As others have said it is individual. Depends on how your symptoms manifest. For instance if your day requires driving and you are dizzy or some other symptom impairs your mental acuity, you’d want to give it a miss. With the dentist, watch out for injections as they contain epinephrine which can affect your heart rate. If you need an injection, ask for one without epinephrine—almost all dentistsby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
If your Afib is vagally triggered (parasympathetic nervous system) aerobic exercise can sometimes convert you. I used to powerwalk to convert. It didn’t always work but often did. I also would get the occasional big thump and yes it was unsettling. Not sure what it was but I suspect it was related to Aflutter which I had as well as Afib—people often have both. Since you’ve only been diagnosed forby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteWhyMe surprised my BP is still 85/55 and I definitely feel it (low energy, at times depressed etc). It doesn’t answer “why” but licorice will raise your BP—a supplement is better than the candy cause you can monitor your dose. If it has had the glycyrrhizin removed though, it won’t have this effect.by Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSdweller I was wondering if those that are on Flecainide are also takiing somthing else to minimize risk of Flutter??? I've been on a low dose of Flecainide for 3 years now, it has kept me in NSR the whole time, no issues at all. I moved, so went to a new EP... this new guy wants me to add Diltiazem to the Flec, because of the risk of Flutter with the Flec. I REALLY don't want tby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteln108 Thanks, Yuxi. I hadn't heard of a connection between MK-7 and heart palpitations. I did a quick google, and it seems that there are many anecdotal reports of this, but I'm not finding any studies. I'll put a query in the General Health Forum. Seems like a topic well worth exploring in depth. Lance I’ve used MK-7 with D3 for years with no problem.by Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
I do have to object to “tout for ablations.” If anyone reads this forum with any depth you’ll note a full continuum in approaches. It just often, not always, happens that for most, after trying other approaches that fail, we come to ablations. And since it is stressed by members to seek treatment by the best EP available to you, many of us have had successful ablations. It took me years of tryingby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteI am confused about something. I understand the purpose of the Watchman, but do not understand why you would need it if the expectation is you will not be in afib? It sounds like you only get it if you have the LAA ablated, also. The LAA generates 90% of the clots that lead to strokes. Isolating (ablating) the LAA reduces the circulation in it putting you at greater risk for clots being foby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Most patients probably wouldn’t know what work had been done unless they asked for their ablation report. Some of us here have become Afib geeks in an effort to understand our situation and make informed decisions. I think that they would have told you though if they had isolated your LAA (left atrial appendage) as after that they would want to up your stroke prevention. Not many EPs have the skiby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
In your 5 ablations has anyone isolated your LAA? That has proved to be the source of pesky arrhythmias for a number of us. Dr. Natale had to isolate my LAA a year ago and then put in a Watchman last April. While the Watchman is an extra procedure, it does give extra security for stroke prevention and, after LAA isolation it is really necessary as otherwise you would be at risk if you needed to sby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteRichS63 excited and very hopeful, I can not say that there isn't a part of me that is expecting the worst and that I am "unfixable." However, I will keep the faith the best I can, and remain hopeful that I will finally be able to have my life back. Welcome! I guess you will have read Carey’s story above about how it took 5 ablations (as I remember) before he went to Dr. Natby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Diclofenac triggered Afib for me.by Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN I have a 69 year old friend that reversed her osteoporosis using a protocol for the Power Plate vibration platform about 10 years ago. I was interested in this machine but it seems not be be recommended if you have a pacemaker.by Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotekliving It's not very fun when it happens. Sadly, I am having syncope or near syncope nightly because of medication (I think) I need to get with my doctor and figure it out. I am going to set up BP cuff and pulse ox to see if it is BP or HR dropping. I just realized this recently and would like to minimize the effects if I can. Here is how my autonomic specialist taught me to test thby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotekliving It may not be directly related, or they could not tell at the time. But syncope is very related to the circulatory system and should be addressed. I have Dysautonomia so near syncope is very familiar (drop in BP) though when I was in Afib I was also often close to syncope even though my BP was high. Complex interactions between several systems I'd guess.by Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
The two I quoted, ginger and tumeric.by Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotetobherd ginger,and tumeric My EP said Okay on these two but I suppose opinions may differ.by Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Fish oil definitely brought on Afib for me. I experimented with this many times. No longer take it!by Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotetobherdIt seems that the LAA ablation might be the reason those of us who've had this, are told to stay ON blood thinners. My cardiologist even said, "that's the whole point of getting the Watchman...to get off Eliquis, etc. She says her other patients who got ablations (not sure if they all had Watchmans too), no longer take them. Yes, ablating the LAA usually increases youby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
I just had a colonoscopy using GoLitely which I think is similar to MiraLAX. But the usual protocol these days in the states is to do it over two days so I had the same schedule as you will have – start about 5 PM the night before and drink half of it or 2 L and then drink the other 2 L the next morning. I was allowed to drink fluids up to 4 hours before my 3 pm colonoscopy and they started IV flby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCornerbax Do you think they still should of requested a TEE? I'm rthinkingr that's a question I should DEFINITELY ask, but being they already suggested a non "urgent" surgery of my mitral valve, i'm guessing they would say they saw the Mitral Valve clear enough to NOT request a TEE? What do you think? You could ask them whether they think that a TEE would showby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMark All my other readings were “normal” except one cited as upper limits of the normal range. As I mentioned, I’m not sure what the measurement error is from one echo to another. The interventionalist I consulted does not put much stock in echos and prefers a TEE to make his recommendations which makes a lot of sense at that decision making level. But I understand that TEEs probably can’tby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax I will look into a highly rated interventional cardiologist and from that I should defiintely have more than enough info to know what I need to do and when I need to do it. Thank you again. I was referred to Dr. Mamoo Nakamura at Cedars Sinai for the MitraClip. He is a highly rated Interventional Cardiologist. I did not end up going to him as Cedars Sinai doesn’t make it eby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax It definitely can't hurt to get a 2nd opinion on that, and PROS/CONS at my age for the MitraClip vs. and Ablation. I never asked the Surgeon about the MitraClip but I know that they don't do MitraClips which correlates with what you said in that this is with an Interventional Cardiologist. I will check into this as well as time frame, and report back when I know. Acby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbaxthen the doctor told me it is still Open Heart Surgery, there is some risk and there is a 1 in 300 chance of Death from the Robotic Valve Repair. Either by stroke from the surgery or cardiac arrest, (from all Mitral Valve Repairs) is about 1 in 300. This was from a top Surgeon at Cedars-Sinai, so my very next question was are those the numbers HERE AND WITH YOU? They said aby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax And the severe regurgitation I would Rather monitor with Echos and tests Vs doing the mitral valve surgery Immediately. My question is "Why wait," unless it would be difficult for you to schedule surgery in the near future. What would be the advantage of waiting and monitoring it as we have both read and been told that Afib and severe Mitral Valve Regurgitation are inby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax I am sure nothing can guarantee 100% but if I got a regular echo and nothing deteriorated Worse than why would I want to rush the mitral valve Repair surgery? Yes, nothing is likely to change right after you get an echo but I got a sudden surprise with bilateral pulmonary edema developing suddenly.by Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax So closing/isolating the LAA "REDUCES" circulation and "INCREASES" chances of Clots Forming? If that is the case, wouldn't it be better to NOT close off/isolate the LAA to begin with? Isolating the LAA and closing it are two different things. Isolating it is simply creating an ablation line around the mouth of the LAA—it is still open. This is only donby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecornerbax with this known, wouldn't it be best for most people to take Eliquis for life vs. having a Watchman implanted? A couple of things play in here—a significant issue for some of us is that you have to stop your anticoagulant for most surgical procedures and some dental procedures. I just had to stop Eliquis for 4 days for a colonoscopy. If your stroke risk is low this okay,by Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemjamesone Just so you know, one difference is that with Watchman, low dose aspirin will be required for life to help prevent clots from forming on the Watchman Device itself. Low dose aspirin would not be required with Atriclip. Jim Perhaps some EPs recommend that though most don’t from what I have learned. I was not asked to take aspirin at all, rather 2.5 mg of Eliquis and that will beby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d I’m getting a colonoscopy in a week and that was my GI’s first concern-“you need to stop Eliquis for 2 days I had a colonoscopy last Wednesday (I had been waiting until after my Watchman.) I had to stop Eliquis for 4 days—2 days before, the day of, and one day more because he removed a polyp and it bled enough that he had to put a clip on it—the clip just falls away and it eliminaby Daisy - AFIBBERS FORUM