding on ablation to pay very close and dedicated attention to applying 'The Strategy' for a minimum of 6 months to a year religiously. That is, if their episodes are not too frequent and too disrupting and they don't have such a many years long history of severe AFIB that delaying too long might be counter productive. Buby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi EB, I think its closer to the mark to view magnesium and potassium deficiency as a significant contributing factor toward the likelihood and ability of already predisposed cardiac myocytes to trigger into AFIB when they are fundamentally predisposed to doing so t through some individually variable combination of potential sources either genetic, acquired biochemical in nature, through tissueby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM