Thank you! Every drug has side effects and everyone is unique whether they tend to get them. With heart failure one may have to put up with some annoying side effects: (Drugs.com) Serious side effects of Dapagliflozin Along with its needed effects, dapagliflozin may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attentby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Among patients having cardiac surgery, topical administration of tranexamic acid does not reduce the incidence of seizure when compared with intravenous tranexamic acid, according to a study published online April 8 in Circulation to coincide with the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, held from April 6 to 8 in Atlanta. Andreby susan.d - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
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I was anemic from a FI bleed and Dr N cancelled it and gave me a watchman instead so I could get scoped. Regarding your question it being anemic could postpone an ablation- I think it’s a patient to patient decision. I was told they use blood thinners during the ablation and it was a factored in the decision to cancel it. The following is his NP reply when I asked her the same question iby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Fantastic report! You lucked out with an understanding cardiologist who doesn’t take no as an answer.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don’t think anyone wants a pacemaker .. just like cancer chemo or other situations when it’s out of your control and you just need it and move on. The morning after an ablation I had a 15 second pause. I stayed until the following morning to be discharged. 3-4 days post ablation, I had pauses every 5-10 minutes in the ER because I had a 170hr and my heart was trying to restart. I was toldby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz, I can’t believe you work your 2-3 acre garden, citrus and grass maintenance at 90 and have the stamina with permanent afib to physically do things most people are not capable of, especially after a stroke. Take it easy. Kudos.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Something like 97% of the population is positive for varicella antibodies, so there's almost no point in asking if someone had it. The answer is yes, even if they don't remember. I remembered mine. Age 5. It started mid May and continued to pox over and over in areas that were already healing. It lasted until September. My pediatrician never had a case like this. I went toby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteswhanson Having finally recd an accounting of my Oct '23 ablation at St David's in Austin, I am curious about other's experience. The "unnegotiated" (cash) total hospital services price (not including doc's bills, which in comparison were minimal) was about $286K. Of course, the negotiated amount, $55K, actually paid by Ins (BCBS) was unrelated to the cash priby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Re: George’s post: I was a fan of sudden cold conversions. I converted many times when going outside barefoot in the winter, just enough to get my feet really cold. But California winter is mild compared to George shoveling snow in his shorts and flip flops. During the month of November 2022, I was hospitalized 12 admissions in one month spanning almost the entire November. They couldn’tby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Not gluten free. I changed over in 2009 because gluten gave me indigestion which triggered afibby susan.d - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
In all the times in the hospital never was I asked if I had a shingles vaccination. Pneumonia they asked.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I loved sotalol and diltiazem, which gave me nsr for 6 months until covid and then I was hospitalized on the maximum sotalol and increased diltiazem. I always speculated if it wasn’t for covid, I would had a longer nsr streak. Like most drugs..it works until it stops working. Enjoy your nsr time while on it. Good luck.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMcHale Greetings all, I've been absent from here for a while, life got in the way and after two successful Natale ablations I've lived my life. My first ablation was 11 years ago in New York- St Lukes Hospital with Dr Natale. Three years later followed up March 1 2016 in Austin with another ablation with LAA isolation after a flutter breakout with Shannon at my side in the OR.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
My first afib in the ER, the attending (3 days post residency) put me on Flecainide. Then I had many years of my cardiologist leaving the exam room, turning back to face me, and repeatedly saying Flecainide will kill me. I think it was a random ER doctor who prescribed it. My mom and I both arrived together with our first Afib and left with flecainide. We were one room apart. Like Carey said,by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax When you say yours was high anything over 125 is cosidered high. Do you know what your BNP number was? Mine has been over 2000 and my cardiologist said they expected that because of my severe mitral regurgitation and 100% afib burden. They said they expected that and weren't concerned. That was prior to my surgery. The concern I have now is I'm still over 2000 and Iby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mine was high during an EP visit and gradually went down during my hospital stay. The doctors were not concerned. But maybe your score was higherby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I ended up with an av node ablation. I no longer have >190-250 tachycardia, but this ablation is not a cure all solution. It just keeps one out of the ER with tachycardia and endless ECV (I had 54). It comes with its own challenges including the risk for ventricular pacing cardiomyopathy. One has to get frequent echos to check and if one is on that path, replace their pacemaker with a 3 leby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemjamesone You've been given some very good advice, but you're not doing it already, you might first want to up your sleep hygiene habits. One bad habit a lot of us have is laying in bed in bed too much while we're awake. So keep the bed exclusively for sleeping and not for relaxing. And along these lines, if you wake up in the middle of the night and can't get backby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
After all this time abroad , I’m still in usa time. I stay up until 3-4am and then try to nap..not long deep sleep. Next week I’ll travel back to the states and hopefully be back on usa time sleep pattern. I hope. Iby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I’m scheduled for a (insurance paid) cardiac mri. I’ll see what it says. The mri is for another cardiac reason Thanks Carey. It’s spilled milk. But I’m curious that’s all. This study was done for a reason so somebody thought it’s of value.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I wondered about the statement below. I had my posterior wall ablated three times. Can the fibrosis “stiffen left atrium” show on an echo? What perimeters (size thickness etc) on the echo shows fibrosis? Or only a MRI will detect it? “However, extensive RFA of the posterior wall may cause fibrosis and “stiff-left-atrium” syndrome. 2 3 Magnetic resonance imaging after PVI demonstrates that edemby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Can he get a watchman instead? I remember during my GI bleed, dr Natale didn’t think it was safe to get an ablation at that time but instead he subjected a watchman to allow me to temporarily get off of eliquis.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
One of the authors was my EP and he was recommended by Dr. N, and another was recommended by my local CA EP. They are supposed to be highly regarded.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
he wouldn’t know that gloaming. I performed a pantomime like I’m a drunken sailer to show him how I walk around bumping into things. When in the ER I point to my heart and moan. It’s the only communication I have. I should of had that Epley test with my eyes opened. I closed them because I was too dizzy. He was watching my face. Why couldn’t he use that instrument that goes inside the ear canby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Same with my story. I was stable in Sotalol unhh the uk I came down with vivid and then the flutter started. Hopefully the new meds will work.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks KF. I had it done pre afib around 2015. I was fine. But now, post v-tach and other cardiac issues, I’m very sensitive to injections. The first covid vaccine my throat , inside palate, lips started to react like I drank very hot coffee, that burning tingling numbness you get when you drink something burning hot. Same with my iron infusions. I needed Benadryl and steroids. That said, I havby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Exactly what you wrote. dipyridamole used plus a nuclear element? I was told it was a nuclear stress test and the chemicals will dilate my arteries. I just can’t take adenosine. I have to make sure it isn’t used.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM