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Re: Dr. Natale - Questions - 6 months ago

QuoteIF they also do a Pacemaker for the Brady, do they always destroy the AV Node? No, they would not destroy the AV node—that is an extreme measure used by some people as a last resort when no other treatments for arrhythmia have worked. I have a pacemaker and there are several indications for one, but your heart rate really doesn’t seem low enough to need a pacemaker. I have sick sinus synd

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Re: Dr. Natale - Questions - 6 months ago

Quote After my First Big Step yesterday, haven't heard back from Norma, You can always call her on her direct line if you wish. With Natale, he will do whatever necessary to resolve your problems, but he won’t know ahead of time as he will do a lot of testing during the ablation. Note: he won’t do more than is necessary, however!

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Re: Dr. Natale - Questions - 6 months ago

QuoteQwackertoo Message left for Norma. First Big Step!!! Thanks! Good going! Norma will guide you through the whole process and be the intermediary with Dr. Natale, getting you ready for a telemedicine appointment, which usually happens about a month before your scheduled ablation. They will handle the insurance – they actually make everything very easy and basically all you have to do is

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Re: A Safer Sedation for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation? - 6 months ago

Are they saying that with the ketamine option you don’t have to be intubated because ketamine does not suppress respiration?

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Very cool, patient friendly cardiac monitoring - 7 months ago

I experienced this recently in a clinic and was quite impressed. They also plugged in a pulse ox and instead of a bulky blood pressure cuff inflating on your arm every few minutes, all reading were taken from your fingers.and it is barely noticeable . Of course it must be extremely expensive and is not for home use. If you watch the short video the technical explanations are fascinating.

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Re: A strange afib recurrence - 7 months ago

QuoteIt's great to see familiar names here. Hi Sandy! Yep, A consult with Natale sounds like the way to go. It looks like Medicare is going to stop paying for telemedicine with him in September so get your dibs in!

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Re: flecanide - how to start - 7 months ago

I started Flecainide at home but was required to go into my cardiologist’s office for a 12 lead ECG a day or two later.

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Re: Vaccine reply to a previous post - 9 months ago

QuoteGeorgeN I had a very strong association of C 19 vaxes and a large increase in afib episodes. In my case, the longer in time I went from a vax, the impact reduced. A friend with connections at a large EP center said the center reports this association as well, for some patients. I've sworn off those vaxes & take few others. Ditto on both points, though in reply to point 1, I had

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Re: Osteoporosis / Calcium - 9 months ago

QuoteCarey I switched to strontium This made me do a double take followed by a google search. The only strontium I was familiar with is strontium-90, which is radioactive and a hazardous material. Definitely not something you'd want to be ingesting. I didn't know there were other isotopes used medicinally. No, I am not taking strontium 90! To quote from the article that GeorgeN

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Re: Osteoporosis / Calcium - 9 months ago

Calcium was a problem for me with rhythm disturbances so I switched to strontium which is recommended by some bone experts as an alternative to calcium. Hope you find the right balance with this and glad that you are out of pain!

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Re: Do you trust generic Eliquis sold online or in Mexican pharmacies? - 10 months ago

Also note that you can buy brand-name Eliquis from a Canadian pharmacy and you are getting exactly the same drug as you would in the US except it is less expensive in Canada. The problem is that you don’t get any insurance reimbursement so it may not prove to be any less expensive. You can also get a generic made in India from Canadian pharmacies but again you don’t know exactly what you’re getti

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Re: Pacemaker Necessity? - 10 months ago

And then your heart rate may go low while sleeping and then you get a significant pause—not good! I have a pacemaker and it was prescribed because of tachy-brady syndrome, but I also had pauses and it was such a relief to have an end to those pauses.

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Re: Pace Makers - Anyone with experience/thoughts? - 11 months ago

QuoteSome people have their pacemaker under their muscle to give some padding. Mine is embedded in the muscle. My pacemaker tech told me that the iPhone 12 and newer models were more of a problem as they have MagSafe charging.

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Re: Pace Makers - Anyone with experience/thoughts? - 11 months ago

You didn't mention whether your Dad is going into AFib or just getting intermittent tachycardia and bradycardia. If he isn't going into Afib, it could be Sick Sinus Syndrome which is why I was given a pacemaker. As far as I know, a pacemaker is a first line treatment for SSS. If he is getting Afib, that is a different scenario. Most pacemakers are given without the dreaded AV node a

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Re: Medical Anxiety/Chronic Stress - 12 months ago

Quotesusan.d The drug is a Schedule III non-narcotic that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved for use onlyTrusted Source as a general anesthetic. However, doctors sometimes prescribe it for “off-label” uses, such as depression. Off-label means using the drugs to treat conditions the FDA has not approved. Some people use ketamine for its hallucinogenic properties. Ketamin ca

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Re: Medical Anxiety/Chronic Stress - 12 months ago

QuoteAny thoughts I know an anesthesiologist who runs a ketamine clinic to treat patients exactly like you. If you consider such a treatment, you would need to go to someone with the kind of experience that he has – many years as an anesthesiologist and training in counseling, which happens during the infusion. The ketamine can be administered several ways, though he finds that an IV infusion g

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Re: Flecainide for Atrial Arrhythmia Prevention After Patent Foramen Ovale Closure - 12 months ago

When my MitraClip was inserted it required a significant septal puncture as it is the largest (they told me) device that is placed transcatheter. Subsequent ultrasounds showed that it took a long time to completely heal — over a year – but eventually it did heal. Neither the interventional cardiologist who placed it nor Natale (later) was concerned about this.

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Re: Shunt - 1 year ago

QuoteIf any of you had this, did it resolve on its own? Also, the other theory from the Cardiologist is that it could possibly be some autonomic issue after the ablation that is must taking a bit to resolve. I'm five weeks out. After I had a MitraClip placed (I believe that is the largest thing they place transcatheter) the septal puncture took more than a year to completely heal, but fina

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Re: Headaches - 1 year ago

QuoteHas anyone had any successful relief? Yes, time!

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Re: Successful Ablation - 1 year ago

QuotePokey Is fatigue after ablation a common after affect? I’m 5 days post and I have NO energy. I just want to rest or sleep. Too tired to do anything. Pokey It can be for some and was for me: stress beforehand, anesthesia, people poking around inside your heart with a fire stick--that can do it!

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Re: In Recovery- Successful Ablation - 1 year ago

QuoteMeganMN For those of you that experienced post procedure migraines, how long did they persist? Short term or long term? At first I had one every couple of days and then they thinned out and were gone after about 2 months. Hope they don't hang around long for you.

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Re: In Recovery- Successful Ablation - 1 year ago

QuoteMeganMN Thanks George. I also asked Chat and got a similar answer. The doctor did say that I have a PFO. Fascinating. I'm assuming that it isn't usually persistent. The things they don't tell you when you go in for surgery..... That's why I have you all, right!! I also had ocular migraines after the placement of a MitraClip which also required a transceptal puncture

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Re: In Recovery- Successful Ablation - 1 year ago

QuoteMeganMN Anyone get weird migraine weirdness after sedation? A number of us had migraine auras after ablations but that is thought to come from piercing the atrial wall rather than sedation.

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Re: In Recovery- Successful Ablation - 1 year ago

Wonderful! I am so happy for you.

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Re: When to get an ablation ? Should I get one? - 1 year ago

QuoteI did tell him that the cardiologist who diagnosed me with MVP/MVR said if I was to ever go into AFib he would send me to a surgeon for MV repair. I don’t have that cardiologist now and subsequent cardiologists have never said anything similar. But it does make me wonder if my AFib is connected to my valve issue. I had moderate to severe (depending on who read the echo) MVR and Natale told

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Re: Can Exercise Worsen Arrhythmia? - 1 year ago

QuoteMeganMN Here is the trial web sire and it describes it fairly well! I suspect I may have this continued issue after my SVT ablation. I had IST after my first ablation and each ablation has made it more persistent. That is quite a complex procedure. I guess it is too early to have data on success. I wonder how the recovery time would compare with a traditional ablation?

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Re: I feel anxious.... - 1 year ago

Wishing you the very best for this ablation.

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Re: 1st ever ablation this Monday - 1 year ago

QuoteI've been told that it takes about 3 months for the artery to fully heal. It may reassure you that it is a vein, not an artery and for most of us, though there may be significant bruising that takes a while to disappear, no pain except some irritation for a couple of days. Ask if they will seal the femoral veins (they usually need to puncture both the left and the right) with collagen

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Re: Can Exercise Worsen Arrhythmia? - 1 year ago

QuoteMeganMN There are many new technologies coming out for IST including a newish hybrid ablation (sinus node sparing). Natale is one of the EPs doing it. If mine continues after my SVT ablation, I may consider it. Could you describe what is done in this new type of hybrid ablation? Thanks.

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Re: What are the issues with traveling for ablation? - 1 year ago

QuoteProbably the bigger thing for me is whether I will be okay sleeping in a hotel before and after the procedure rather than my own home. And the whole travel day too. If sleep is an issue for you, there is a pretty good chance that you won’t sleep the night before no matter where you are! Particularly true if you are first up, requiring a 5 AM arrival at the hospital. And, I did travel and h

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