Actually, I’m pretty curious about whether long term consumption of phosphoric acid in cola soft drinks has any effect on AF (could it possibly affect magnesium absorption)? I only found one study that mentions serum phosphorus and AF: Anyone care to chime in on this?by Thumper - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just a brief non-update...my colonoscopy went well so my cardiologist wants me back on Pradaxa and an antiarrythmic. She agreed that the new meds could wait until after we return from our European cruise, so I have an appointment in early August. I’m still really uneasy about the blood thinner, but have an appointment with my retina specialist on Tuesday so will discuss it more with her then.by Thumper - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the info and support, Liz. I’ve been reading about the supplements on this forum and intend to start those; I just need to get past my colonoscopy tomorrow and then I can focus on getting better informed. Regarding ablation, I’m not sure what the criteria is for qualifying for the procedure. My issue with going to Dr. Natale is that I have Kaiser Senior Advantage for my Medicareby Thumper - AFIBBERS FORUM
I checked with my retina specialist, who said that many of her elderly patients with macular degeneration take blood thinners and that it “should” be ok. Somehow, that isn’t terribly reassuring since I “shouldn’t” have lost the vision in my left eye while receiving the injections. For that reason, “shouldn’t be a problem” doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence! One article I read, written byby Thumper - AFIBBERS FORUM
Newbie here; sorry, this will be long. I’m a 70 year old female (so CHADS score 2) who had my first A-fib episode on Christmas night 2017. It lasted around 40 minutes and I basically wrote it off as stress (but knew that wasn’t likely). Cue second episode a few weeks later and a visit to a cardiologist who put me on a monitor for 2 weeks. The monitor recorded a 4 hour episode during the earlby Thumper - AFIBBERS FORUM