46 - M - 1 - 5 Duke University (in spite of my username). Had a recurrence in April 2018 for 7 hours but I’m not counting it. I know I should but I’m not worried about it. I’ll stretch the PVI Index ablation as long as I can then head to Texas. If I even need to. This magnesium thing really works, I’ve got to tell you. At least for a lot of folks anyway. We’re all different, of course, but myby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ditto on the betas. I gained over 15 lbs on the met despite exercising daily. You just can’t get your heart rate up and burn any calories. It feels like you’re trying to move your body like you used to but everything is going in slow motion. It was really frustrating to say the least.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Not had a similar experience myself, but do you by any chance experience orthostatic hypotension (blood pressure drop when you stand up)? A symptom would be brief dizziness or blurred vision upon standing. I suppose if that happened and the body responds (which it does) with adrenaline to bring the BP back up that could be a trigger for the arrhythmia.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
These guys are onto something. This is the supercomputer that simulates nuclear chain reactions (ie - bombs). Good to see it put to a constructive use. Quick takeaways - COVID = ACE inhibitor? Explains dry cough, loss of taste/smell. Bradykinin storm, not cytokines? X-chromosome has double the receptors. Y-chromosome not so lucky. Vitamin D! This one's getting confirmed everywheby wolfpack - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
The one caveat about potatoes with skin on is to watch for light (meaning visible light) pollution. It'll make a green layer right under the skin and it comes from the spud being stored at room temperature and exposed to light (like the grocery store). It's an alkaloid (poison). Remember in old days potatoes were dug up and either eaten right away or put in a root cellar (cool anby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
I am B+. Still have the Eldon card to prove it! It could easily be something else. I figure the risk/reward of standing in a testing line with probable COVID-19 positives just isn’t worth it. Edit: I should also mention that if I nick myself while shaving, it’ll take 20 minutes or more for that to stop. Been that way my whole life. Any “bright red” bleed on me is a gusher. Imagine how awfulby wolfpack - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteCarey . If they're close to six seconds you may be headed for a pacemaker. I thought 3 seconds was the threshold for concern. Back in the day with my vagal AF and the metoprolol I’d see some 2.5 second pauses on my Kardia strips and those were definitely accompanied by the onset of tunnel vision. Fortunately I was almost always sitting at the time. If I were walking I’d probably haveby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have a cold laser. I’ve used it on myself for Achilles soreness. It’s harmless. The only way you can hurt yourself with it is to beam it in your eye.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Interesting. I’ve been experiencing a sore throat and dry cough for 10 days now. The symptoms appear overnight and rapidly disappear during the morning after I’ve taken my Vit C (only 400mg liposomal). I’m also taking 2000 IU D3 and the K2. I strongly suspect the infection is SARS-CoV2 but I’m not going to waste my time testing for it. I’ve never had a “common cold” type infection last more thby wolfpack - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
When the baseline is jumping all around that just means noise (bad connection). Wet the skin and try again.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Wolfpack-instead of water can I add more hydrogen peroxide? Sure. Alcohol is completely soluable in H2O2 but using nothing but peroxide might be a bit harsh on the skin if you use it as hand sanitizer. For surfaces I think it’d be just fine. Kill those little germs!by wolfpack - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Yes, you want the alcohol concentration between 60-70%. That is optimal because it won’t flash evaporate before it can kill the pathogens. It takes about 5-10 seconds for alcohol to “burn through” the virus’ lipid shell and then coagulate the proteins inside of it. A 90% or higher concentration will be gone before that happens. At best it’ll punch little holes in the shell and simply liberate theby wolfpack - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
You can purchase a product called EverClear at a liquor store. In the past the concentration was 190 proof (95% alcohol) but in the past few years it has been diluted to 151 proof (75.5% alcohol). A 750ml bottle should cost about $20, depending on where you live. That’s expensive vs drug store rubbing alcohol but it’ll do in a pinch. Ethanol at 75% will kill anything in under 10 seconds. Just donby wolfpack - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hydrogen peroxide will work just fine. Put it in a spray bottle. You need to give it 5 minutes of contact time before wiping it off. If peroxide is hard to find, a Borax/water solution will create some. Just don’t use that anywhere near where you’d prepare food because Borax is toxic if ingested. Bleach is also an option but wear gloves and it stinks. Dilute it first.by wolfpack - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
The losartan contains potassium. You might want to ask your prescribing physician to check your serum potassium levels to make sure they’re in range.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wow as I live and breathe I just watched a TV ad for it by Boston Scientific. Must mean Medicare is paying for it now.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN ghg is George H Goble - "George H. Goble is a staff member at the Purdue University Engineering Computer Network and a 1996 Ig Nobel Prize winner. Goble is commonly known as "ghg" since he has used that as a login id, and signature in digital communications, since the 1970s. He received his BS, MS, and PhD in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University." Theby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
I need to get back on the Waller Water. Trouble is I’ve been working from home since March and I keep forgetting to stock up on bottled drinking water to dilute the milk of magnesia/seltzer water concentrate. Using my tap water is useless. It’s a well in Eastern NC with our bright red soil. 5.3 pHby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePC, MD Magnesium is vital to the proper function of all three types of muscle. The three most prominent symptoms of magnesium deficiency (80+% of the population) are 1) muscle cramps (skeletal muscle) 2) ectopics and arrhythmias (cardiac muscle) 3) constipation (smooth muscle) I bet you have fasciculations (muscle twitching) too. And these are all exacerbated by your Vitamin D intake.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
My cardiologist admits he doesn’t know much about AF ablation at all. He won’t really listen to what I have to say, but he won’t argue with it either. Last office visit we had a conversation about how best to use expired metoprolol and propafenone as rodenticide. Docs not being current is common. Not listening is also common. Like Carey said, you’ve got to manage the situation. And best to haby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
What are the risks for a Coumadin patient supplementing vitamin K2-MK7?by wolfpack - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I’ve found that specialists often have dedicated nurses with whom they share close communication. My cardiologist, for example, works beside his wife. I often say he does the talking and she does the listening. Perhaps you could gather the information and have a talk with the nursing staff. It’s often easier to have a longer conversation that way versus the ever hectic 15 minute office visit andby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
So it seems my 1x/day supplementation of 2000 IU is pretty much the low end! I do take 400mg C and 800mg Mg bisglycinate daily, so hopefully that helps. Also K2-MK7 and B12.by wolfpack - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteCareyaircraft air conditioning is a lot more effective than most people think. Yes. The infection risk aboard aircraft comes from high-touch surfaces, not the cabin air. Both the air volume replacement and filtration on a modern jet far exceed what you’d find in an office building or retail store. If there’s a legitimate beef about cabin air, it’s the relative humidity being low. Thatby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
It’s not an easy answer. Age factors in. Certainly a 30 year old in persistent or permanent AF has a different long term risk profile than an 80 year old in the same predicament. In either case, the prudent first course of action is to get the stroke risk and heart failure risk well under control and then use the time afforded by that to carefully choose one’s next move.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
It causes the QT prolongation in about 1% or so of the patients who are prescribed it, hence the hospital stay. 1% is high enough to warrant that. But the flip side is there’s a 99% chance you’ll be just fine. One thing to remember, though, is that when you’re on it you have to really avoid any other drugs that can interact with it and bring about the QT prolongation, even after you’ve passed theby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
You can also taper off by spacing out the oral doses. Bystolic serum half-life is 10 hours. So just take one a day for a couple of days, then one every other day for another couple of days, then stop. Yes, you’ll get little spikes in serum concentration every time you take a pill but on average it’ll go down. Whatever you choose, clear it with your physician first, but I don’t see it being a bigby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I just put one on yesterday. I was using a belt sander on rough cut lumber for a new picnic table I’m building. A dust mask would have been perfectly adequate. I hope that N95 was something you had lying around in your workshop since long before covid was an issue. It's total overkill for cutting lumber. It’s actually a P95 dual breather that I bought 12 years ago for pby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey There is no reason for the average person to be wearing an N95 mask. I just put one on yesterday. I was using a belt sander on rough cut lumber for a new picnic table I’m building.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM