To put it in prospective, we're talking about only 12.1 and 16.7 per 1000 person years in patients with resolved and unresolved atrial fibrillation, respectively. In the study, only 1.2% of the sample with resolved afib had any record of ablation. (vs 7.4 per 1000 person years for people with no atrial fibrillation.)by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack I did invoke AF by jumping back on the treadmill only 8 days after my index ablation Maybe a good time to take up a different sport, like chess.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKoli I really appreciate your help guys. She has seen the GP again today and, with a bit of pressure, has agreed to take her off the medications (for three months) but without any alternative medications. That now worries me as I read one should not just stop taking them (pradaxa and bisoprolol) the risk of stroke apparently elevated? I wonder about a "pill in the pocket" approachby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteAB Page And if I remember correctly, that is best defined as freedom from all arrhythmias and tachycardia of duration greater than 30 seconds AND freedom from all anti-arrhythmic drugs at the one year point. There are no guarantees Rightby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteShannon All that is true Jpeters, and Hans wrote that book at a time when he was hopeful for an 'eventual' cure, as we all are! Hans also clearly and deliberately noted in his title: "....Towards a Cure" ... as in moving hopefully forward towards a cure in the future ... not implying the present. Shannon Actually, I just read the book, in which he described ablatby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey The sooner you're up and moving, the better. Very happy to hear that. It's kind of my life mantra, and nice to think that someone doesn't have to spend a year working up to a brisk walk following every ablation.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteFrankInFlorida But that is after the fact of intentional screw-it-up agenda, that is clear (again, if one studies "what was said", vs. what they did"). I guess the only relevant question is who is going to pay Dr. Natale?by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I very much doubt that physical activity after the procedure had anything whatsoever to do with the outcome. A durable set of lesions is a durable set of lesions no matter how much exercise you're getting. I've heard this come up repeatedly, with the understanding that it takes time for the heart to heal and form scar tissue.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDucatiRider 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 bleby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKoli Yes, I feel unimpressed with the GP's lack of understanding of the memory/cognitive problems (the MoCA test was ok) but can't get him to refer us to a specialist. Maybe just have to go privately. Carey is right on: "But mainly I think you need to move beyond a GP. She needs a neurologist and a cardiologist." Let your GP know that unfortunately, he/she is serioby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDucatiRider 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.. Rule of thumb, never rush into any complex procedure,and do your own research. Get multiple opinions. For an ablation, it's unlikely that you would use your local EP.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
After researching a bit, seems like a lot of Warfarin users do fine supplimenting with MK-7, despite the warnings and myths.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, I'll look into it. Took your advice and picked up some Mk-7 soft gell tablets at Whole Foods (Jarrow). My INR was a little high (Taurine??) so I'm taking advantage of it.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie Joe - It's the continual alkalizing benefits of the water. The details of the study is one example of how maintaining alkalinity is beneficial. Jackie, an comparisons of water vs. foods in maintaining alkalinity?by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe The measurement of healthier was easy for him. Longer fertility cycle and fewer health problems. wonderful! then it should be even easier to test on yourself, and see what aspects of your health are dependent on alkaline water. You could go on and off it several times, and measure the differences. PS My personal preference is to chomp on an apple. Cheaperby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe out of "scientfic" study. Are you saying that what this vet observed in the Eden-Monaro area in NSW (Australia) is bogus? Pretty much.... You can hypothesize about anything...proving it is far more difficult. For starters, you'd need a large flock that gets randomly divided, and then have to make sure that the only difference over the course of their lifetimeby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie The Unique Water is based on the observations that sheep drinking spring water that was alkaline were healthier and lived longer than those drinking from a non-alkaline spring source which fostered the basis for the patent to produce and market the Unique Water. That's actually funny, but sounds about right. Stresses the point that you can get pretty much anything you wantby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Many people on warfarin eat plenty of leafy greens. If you need K2 suppliments, that may be another consideration for choosing an NOAC (but don't believe that they don't have their own list of problems).by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewhitehaven i'd prefer not to have to keep increasing my dosage. currently taking 4mg, 7 days a week. If you're not willing to adjust to a working dosage, try an NOAC. No point in testing if you prefer not to use the information. PS Far better to stick to a healthy diet and dose accordinglyby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Incidentally, I'm going to be receiving a Watchman sometime later this summer so I have a pretty big vested interest in this. I already know for a fact I won't be required to take aspirin for life. Glad to hear this, and hope it goes well. Keep us posted.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Incidentally, I'm going to be receiving a Watchman sometime later this summer so I have a pretty big vested interest in this. I already know for a fact I won't be required to take aspirin for life. Glad to hear this, and hope it all goes well for you. Keep us posted.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Continued use of aspirin keeps coming out on searches: "You probably will have to continue taking aspirin." "In general, after the Warfarin has been stopped, the aspirin dose will be increased to 325 mg and Plavix 75 mg daily is started also until the 6-month point. After 6-months usually aspirin alone is given at 325 mg daily." "My dad had a watchmanby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotehwkmn05 My short time on Warfarin, 3 months, I had absolutely no side effects but what a pain the testing was. After you stabilize the INR (consistent diet, etc), it's much less of a hassle. I do mine about every 6 weeks, although 4 is recommended. I think testing is a positive, because it let's you know exactly what the anticoagulant is doing. We're all different, and eveby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Be great if you didn't need to stay on aspirin for the rest of your life after closing off the LAA appendage. A seminar I attended on AFIB noted that aspirin was virtually useless in preventing strokes.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Edgar Cayce also was big on apples "as a way to alkalize one's system." Apple peels are a great source of Rutin and lots of other nutrients: "Apple peels are bursting with antioxidants. According to Cornell University’s Chronicle Online, apple peels are especially rich in powerful phytochemicals like flavonoids and phenolic acids. These compounds work to help keepby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie Shannon can attest to the popularity of the A4M meetings he helps with annually when practitioners flock to hear the latest in functional-type medicine approaches. Wow, Shannon sure gets around.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey get it now? (probably not) Well, you're right because I don't know what point you're trying to make. geez...okay. The point was that Edgar Cayce had said something similar to Theodore Baroody (Jackie's post) in pointing out the importance of alkaline diets, and noting that lemons metabolize to high alkaline ash. Cayce recommended lemons as an alkalizing vsby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I'm pretty confident we know a lot more now than he did in the first half of the 20th century. QuoteJackie "Example... lemons which taste very acidic, metabolize to a (healthy) high alkaline ash pH content of 7.5" get it now? (probably not)by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotelibby Thanks everyone, This weekend has been restful and my heart has quieted. Good news!by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM