Katy - take some time to learn about ATP production and muscle energy/fatigue issues. When your heart has been laboring in AF for a significant amount of time, it's like doing heavy exercise for a prolonged period. You can undoubtedly benefit from the nutritional protocol mentioned in The Strategy. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jaydee - all of the symptoms/conditions you mention are known to be triggers for afib. You can begin to learn more by typing each name separately in the search feature here in the current and past BB sessions to see what other afibbers have found helpful. The EP can help sort out which medication would be appropriate for your particular type of afib and can supervise periodic visits for evaluby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Joe - well... that's an Ah Ha! moment. I sent you an email. Let me know the specifics and I'll try to find something that matches. At least, now you know. Best, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry no one has responded to your question. It's my understanding that in some cases if burns are done on the back of the heart wall which rests on the esophagus there may be areas of irritation. This is where the esophageal fistula occurs, but obviously, that's not what you have. More likely, that area was heated significantly and you are now experiencing the aftermath while thatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mac you can read about d-ribose here in this report: I've posted many times on this topic after researching and using it. You can type 'ribose' in the search feature in this BB session and the ones previous to this. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Justine - Why not just go to the ER? If you recall, one of my friends (early 60's) who is lean, fit and a runner had bradycardia to the point where he was passing out. He went to the ER and he was admitted for observation; he flat-lined the next morning. They rushed to install a pacemaker. His pacemaker monitoring indicates he is pacing about 50% of the time. I would think it'by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Elizabeth.... you'll probably want to follow the instructions to ramp up (very slowly) your magnesium intake according to physical (bowel tolerance) symptoms. You'll need to be taking at least 600-800 mg daily but you can't just suddenly take a high dose because of the bowel tolerance issue. Read these references for the ideas of dosing. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Curt - one of my friends is an RN at the CCF in the cardiac unit. I asked her that question years ago and her comment was that if any of the docs developed AF, they had ablation immediately. No fooling around because they couldn't afford the inconvenience and down-time. No input as to how that worked out for them. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jack- thanks for taking the time to elaborate further. I agree with Lisa about the sugar/fruit sugar intake. I'd say you are definitely overdoing it with fruit - especially the juice and dried dates which are very high in fructose and in order to metabolize that sugar, you use up both magnesium and potassium in the process. You are a tall man and I realize the need to have adequate caloriby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
My total ablation procedure time (Natale - 2003) took just under 3 hours. Total fluoroscopy time was 39 minutes. Add to that the post ablation spiral CT scan... which I would probably decline if I were having an ablation today. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe - do you have this 'atrial tachycardia' designation as an official diagnostic from a rhythm strip? There are various forms of Supraventricular Tachycardia stated in the book, Interpreting Cardiac Arrhythmias, by electrophysiologist Marcus Wharton, MD. If you have an official designation, I can see if that's listed and tell you what's said about that for clinical signifby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe - Not sure if your food sensitivity tests were the current and most reliable but I do know that various grain components have the gluten/gliaden protein connection that can be very instrumental in causing gut issues and the resulting 'silent' inflammation which is dangerous. Examine your diet to be sure you are not eating any hidden gluten or anything with hidden wheat. Even miniby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
My Functional Medicine MD orders Fibrinogen on the lab request and it does not come back with the designations of APTT. This is a different test and different measurements/evaluation. Although it may serve a similar purpose... not sure if it is as useful, though. Cardiologist, Steven Sinatra says: Fibrinogen is a coagulation-type protein that determines the stickiness of your blood by enablinby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good thoughts to both of you on your ablation days. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jack - you can write here as much as you like. This is a support group that tries to help. If you don't write, we can't offer suggestions. We need specific details. Can you review how much of the magnesium, taurine and potassium you are taking? Is it the true amino acid chelate magnesium? What form of potassium? How much? What other grains do you eat? You say you eliminated whby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - I agree with Peggy that you probably need more potassium but - continually and not just when the symptoms occur. When do you typically take your supplements? Any correlation with taking them in the morning and then the bigeminy? Is your stomach empty when it occurs? Very often, people can't take supplements until after they've had the breakfast meal. B vitamins, especialby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Janet - My lab gives different numbers. Less than 300 mg/dL is considered favorable More than 360 mg/dl is unfavorable. The Mayo Clinic lab range is 200-400 mg/liter. Perhaps you can get one of the lab techs to help you decipher what test they did and how your results equate to the appropriate range. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Christy - many other influences can cause in increase in blood pressure during the day. Stress and food sensitivities rank high on the list along with hidden sources of salt in prepared, packaged, canned foods and of course, there is the kidney function issue as well. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ray - you want the one that is the most absorbable and doesn't break down in the influence of stomach acid and thereby combine with other elements in the stomach's chemical soup so you may not get as much as you think you are taking. For that reason, I wrote the absorption report to explain that and take the confusion out of what magnesium to use... the true amino acid chelated formby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - if you've followed my posts on ribose, then you know I was using it for energy issues as well. I found it to be miraculous in the speed of efficacy. At first I thought it must be placebo effect....but, no, it really helped and quickly, too. I wish you well with your energy journey. I might add that the other significant change I recently made was switching from the ubiquinone formby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Best wishes to you Curt for a safe and successful ablation. I had mine ('03) the old-fashioned way; conscious sedation; no Foley. Whole procedure done in less than 3 hours. Minor pain during the procedure; virtually none after except for a dull ache in the heart area for a day when I leaned over to put shoes on. I felt great the following day and all those ensuing. I wish you the same sby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Christy - refer to pp 2-3 in the Conference Room session #40 on nattokinase... there is reference to how NK influences blood pressure by lowering blood viscosity and therefore, lowering Bp so the precaution is it might potentiate Bp drugs and mean you don't need as much or any. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Justine - Thanks for your input. You certainly deserve a huge amount of credit for accomplishing all that you have! Impressive. Be careful, though, with considerable amounts of fruit juice. It's much better to eat the whole fruit but sparingly. In the concentrated form of juice, you're apt to consume far more carbs in a day than is typically healthy and then the problem can becomby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe - Thanks for your comments. When you say you have a sensitive 'tummy'...is it truly your stomach or is it an intestinal issue? If tummy, then you will undoubtedly benefit from using a complete digestive enzyme with every meal ....in addition to strict avoidance of those foods on your 'sensitive' list. Even if you cheat even a little bit, those troublesome molecules wby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
larry - that's good. Taking ribose with food is recommended because taken alone can lower blood glucose and possibly cause a problem. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ray - Here's a report about the efficacy of various forms of magnesium. If it's a true amino acid chelate by the Albion process, crushing won't interfere with absorption as the resulting powder won't be subject to combining with stomach acid and other compounds. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
There is a wonderful book, Biochemical Individuality, considered a classic by those knowledgeable in the field of Functional Medicine that was originally published in 1956 and later republished with a new forward and an "In Memoriam" section. The author, the late, world-renowned biochemist and nutritional scientist Robert J. Williams, PhD, died at age 94 and his wisdom lives on. Heres a segmby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise - I followed the ribose protocol for fibromyalgia according to information I found through BioEnergy who patented d-ribose as CorValen. The instructions were to take 15 grams daily (divided doses). Not only did I find it to be extremely helpful for the FM but the stabilizing my of my heart was a welcome side benefit. Even now that I have reduced the dosage to 5 or 10 grams a day, the beby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Larry - I've been a big fan of ribose to help stabilize my heart and only wish I had access to it sooner and before my ablation. When do you take your doses of ribose? What is the amount of astaxanthin that you take? It's a very good antioxidant for eye health... probably helps heart and other tissue as well. It's in my eye health multi. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - You need to get the referral to the EP. That's ridiculous if you have to agree to an ablation in order for the referral. That 'cowboy' comment is very antiquated. At least 8 - 9 years ago, cardiologists were making that comment and we found it offensive at the time. Now it just shows a lack of progressive thinking on the part of the cardiologist...just as is recoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM