Well, it's underway. After my second ablation with my current EP, my afib came back again once I came off the Flecainide. Currently taking 40mg Propranolol twice a day, and 50mg Flecainide once a day and it's under control now. I just have lots of ectopic beats still. My current EP has said that I have very dense heart muscle tissue. Aside from the afib, he claims I'm the text bookby DucatiRider - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack Stress creates an adrenal response. First, and early in life, the adrenal glands produce cortisol. Cortisol is inflammatory and, if stress is chronic, can produce systemic inflammation in the body. Over many years we can experience adrenal fatigue, meaning our glands have lost their ability to produce cortisol and instead produce adrenaline in response to stress. Adrenaline shortensby DucatiRider - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well, my afib free stretch lasted 8 days, now back to getting it sporadically. Met with my EP yesterday and wants to do a second procedure to touch up the areas and look at another area possibly. Can't fit me in for a couple months though, which is fine because I have a backpacking trip to go on in August. So for now, he has put me on Flec 50mg twice daily, and Metoprolol 25 mg twice daily.by DucatiRider - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just thought I'd update a bit. I have been afib free for 7 days now and feeling a whole bunch better. I have a follow up with my EP tomorrow and will update as to what he says after that as well. Crossing my fingers that I just prolonged the healing a bit by exercising so much and pushing too hard. I talked to a customer of mine that had the procedure last year and he told me it took him 5 mby DucatiRider - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteafibbers Years ago my boss with emphysema would use a technique of exhaling twice as much as he inhaled to help with his emphysema, the CO2 thing. I searched and its called Pursed lip breathing PLB. To pursed lip breathe, you should inhale through your nose for 2 seconds, then exhale slowly through pursed lips for 4 seconds. Lots of stuff out there about PLB. Some of you may have to tweakby DucatiRider - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotejpeters Shannon, I was working out in the gym only a few days after the surgery (which I learned was not a good idea), and have probably exercised a bit too much throughout the entire three months. My thoughts are that I have inflamed the heart too many times and not let it heal enough. But I could be very wrong because I'm not a doctor! haha Cheers! I know a guy who ran the bleaby DucatiRider - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, Thank you for the long and very detailed response. I might take you up on the offer to chat at some point, that's very nice of you. I do have a lot of confidence in my EP at this point, every doctor I have spoke with about him has lauded his record. He's been doing the procedure for over 12 years, and does many of them per week. I remember my cardiologist saying that my EP wby DucatiRider - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you for the responses. I should say that I didn't "jump into" the ablation procedure, I did think about it for awhile and talked to numerous doctors about it. My EP has been doing them for a very long time, and it really made the most sense to me. I understand the mechanics of it all, I just think that maybe I need a touch up. I've had weeks where I felt completely greatby DucatiRider - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello All, and thank you for allowing me to join. I recently had an ablation on March 21st, so have just hit the three month "blanking period" that I hear so much about. I was diagnosed with Paroxysymal AF in early February, to which my EP quickly scheduled my ablation because I didn't want to go down the medication route. The first month went better, second month I had more epiby DucatiRider - AFIBBERS FORUM