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Quotetibbar Carey, Is it common after your heart has been racing (130) for 24 hours plus and then it goes back to a normal (60) and after a few days during which you got your energy back, for heart to still sort of ache a little? Mine never did but I've heard others report that. Not surprising when you consider your heart has been running a marathon for 24+ hours.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
They'll approve it. Insurance companies have been viewing ablation as a first-line treatment for afib for a number of years. And spending a few extra days in Austin beforehand sounds like a great idea, particularly if you go there in the winter. Summers are pretty brutal in Austin but winters are usually mild. There's plenty to do, see and eat. And if you're bringing the kids,by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's very individual. I know of people with severely enlarged atria who've experienced less afib than you.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Atria can shrink once afib is halted, but it takes many months at a minimum. Like wolfpack said, nothing much is going to happen in four weeks.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKleinkp I'm would be coming from Seattle area would you guys recommend bringing someone with me for the procedure? You don't exactly need someone with you, but after the procedure you're going to be limited to lifting no more than 10 pounds for five days. Someone who can carry your bags for you will be handy. Plus you'll be in Austin for two days following the procedureby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You're only 38 and you've been dealing with afib for 8 years. You've spent 7 years on flec, which means it will probably quit working for you any day now. What then? Sotalol? Tikosyn? You're not going to like those drugs much. You've got a fairly substantial afib burden that can't be doing your atria any favors. If they aren't enlarged yet, they probably willby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDirk How about an AV node ablation? Could this be a serious option to prevent fast hear beat while excercising? Well, yes, but AV node ablation is a last resort option. It means lifelong depence on a pacemaker. I would certainly pursue an afib ablation before heading down that road. Longstanding persistent afib can be ablated successfully by highly experienced EPs.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry you have to deal with this at such a young age. A couple of things.... I wouldn't bother trying to find the trigger. Odds are there is no trigger and even if there is, it will be something else next time. Have you had a full workup by a cardiologist? By that I mean a stress test and an echocardiogram at a minimum. Afib at 29 is unusual so other causes need to be ruled out. If thiby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteggheld Here's what the Pharmacy Times says about cannabis/drug interactions: Thank you.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Whether you smoke cannabis or eat it, remember that it can: •Interact with medications. For example, it can raise the dangers of bleeding with blood thinners or make some antiviral drugs not work as well. WebMD is a popular news site, not a science citation. Source of that claim, please.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just goes to show you how much individual variation there is in how people experience afib. For some, they don't even know they have it. For others, it's disabling. All anyone can do is get appropriate treatment and find out where they fall on that spectrum. There are no yes or no answers.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I know about CYP450. My point is your list is entirely speculative and theoretical and shouldn't be presented as a list of drugs that interact with marijuana. At best, it should be presented as a list of drugs that could possibly interact with marijuana. To my knowledge, no one has investigated whether marijuana has any effect whatsoever on any of those drugs, and based on decades of marijuaby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That list is ridiculously encompassing and vague. Interact in what way? Says who based on what evidence?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Absolutely. I know a guy who's been in permanent afib for years who competes in senior marathons.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's also effective for some neurological conditions such as seizure disorders and Parkinson's. In fact, the first marijuana-derived drug was recently approved by the FDA for treatment of some forms of childhood epilepsy. But you're right it's no panacea. I've never heard any credible reports of demonstrated benefits for cardiac issues. Until someone makes a big breakthroby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have never contacted a doctor after an episode. There's just no need. That Zio patch will tell him everything he needs to know. I had afib for 8 years before seeking an ablation. I did so because my episodes went from 1-2 per year to 1-2 per week over the course of about a year. Many people feel exhausted and have a twitchy heart following an episode. That's very common.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNancy2 I was told there were problems with blood thinners (but what doesn't). I've never heard that. Seems unlikely. I can't think of any drug marijuana and its derivatives interact with.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If your new EP knows anything at all about the subject I'll be surprised. My personal opinion is marijuana probably doesn't help afib but it also does no harm. I think the claims that it causes or makes arrhythmias worse is just more nonsense cooked up by anti-drug zealots. But unfortunately, as many uses as it may have, I don't think afib is one of them.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Oh, for sure the longer you're in the arrhythmia the more tired you're going to be.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Agreed, but I think it's bound to come in degrees, and if so then flutter is bound to pump at least a little better than afib since it is a normal, coordinated sinus beat with a P wave. My own flutter seems to suggest this is true. Even with flutter at 250 bpm, I could go on for hours. I remained conscious, in no visible distress, with otherwise normal vital signs, no shortness of breathby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemwcf Not that I know, but surely the atria just quivering with AF implies a much higher thrombus formation risk than AFlutter? That's what I've always thought too, and the EP I asked said he also that it's likely true, but I'm unaware of any data that specifically compares the two. They always get lumped together in the literature and the existing consensus is they shouby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yeah, flutter may be less symptomatic than afib, but it's still no walk in the park and it has all the same risks (stroke, heart failure if left uncontrolled, etc).by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotetibbar I was in a heart beat run averaging about 125BPM or 36 hours or so. When I went to EP Monday, he said there was need to cardio convert (would have been a first for me), but that night HR went back to my normal 60 naturally. In times past, my BP machine which shows irregular beat, was not showing a broken beat pattern just a fast one. But maybe machine getting old??? Or maybe I was iby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesmackman I was “prewarned” that I could need a touch up Ablation after my 1st one. I was in Persistent AFIB and my LAA had to be isolated on the 2nd Ablation. That's often true of persistent. But it's also why advanced EPs like Natale are getting 75%+ success rates with persistent when historically most EPs have barely gotten 40%. And it remains true that 65-7% of ablations foby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you've had a full workup that found nothing but your symptoms persist, I would suggest starting from ground zero. Ask your PCP for a basic physical. There might be something basic that everyone is missing because of a forest-and-trees problem. It shouldn't be all that hard to find the cause of a shortness of breath problem, so start over.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Carey has said that you can stroke after just a few min. of AF or even if you have a couple of AFs a year or even not having AF for years. Yet safib you are saying that Carey is correct that the "long the risk is really unknown" so why does he say that you can stroke just after a few min. of AF. This double talk is driving me nuts. It's not double talk. It'by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth CDC, by definition, is a private corporation working on behalf of its stakeholders, which include key players in the pharmaceutical and vaccine industries. Hmm. False. QuoteThe CDC is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Aside from allergic reactions, which are extremely rare and don't leave lasting harm if prompt medical care is provided, vaccine injury is a virtually non-existent thing. There were real cases of vaccine injury from the live polio vaccine, but that was discontinued 20 years ago. Vaccine injury is mainly a bogeyman invented by anti-vaxxers to sell their books. And yeah, herd immunity is aby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Like George said, just request that they skip the epinephrine. But even if they used epi, there's no chance it could compromise your ablation. That's just not something that can happen. You've had a successful ablation. Relax and don't worry about triggers and magnesium and all that. You're most likely done with afib for life.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Your assumption is correct. Phrenic nerve injury would be apparent immediately following or even during the procedure. It's a well known risk and EPs take steps during the procedure to monitor the phrenic nerve if they're ablating in places that could affect it. It seems very unlikely symptoms would appear a month later. Have you reported your breathing problems to the EP who did the prby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM