August 21, 2007 New research suggests there is a much higher increased risk for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding when antithrombotic therapy is combined with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The population-based, retrospective, case-control study found a 4- to 6-fold increased risk for GI bleeds among patients who took warfarin or clopidogrel with ASAby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - I'm really glad to see that it is still working for you. Good news. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I hear you Pam... it is a conundrum. While I'm most always skeptical of stats, I came away from that Summit not thinking that the EPs were inflating their success rates to peers just for the sake of puffery. Of course, that was my first Summit and I may have been totally naive but I am a pretty good judge of sincerity and honesty. Meanwhile - it's caveat emptor. We know the top Eby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - This isn't very scientific, but could you dump out part of the capsule in such a way that it could duplicate shaving off some? When I shaved the tablets... I'd try to approximate the same amount every day for 3 - 4 days and then take a bit more for another 3 - 4 days etc. How it would work or even if it would work with the TR form, I'm not sure except that you would beby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Mark - I agree that many EPs are probably exaggerating success rates. They want to attract the same amount of traffic others are enjoying. Some are better suited in areas of research and statistics than the clinical arena of electrophysiology and I think that the ones we should listen to are those who are in the top brackets having the high success rates as they are most apt to understandby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - quite often after being on a drug for a while and then stopping suddenly, you will get a rebound effect which is actually quite nasty. That happened to me even when I weaned off the flecanide some time back. Not surprising that you had that experience. Sorry. Maybe if yu really want to get off the Cardizem.... try shaving off a tiny amount very gradually until there is just a negligibby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - At the Cleveland Clinic here in Cleveland, Ohio, the rule for going to the ER for cardioversion is to not go longer than 48 hours in afib if you are not on warfarin/Coumadin. Now, let me qualify that. First, you have to know if the ER will do a cardioversion; second, you also have to know the timing of when you can walk in and get one. By this, I mean, do you have to call at hour 24 anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan - I'm not a lab tech - but I presume these swabs may be staining types to indicate positive or negative. Just a guess. Apparently what's used is effective.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - Dr. Saliba enjoys a good reputation and several people here have been successfully ablated by him. Last I knew, his waiting list was much shorter than Dr. Natale. I've had a Natale ablation as well. I would not be overly concerned about what Dr. Calkins offers up on ablations. Put the name Calkins in the search feature here. Good luck with your consult. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - Thanks to early-bird Peggy, she has directed you to the original ribose post. There is no contraindication to taking ribose every day...in fact for initial treatment in people with fibromyalgia, the recommendations are to take 3 teaspoons a day - divided doses. You can start with one in the morning and one in the evening. Be aware that rather than adding to a glucose burden in your blby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Martin - thanks - Yes the DMPS does deplete critical minerals...that's why I asked because it's essential to also then treat with substantial mineral replacement. The herbs may offer you a safer option - possibly more slow but that's often good. I wish you every success with this project. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - be sure that it has some information on the label that states it is the patented version from BioEnergy. Otherwise, it is easy to fake as it is a mildly sweet powder. It should contain nothing else but d-ribose and 1 teaspoon will provide 5 grams of D-ribose. Note that the NOW brand takes 2 teaspoons to meet the 5 gram dose. From Hans website...this is the ribose I've used and rby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Garry Gordon, MD asks: Note that over 2 million apparently healthy people walking around today are carriers for this potentially fatal infection that can spread by shaking hands. How many now carry resistant staph and how unsafe are the hospitals are unless they culture all incoming patients and immediately isolate anyone that cultures positive? Swabs in hand, hospital cuts deadly infectionby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Russ - this is great news. You are, indeed, a lucky man. Your son is simply adorable...and I loved the last photo of Father and child. Priceless! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - George and Russ have offered good advice. I would also caution you about hawthorne as it often increased my afib events. So did carnitine. Good luck with your lifestyle changes. Moderation in exericse would be important until you get a handle on all of your triggers and let the supplements work for you. Do some research here on the use of ribose - I've done several clips and one loby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Oops - I meant to include DMPS as well.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Martin - are you taking the oral DMSA or something else? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - when I did take flecanide, I took it two ways. First along with the beta blocker, Toprol XL. And after learning the BB was contraindicated for vagals (and because my HR always went too low at night), I stopped the Toprol and continued on with just the flecanide twice a day - morning and evening. Eventually, I got to the place where just the flecanide would keep me in NSR but it wasby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Martin - congratulations on finding a dentist who follows the safe and biologic removal of amalgams. Did you then also follow through with post-removal chelation treatment? As you say, time will tell, but at least you are noticing some immediate improvement. I hope it continues and I'm very glad you used a dentist who is aware of the need to follow the safe protocols. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just now in my news emails, the ads promoting subscription to Blaylock Wellness Newsletter from NewsMax.com - issued this from Dr. Blaylock Good timing. Blaylock Tip of the Week: Hospitals Are Killers How to Stay Safe In the course of a lifetime, most of us will eventually be forced to receive treatment at a hospital. There are generally two reasons for this: either you could experience anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jean - how very sad and scary for your son. You remind me of headlines in the Cleveland paper years back the Bishop of the Cleveland Diocese, went in for heart surgery and ended up with staph in the chest incision - delaying his recovery and discharge considerably. Another case of bioburden on a medical instrument. One of my young patients went in on Thanksgiving for a simple knee repair fby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Laura - two things will help disperse the blood pooling for black eyes... just be careful not to get close to the border of the eye so it creeps in or it will burn. (if you do get in the eyes by accident - do not add water, but rather put a drop of cold-pressed pure virgin olive oil in the eye) - you won't see well for a bit but the sting will diminish almost immediately. Arnica Gel by Bioby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Steve - You may be reaching the point where many of us have - intolerance to drugs and quality of life is starting to wear thin. As we have often posted, the choice for ablation becomes a personal one. You do your due diligence; choose an experienced EP who has an excellent track record for both success and safety....and I also think it helps if you have rapport with the EP and feel comforby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Howie. This is more reinforcement of what I've always contended - stay healthy and stay out of hospitals if at all possible because you may come home with more than you went in with. I think it is imperative for every admitted patient to keep a close watch on who comes to your bedside and before they examine or touch you, make sure they have washed their hands before donning the gby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Laura - at least there was one positive moment - the eye candy. I've read some doctors saying a baby aspirin (81 mg.) only 5 days a week is sufficient. The problem with a baby aspirin is if you read the ingredients, it's loaded with chemicals not even a baby should ingest. I think cutting an aspirin in quarters and using that sparingly is the way to go. For now, you can probablby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks George - I just noted this in the paper and thought the same thing. The formeldahyde in carpeting, padding and other synthetic building materials in high use today are also very instrumental in environmental toxicity issues because of the off-gassing. I think that's what set off my multiple chemical sensitivity 20 years ago when we built a new home complete with whole house carpetiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Screening for geno type CYP2C9 -1 This is important information. Ralph E Holsworth, Jr. DO, with whom I worked to establish the nattokinase information in Conference Room Session 40, wrote me last summer about the availability of and importance of screening patients who are candidates for warfarin prior to use so that both compatibility and dosing requirements can be determined. Dr. Holsworthby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Peggy. This is important info. Rather than hijack your post, Im posting separately under the topic of Screening for Warfarin Compatibility Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Laura - the fish oil doesn't really start with helping to prevent clotting until the dose is at least 4000 mg... but synergistically, with the aspirin, it could certainly help slow the clotting time. Some people, though, have a more dramatic effect even with aspirin alone regarding slower clotting time. I'd be more suspicious of the aspirin than your fish oil. I have a relatively lowby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kay - I believe you're right on the malpractice issue with Dr. Sinatra. I have followed him for many years back when he was less well known and he was not so pro-coumadin. He used to try to get patients on natural blood thinners like fish oils etc. but now he does say afibbers need to be on coumadin so I think he simply can't make a blanket, public statement without that liability...by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM