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Plenty of protein. QuoteThe first was vegetarian Strogonoff, consisting of sliced, fried mushrooms and firm, whole champignons in a Strogonoff sour cream sauce, with chick peas and creamy medium tofu marinated in sesame oil. The second was Moroccan dish of pumpkin and cauliflower, with red kidney beans and creamy medium tofu marinated in baharat spice mixby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sure, it's possible, but that still doesn't doom a standard PVI to failure. The result might be you end up with the ectopics continuing in the form of PACs but no longer being able to sustain afib.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yeah, avoid amiodarone if you possibly can. It's very effective, but it comes with a long list of seriously damaging side effects.. When I first started Tikosyn, I was told by others who had been on it that it becomes more effective the longer you take it. They were right. It took 3-4 weeks for it to become fully effective, so don't give up on it it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSam Has anyone flown to Bordeaux for an ablation? If so do you know whether it is possible to take food supplements like Magnesium, Potassium, Vitamin C etc to France or would these be impounded at Customs. If you flew from the U.K. was there any problem taking these on to the plane? And what about medicine such as Betablockers for rate control until the operation? I've traveleby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You're assuming your ectopics all exist outside the PVs but you don't really have any way of knowing that. It's entirely possible a PVI would isolate all of them (which could be just one location).by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemwcf So the question hypothetically is; what good would an ablation do? The evidence suggests that one procedure will for me as a paroxysmal AFr in otherwise good health have a 70% or slightly better chance of success (and 90% with 2 procedures), but based on the above reasoning I'm left unsure as to why and how, unless it stops every and all ectopics which I think we all know it doesn&by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's been discussed her recently. It will never be a treatment for afib because of the damaging effects of radiation. It has been tested with intractable v-tach, which is a much different disease given that it can be fatal. It makes sense to use something like radiation to treat a fatal disease, but not a non-fatal one like afib.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBillyjeans Your research would have revealed that the three key triggers associated with AF are weight, high BP and sleep apneoa. Not so sure the science fully agrees with you. Some cardiologists might agree based on their clinical experience, but I'm unaware of any compelling evidence that weight and hypertension are causative factors. The world is full of obese, hypertensive peopleby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemwcf So far as I'm aware in the absence of anything from the atria the junctional rhythm from the AV node to the ventricles is around 40-60 BPM which just about keeps things going, so when you refer to 20-30 BPM do you mean that once the AV node has been ablated there is no more junctional rhythm with it just being the ventricles that kind of just chug along on their own without anythinby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's great news! I hope it is just a stepping stone and the early signs are it's going to work for you.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's a good sign that they were paying attention to esophageal temps. That protects you from the most dangerous complication. A few days of feeling sore and beat up is normal. Take it easy for a while and enjoy being in normal rhythm again. :-)by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You'll notice that there are no warnings on the LS V8 cans. Is that because the Campbells company that makes it is unaware that potassium can be dangerous for people with kidney dysfunction and those who are on potassium-sparing drugs? No, not likely. It's not there because it's a very low risk and none of their customers are dying because of it. Don't go overboard, and askby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry, but hopefully the Tikosyn will take care of that for you.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCatherine George, I am totally fummoxed as to how much potassium to take. I feel safe and ok with Magnesium since bowel intolerence is a sign of too much, but clueles as to potassium. I an a big veggie and salad eater. However, when I have an Afib episode, it seems to shorten the time. I found that drinking two 11.5 oz cans of LS V8 on an empty stomach could often terminate afib and fluby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Long answer short: Natale does currently recommend continuing aspirin therapy indefinitely but only because that's the accepted protocol in the US. Everywhere else in the world six months post procedure is considered adequate and that's what the science supports. Even shorter answer: No, lifelong aspirin is not required.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMike E I believe Dr. Natale recommends 81mg of aspirin for life with the Watchman. Do you have a reason why not? Or know the reason why? That's not my understanding, but I can't answer your question immediately. I'm seeking an answer and will get back to you ASAP.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Carey has had his sixth and last ablation, he has had his LAA isolated and is on a blood thinner, I don't know if that is for life. A watchman may be on his horizon. Correct on all points and a Watchman (or other device) very likely is on my horizon. Around next Oct/Nov I'll make the decision whether to do it or wait longer, and which device to use if I go for it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Geez, find another doctor to do the procedure if you need one again. What you just described was an utterly incompetent TEE.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Much of that information is dated and rather speculative. Surgeons have been routinely removing or sewing the LAA shut for decades with no negative consequences. All the functions of the LAA are duplicated by the RAA so it's not really needed. ANP, the hormone the article refers to, returns to normal levels almost immediately after the LAA is closed or removed because the RAA produces it alsby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoterocketritch BTW the TEE was a total disaster again. What happened? A TEE shouldn't be a disaster a single time, much less multiple times. It should be a trivially easy procedure that takes only minutes, followed by maybe an hour of boredom waiting for the anesthesia to wear off.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Brodifacoum or do we call it Coumadin? We don't call it coumadin because if you called it that you would be mistaken. Quotesynthetic marijuana It's not that either. There is no such thing as synthetic marijuana. It's just toxic crap mixed up in a bathtub by criminals and it should come as no surprise that it kills people.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotekong2018 So basically we have no way out but suffer from it for life. That's plain simple and brutal. Well, hello again. I thought it might be you but that nails it. I'd recognize that bleak, fatalistic attitude anywhere. Seriously, are you going to sign up on every afib forum there is, ask all the same questions, and spread the same doom and gloom all over again? Do you ever heaby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I know most people aren't ECG readers, but it's still useful for your doc to be able to see it. And should you ever choose, learning to identify afib is actually quite easy. It's probably the simplest arrhythmia of all to identify. Quotetsco The doc said its interference. Quite likely. What I found is you have to get far away from large appliances like refrigerators, air condiby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don't doubt that for a moment. Finding the things that can stop your afib is a whole different story. You can find those and use them to your benefit.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
What George said. It's a perfectly good rhythm strip that can yield a lot of information if you know the basics of reading an ECG. The interpretation by the app is limited to normal, possible afib, and unclassified. Everything that isn't perfectly normal or obviously afib will be labeled unclassified, which is why the majority of Kardia recordings I've ever taken said unclassifiedby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You need to speak with the doctor who treated you and find out where you stand. If you're in persistent afib and you don't intend to try and change that, then there's no reason to be taking flecainide at all. All you need is a beta blocker to control the rate and an anticoagulant to prevent strokes. If, however, you would prefer not to be in afib then you need to either be put on aby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, stress test with echocardiogram and cardiac MRI with delayed enhancement. The stress test and echocardiogram would be minimal due diligence, IMO. It's good that you pushed for it and it shouldn't have been necessary to push.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Keep in mind that beta blockers don't prevent or stop afib. They control heart rate and lower BP, but aside from sotalol they are not antiarrhythmics like flecainide. I suspect flecainide just doesn't sit well with you and you need to find an alternative. I'm not quite sure why you can't call the doctor who prescribed it and ask to try something else. Just because they werby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKen It's our nature to try and discover what causes an episode of afib, but for the most part, it's a shot in the dark. For the 6 years I had diagnosed afib, some episodes seemed to be caused by having two beers. Not one, but two. The only trigger I could identify. However, out of the 192 episodes that I documented, maybe 5-10% could be connected to two drinks. So was alcohol aby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoyWin Carey I’m surprised you don’t think it’s a common side effect and makes me think maybe I should be stressing this with my Cardio. But I’ve had the complaint for 15 years and have episodes at least 3-4 times a month so I guess I’ve just accepted that how I should feel. I did say some people experience it, but the majority don't. Since you've been experiencing it with your aby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM