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Coinciding with my onset of AF, I would frequently have twitching quads in my legs at night. Often triceps, too. Ever since supplementing Mg - nothing.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Could be either. Heck, I downed a 12-pack about a month after my ablation because I was sick of being a tee-totaler for so long during football season. It didn’t do anything in the immediate sense but the next day I went nuts with PACs. Probably dehydration and magnesium loss. I was in my early days of learning about this. You haven’t done any permanent harm. Don’t worry.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
That rhythm was v-tach as sure as the sun rises. Yikes! Glad you’re OK.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecolindo That is the question, what causes the risk to rise as we age? Is it the junk that flows around in our blood caused by the increase in fibrinogen etc.? If so then natto can clean most that up, and lower fibrinogen levels. Blood clots when the flow gets turbulent. Smooth endothelia (inside walls of ateries) promote smooth, laminar flow. As we age, those inner walls get "stuff&by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
You’re welcome. Let us know if you’re able to get the entire GALLON of GoLytely down. I couldn’t. Threw in the towel at 3/4 of a gallon, but that was enough to get the job done. It’s definitely electrolyte sparing but there is a LOT of it. Yuck.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
I’d call it noise. You can certainly call Bordeaux and let them know. They may give you a low dose AAR for the next couple of months to smooth things out.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
You ask for the GoLytely brand. Tell the GI doctor or nurse about your AF history.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
I wouldn't schedule a second ablation based on one episode. It's only one data point and one can draw an infinite number of lines through a single point.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well, I've been around about 44 years but only the last 4 as an a-fibber! In my experience a lot of well-intentioned but perhaps less currently informed cardiologists jump too quickly to the "nuclear option" of amiodarone. It happened to me with my first cardio. He suggested it. It's one of the two main reasons I left his practice. Yes, it's a very powerful anti-arrhyby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Go easy on the exercise. It’s not dangerous by any means but it may easily trigger AF, especially early in the blanking period. It did for me. Instead, ramp up very slowly. Ski season will be delayed by global warming anyway.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ami simply has no business in a paroxysmal, younger patient with no other structural heart disease or comorbidites. Write that in red ink and underline it three times.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Apparently there’s no safe level of biking! Welcome to the club nobody wants to join. I, too, came to AF via fitness. Running 35+ miles/week. In my experience, drugs suck for vagal AFers and ablation works well. Certainly weigh your options and choose your path. We’re here to help.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
It’ll all be good. “Bumps” are just that. Bumps. Not going to hurt you and will be rear-view mirror anecdotes in short time.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Great news! Operator skill makes ALL the difference.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pacemakers in the context of AF are used to prevent passing out in patients who are on high doses of rate control medication and experience lengthy (> 3 second) pauses in heartbeat when converting from AF to normal sinus rhythm. Pacemakers neither control nor prevent AF. Dr. DiBiase is the “rock star” in NYC.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
At 10 days there’s swelling, inflammation and edema in your atria. Also c-reactive proteins in the blood. Diet isn’t going to matter much unless your eating poison. Don’t draw any conclusions so early in the blanking period. It might not be a good time, either, to embark on a serious weight loss campaign as the low blood sugar will release adrenaline. That’s another monkey wrench in the works.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
The standard in the US is pretty much general anesthesia (GA). Maybe the Cleveland Clinic still does sedation. You really don’t want to able to move with red hot catheters in your heart. Nothing good can come of that.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebeardman I have noticed a fair amount of muscle cramps lately, but I attributed that to my increase in biking at the gym. I swapped out running because of my back/leg issues for biking. I do take a magnesium supplement and I also cut way back on my supplements, so maybe something there is off too. I am now taking Nattokinase (2,000 FU 1x day) Taurine (1,000mg 3x day) Hawthorne Extrby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteLindy With Dr. Wolf’s mini-maze procedure, which is minimally invasive, the AFib is gone. As I understand it, the Maze procedures carry a significant risk of atypical flutter developing afterwards. And that will require an ablation to fix. I'll admit I'm not well versed in the Maze stuff, but I'd certainly ask those questions before making my decision.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you buy two lottery tickets, your “risk” of winning just doubled. Go ahead and start spending the money.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, we need a NASA-style acronym database. Preferably as a sticky thread, up top above all the others.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
You could certainly give some of the Ayurvedic herbs, such as Holy Basil and Ashwaghanda, a try. I’ve been using them for a year now. I couldn’t really tell you if I’m less stressed or anxious than before, but I can certainly tell you they haven’t had any bad effects.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Given his heritage I’d expect so as well, but it’s certainly worth asking. As for going to the ER, my experience is that they are horrible places to treat AF but if you are highly symptomatic then there’s no other choice. What’s your history with cardioversion? Do they work?by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Your index ablation didn’t make it worse. I’m not sure how anyone can determine a vein reconnection just by an EKG. It’s certainly possible and even likely that that is what has happened, but it’s also quite possible that a new source of ectopy elsewhere in the left atrium has arisen. Does your EP perform more advanced ablation outside of standard PVI?by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, I had several “out-of-the-blue” tachy runs myself at points past the blanking period. Lasted maybe 30 seconds, don’t really remember now. Yes, they scare the you-know-what out of you. Sorry you’re having them. They’ll probably go away with time.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds like you're onto something with that pesky little Ca2+ ion. You know what happens when you work out? You excrete a lot of it in sweat. Na+ too. Hence the white-ish stains on your clothes after they've dried.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ditto the ER comment. If you think there’s a problem with heartbeat or breathing, take the bus ride (ambulance)! I realize you can get a big bill for it and insurance can be a pain, but best not to chance risking yourself or others. Interestingly, many local governments have some sort of EMS fund which, if you contribute to annually, will waive any ambulance fees for your address. My county doesby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebolimasa but much of the trace I had the big R wave and nothing else... no T waves no P wave... just and R peak, flat line, R peak, flat line... I have no idea what that means... but it seemed weird and I was feeling weird. That just sounds like a bad connection between you and the machine. Not sure what yours is like since it's not the Kardia but usually it helps to clean off thby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
PVI means "pulmonary vein isolation". PVI is accomplished either with RF (radiofrequency) catheters or with cryobaloons. RF is superior to cryo, in my opinion. RF is also able to ablate other areas of the left atrium whereas cryo cannot.by wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM
It comes from the fact that the majority of EP fellowships just teach PVI and, in any cases, using cryobaloons because it's easier to train the operators on. If you start with those limitations, you get the 60% number. It's often said by accident investigators that one has to ask 7 questions to get to a root cause. Never accept the first answer, but rather let it lead you to the nextby wolfpack - AFIBBERS FORUM