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A forum for sharing experiences regarding atrial fibrillation and other atrial tachy-arrhythmias.
Re: Sickness leading to A Flutter SVT and cardioversion. - 1 year ago
Not necessarily Covid. In 2022 just before Christmas, I started getting sick. It was the first year I had not gotten a flu vaccine in many years, and as luck would have it I tested positive for Flu Type "A". I was as sick as I have ever been in my life and I am 68 years old. I threw up and I pooped for days. I could not eat and was not hungry....just sick. The first week of January, I wby JamesD - AFIBBERS FORUM
Re: Is Loop Recorder really needed? - 1 year ago
In January, I was diagnosed with Atrial Flutter. I was put on Xarelto blood thinner and Metoprolol to control my heart rate. Worked pretty well for a month or so but my heart rate shot up and had to have Cardioversion. In an effort to get off the Xarelto, I have had an ablation. After 90 days I was taken off the Xarelto and have a Medtronic LINQII monitor with an app on my phone that sends the inby JamesD - AFIBBERS FORUM
Re: Intoducing Myself - 2 years ago
Thanks, everyone for the response. My general Cardiologist is part of a Cardiology group. He has referred me to another Cardiologist in the group who is a certified EP. He does all the ablations and similar treatments for atrial and ventricular arrhythmia for that group as well as other cardiologists in the area. How many he has done I am not sure but that's a good question and I will ask. Yby JamesD - AFIBBERS FORUM
Intoducing Myself - 2 years ago
Hi, I am a 67-year-old man, a new Atrial Flutter patient, and a new member of this forum. I thought I would briefly tell you how I got here. Thanksgiving weekend I came down with Influenza Type “A” and really did not get back to normal for 3-4 weeks. During that time I was having work done at my home and went out to watch them finish up. Standing on my driveway watching when I suddenly felt lby JamesD - AFIBBERS FORUM