Quotegloaming ... Also you have to ask them what they are giving you beforehand, or they probably won't tell you. When the anesthesiologist comes in 5-10 minutes before the Cardio Doc, he/she asks you several questions, and there is time to discuss this at this point. Not at my hospital. In fact, when the nurse was flushing out my IV immediately after its insertion, I made a move toby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN I believe when Propofol is given it lengthens the recovery time to get back to normal after the procedure, and that is why I don't want it. Assume you meant fentanyl? Yes, thanks for the correctionby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
"The fentanyl, according to the person supervising, was to reduce pain. Some find Propofol painful when it is administered. People in pain need more mollifying, probably more sedation, which isn't a desirable circumstance." About 30% of the time of my many ECV's the anesthesiologists wanted to use Fentanyl. I tell them them I would rather not, and in all but one occasion, tby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey But there's no reason to use a CPR mask. Really. Not doing the ventilations improves CPR. No matter how counterintuitive that seems, it's true. The only reason professional CPR still includes ventilation is because they're never working alone and they have the proper equipment. They can continue ventilations simultaneously with chest compressions. You can't. I canby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the links PavanPharter, I ordered the CPR mask.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I understand that Community CPR no longer includes mouth-to-mouth. But what if your 20-30 min away from help arriving? If you had an air bag mask then you would use it, and if not, then revert to mouth-to--mouth? This happens all the time in rural areas, where someone goes down, and it's either wait for 20+ minutes, or try to transport the patient towards the Hospital as best you can. Soby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
This article from CNN says that your supposed to give Chest compressions for 2 minutes after using an AED in the circumstance of Cardiac Arrest. Is this just a general guideline? and in reality a trained person would check the Vitals after the shock, and proceed based on whether a pulse was restored, giving O2 (mouth to mouth), if the person was not breathing on their own?by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
They have Ambulances on standby, so I am thinking that a defibrillator is standard equiptment on an Ambulance? Maybe they just didn't have the medical personnel on the field to realize quickly, that you need to use an AED to break the Arrythmia. Also the Bills players intentionally created a human visual shield, to block the view of what was going on. They used to do that sort of thinby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's my take on it also Pavan. Although do we know the timeline for sure?by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
"Unfortunately some Stevia that I consumed contained maltodextrin. That ingredient probably is the culprit. It’s very high glycemic and for me not nsr friendly." Yes, definitely look at all the ingredients. Stevia products are not all the same. Some have other sweeteners like Erythritol or some other sugar alcohol added. It's not all pure Stevia. From my personnel experienceby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Some of the devices would be better than others, but in order to diagnose Flutter, you need to see the little P waves. A 10 or 12 lead EKG is the only thing I would trust to be definative.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for reposting this, I missed it the 1st time.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I would ask your EP to clarify or expand on his previous answer. Your already dealing with the normal post-ablation inflammation for a period of time. The Vaccines are known for risk of causing inflammation (myocarditis). If you waited several months, you would still get the of anti-body boost, just that the window of protection would be pushed out in time.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
"it would be the quick 'n dirty kind, not where they stop the heart and then reactivate it a few seconds later." Does anyone know what this nurse was referring to? Normally on an ECV, they shock the Heart, and the jolt of the electricity wipes out all of the existing electrical activity in the Heart, until the bodies own impulse comes in through the SA node. The heart reactivaby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKwilk Initially I forgot to include the link to his write up, here it is The following measures eliminated my atrial fibrillation (AF) and all ectopic beats, without surgery or medication Steve's work was done primarily on prevalence and reduction of Ectopy/PAC's, not actual AFIB, although I that did have hardcore persistent AFIB, and others with paroxysmal AFIB havby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve posted here several times about 3 years ago. There was in-depth response to his posts, which should be still relevant as far as no significant changes since then. I recommend looking through them. Steve's work was done primarily on prevalence and reduction of Ectopy/PAC's, not actual AFIB, although I that did have hardcore persistent AFIB, and others with paroxysmal AFIB haveby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Quit checking your BP in the middle of the night after a stressful dream and the problem will go away. Yea right, quit checking BP will make hypertension not there. Seriously though, going to a sleep Dr. or getting a sleep study in this spot would give someone definitive insight if they wanted to really find out what was going on.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
How old are you? How long are your episodes? Are they very Symptomatic? The important thing is if they are self-terminating in short order.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Are you checking your BP lying in bed, or after standing? or after walking around?by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
You could get an Rx for a Blood Thinner from your Primary Care Dr., or probably an ER Doc or Acute care facility. "Suppose a clot forms during an afib episode. What is time course of risk of stroke? Assuming no electro cardioversion attempts, the clot would get dislodged whenever the heart returns to normal flow in the atrium. It'd then have to move into an obstructing position in thby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
"The bpm dropped to 47bpm, then got as low as 39bpm. Climbed back to 74bpm but 10 minutes later Afib at 120bpm. Took 3 tries and 2 minutes using the Valsalva Maneuver to bring it back the 59bpm." Yes, you could be going in and out of AFIB, while in AFIB your device may have a hard time accurately measuring HR, from the variability in pulse rate and strength, you could do a pulse fingby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
"What type of EKG machine do you have?" Mine is a brand called Fukuda Denshi. It is 20-25 years old. I didn't have much to spend so I got it for less than $200 on Ebay. It does work, just too old for parts and support documents online. If I did it again I would spend closer to 300, and get something not over 15 years old. It has saved some trips to the Dr's office, aby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
"Last Saturday I had an episode soon after laying down to go to bed, this was a first. I decided to try holding my breath for 40 seconds, something I read here on this forum. My Afib at 120bpm resolved immediately and was gone for 15 minutes. Wow! I purposely was not going to take flecainide that night as it was Sunday the next day, I could catch up on sleep then as this discovery was tooby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDina Yaffa Also, once someone is in AFib what are the best methods for getting out of it besides meds and breathing exercises?. TIA- Dina Are you familiar with an outpatient procedure called an electrocardioversion? As a last resort, that is surest way of ending AFIB, but the AFIB may return.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
The girl who runs the site wants you to beg for help before they admit you. It's her way of limiting newcomers who might clog up the Forum with the same redundant questions. I also tried multiple times, and was meet with silence.by The Anti-Fib - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
This is a CDC update from the 11th of this month. Contagiousness depends on how sick you are, and how far you want to go to protect others who may be high risk.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey So that entitles you to misquote me? Actually I said "rarely 100% effective" and was referring to Ablations at large, not paroxismal. If an Ablation was 100% effective, then after one Ablation procedure, there would be no more Arrhythmia ever. Please lighten up. I didn't intentionally misquote you. All I ask is that you stop telling people ablations are rarelby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey: "I don't see any difference between "successful" and "100% successful." So that entitles you to misquote me? Actually I said "rarely 100% effective" and was referring to Ablations at large, not paroxismal. If an Ablation was 100% effective, then after one Ablation procedure, there would be no more Arrhythmia ever.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey You want to argue about semantics? your welcome to contradict what has been repeatedly expressed on this site, and stated by Shannon also? I'm not arguing semantics; I'm arguing basic facts. I asked for a source and I didn't mean the experiences of people here. As Pompon points out, the people who have a successful one-and-done don't come here. They go aboutby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
What is your history with taking this Cardizem? Have you taken it at this dosage before? or at a lower dosage? I know our situations are different, but I have taken the immediate release form with Flecainide for rate control in AFIB, but at a lower dose with no adverse effects, (I took it every 4 hours at 15-30mg as needed, less at night, more during daytime activity).by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM