ESOlution "Firsts" in PFA ??? Oddly and sadly -by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I was on Multaq twice. Once while in full-bloom afib and a second time following my ablation with Natale. It was ineffective against my afib, which is no surprise because it's kind of a "mild" antiarrhythmic and my afib wasn't mild at all. However, it worked very well for me following the ablation, which is kind of what you might expect since all Natale was lookingby KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
I wish there was a way to send scripts to people that need them. I have several jars of multaq that never got opened.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Not taking sides politically other than that the entire US health system is a disaster. Lobbyists and us/them at fault.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sidenote, I've been offered employment in the Middle East several times and the salaries were outrageously high (300-500k) 20+ years ago but the conditions were equally outrageous. Live in a compound, 14+ hour days, 6 days a week, no 'vices' (you know what I mean) and 2 weeks off shore to what seemed to be Las Vegas style oil rigs where anything and everything goes. Bottom line,by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
MG, You're lucky you were able to put this off until better technology came along. As good as some EPs can be with the tools of the last 20 years, I believe one day this period of "you had someone burn the inside of your heart with a f'ing soldering iron???" will be a WTF medical embarrassment equivalent to frontal lobotomy. You and everyone else are fortunate to be ablby KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Many of us are dealing with walking along the edge of a cliff that is ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. Insurance challenges, anecdotes and empiricism are scattered throughout this forum. For various reasons people pick their poison or mix of poisons and perhaps not always on solid ground. Even in the best of worlds few of us know EXACTLY what's happening with our blood from oneby KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had dozens of EKGS before the ablation and over the last 20 years. Not once did the QT issue come up or was discussed with me by MD, EP, cardiologists. Can't blame my parents or genetics for what has only just been discovered and ONLY since my ablation. I don't WANT to blame the ablation and certainly way less than you WANT to direct blame away from an ablation. And you didnby KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Got a 12 lead done yesterday and seeing a cardiologist today. My MD is a miracle worker in getting this done so fast, seeing me and the cardiologist referral. Turns out what's happening is a result of the ablation. First degree AV node block I also have this - long QT interval - also due to the ablationby KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Gloaming. I'll be taking your list to the MD and cardiologist.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm headed to the MD today. Not sure what he plans to do but hopefully I'll get a thorough once over. I attached a Kardia screenshot.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
First you say it's flutter or atrial tach then you say it's atherosclerosis. How does one go from a normal healthy athletic lifestyle with an ejection fraction of 67 and zero agatston to whatever is happening now in less than 2 years? Before the ablation I continued to do half marathons in the 1:42 to 1:48 range. Something is seriously wrong and I only have the ablation as a root cauby KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotejohnnyS I realized 3 years ago that for me it was the dairy, sugar, and gluten that were triggering my ectopics and elevated heart rate. I haven’t posted here for awhile and I’m one of those that felt every single premature beat whether pac or pvc, but for the past 3 years it’s been totally fixed. Once I understood that most vegetables can’t be absorbed and are void of nutrients. Sugarby KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
I am already trying to get scheduled to get scheduled with MD and a cardiologist. I also reached out last night to a good friend that works in a heart unit and he said they see this quite often with people that have had an ablation. His brother in law is/was a policeman and had to give it up about 2 years after his ablation as he could no longer run and pass the physical. Best guess is an ablatby KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have worse problems right now but the only time I went out of NSR and had to get shocked was after drinking caffeinated coffee. Tea or decaf coffee for me ever since. Getting shocked sucks.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
See further down the thread. Edited after getting 12 lead yesterday and seeing a cardiologist today. Right now condition is exercise induced but I was told in no uncertain terms to go to ER if the condition doesn't resolve after exercise. I had an ablation about 18 months ago. Ever since the procedure, my heart doesn't function as well as it did before the ablation. By before,by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotegloaming First I have ever heard of it. .by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotetobherd I've read that statins can cause diabetes....any truth to that? Barb Yes.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
According to this paper the stroke risks are much greater than 1 in 1000.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Went a little crazy on some high quality chocolate ice-cream this afternoon and felt so bad I thought I might be in AFIB. Checked a few times and kept running 105-115. Gave in and took some Diltiazem. Still in the 90s but lesson learned.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Eat fish or take Nordic Naturals.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDini Thank you so much for the information, the neuro was very discouraging. Do you know why one has to wait so long before an ablation after a stroke? Do you have any experience with statins? If there is any benefit to statins it is not because of lowering LDL but in reduction of clotting. People with hyperinsulinemia are more prone to clotting. There hasn't been an RCT that Iby KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Grass maybe not so relaxing after all. Cannabis consumption has been shown to cause arrhythmia and fast heartbeat, and potentially sudden death, as well as to increase one’s risk of heart attack, according to a 2017 article in the Journal of Thoracic Disease. Other studies suggest there are links between marijuana and atrial fibrillation, the most common heart rhythm disorder, and that smokiby KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMark swamped. They are all swamped lately. My primary is now 3+ months out. Just got a January appt. A lot of MDs retired in the pandemic and there are still a lot of people having complications due to covid and the "thing". I took the "thing" just the initial 2 shots but wouldn't take it again.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
My TEG machine is broken right now. So you go to war with the army you have.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe MudCram. A dangerous mix of science and spurious conjecture. Disagree unless you can show good examples of dangerous conjectures of his. Knife sharpening is easy, just use a fine grit belt sander and finish on a wet stone and steel. Only takes a very short time. It's been years so I am not going to dig around for it but one example from memory. He got ivermectinby KingFizzy - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteKen Point being, there are few universal truths regarding what can initiate an episode of afib. Indeed.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I find that list of symptoms rather ridiculous. Bedwetting, diarrhea, constipation... seriously? Snarts are a genuine problem for some people.by KingFizzy - AFIBBERS FORUM