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QuoteGeorgeN I'm not suggesting others follow my lead. It seems the US military might do just that. I can't find the study now, but several years ago I read about a study commissioned by the US military. As you might imagine, they hold huge stockpiles of vital medications, and those stockpiles have to be rotated periodically to account for expirations, and that's extremely expensby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds good!by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Oh, c'mon, don't be coy. How do you really feel about them?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Teva and Sandoz both sued to have Bristol Myers Squibb's patent invalidated in the UK and they succeeded. But in the US, BMS got that patent renewed in the US until 2028, so you won't see a generic Eliquis here until then at the earliest.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKleinkp Any health harm in having 15k PVC daily I don't necessarily feel sick just gives me extreme anxiety? For a short period of time? No, none whatsoever. Daisy's answer is correct about the long half-life of flecainide, and gloaming's answer is correct about putting up with short-term discomfort to get accurate results. Think of it like a colonoscopy. Nobody likes tby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quote67walkon There is apparently an increase in cardiologists relying on what the machine says rather than exercising their expertise to read the print out. I’m mildly concerned that the cardiologist mis diagnosed me. And that the EP relied on the machine rather than his own interpretation. Who says there's an increase in cardiologists relying on machine interpretations? I very much dby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteYuxi Today after lunch, my resting HR suddenly increased from previous 60's to 80's. Could this possibly be a rebound caused by stop meds cold turkey? I did question PA when I spoke to her on Tuesday, but she said 6.25mg of Metoprolol and 2x50mg of Flec are such a minimum dose, it would do no harm. I am afraid of getting into Afib for stopping meds so early after ablation. On tby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Right bundle branch block is very common, particularly as we age. At your age, about 10-15% of the population has it. If you're experiencing no symptoms, there's no reason to do anything about it. I wouldn't go see Natale about it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteLLA In fact, I'll probably want to continue taking it beyond the six month point, even if aspirin is an option then. That's exactly what I did and aspirin was an option. So was taking nothing.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePavanPharter Not one vegetable you will find in a grocery store has less than 60 known carcinogens. We live in a world full of carcinogens, and that was true throughout human evolution from the first wiggly things in primordial mud until today. Which tells me that I should ignore such data until it's far more compelling. "The dose makes the poison"by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
No problem. That's correct -- "blood thinners" don't thin anything nor do they cause bleeds. They simply slow the clotting process, so if you start bleeding for some reason, you will bleed longer when on an anticoagulant. But the AC didn't cause the bleeding and it didn't thin your blood.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
No, it's not typical. I was given the green light at six months, but his advice was to continue half-dose Eliquis for life. Not because of the Watchman, but because I'm a typical westerner of my age with mild aortic plaque and hypertension. My PCP and my local EP agreed with his advice. The LAA isn't the only source of embolisms.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMadeline 1. There is low normal LVEF approximately 55% with no significant wall motion abnormalities. That's perfectly normal. What's the purpose of the turmeric?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDaisy Although it can confuse Afib and runs of PACs. I have had a Kardia Afib reading and then sent it to the Natale team and they said that it was actually PACs. Yes, I have seen it make that mistake a few times, and I'll bet that's the same thing that fooled the ECG machine.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Mercury caused the sparks? No. Mercury in fish isn't in a metallic form. You can buy fresh frozen wild salmon online.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quote67walkon Is it possible to be in afib with a resting HR in the low 60's and a HR in the 70s-80's when the Kardia says possible afib or the doctor's ekg machine says afib? George has already answered correctly, so let me add one tidbit for you.... Most doctors, and particularly cardiologists, completely ignore the diagnostic info ECGs print. It's totally unreliable.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I believe that's a pretty complex choice specific to your wife's particulars beyond our ability to opine on, so I'm going to go with the obvious response: When is the appointment for a second opinion? You've got two major medical centers close to you, so I would get one from each.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
There's no reason to wait. Maybe that person had some special circumstances?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
$125 for hemorrhoid cream?! That's nuts! And don't worry about the TMI. We all share TMI here.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
No, you should not worry. PACs present no risk to you whatsoever. Talk to your cardiologist about what you can do about it. Increasing your beta blocker dosage might be an option but be careful about doing that on your own. By the way, is your cardiologist an electrophysiologist (EP)? If not, you might want to consider finding a good EP. They are cardiologists with additional training in tby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
PACs are single, isolated beats. Although you may experience multiple PACs, there will be normal beats between them. Afib, on the other hand, is a continuous arrhythmia. Every beat is abnormal, not just some of them. Diagnosing afib without an ECG is surprisingly easy: Just feel your pulse. Feel it for about 20-30 seconds, and if what you feel is completely lacking a coherent rhythm, with the timby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glad we could help you with that question!by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN Why start a new thread? I say this as when you do, it pushes an older topic off the first page and out of view. Yep, I agree. Behold the magic of the Merge Topic tool.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteYuxi EP office called back and prescribed Macrobid (Nitrofurantoin), I am afraid of taking any new med as I am already on Eliquis, Flecainide and Metoprolol. I am 8 day post ablation, fatigued and worried that anything can trigger Afib Nitrofurantoin has no interactions with any of your drugs. None. Meanwhile, UTIs are nothing to mess with. A UTI can easily become sepsis and sepsis killsby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco Attached the full paper You forgot something.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gelato.... Just goes to show you can take the Italian out of Italy but you can't take Italy out of the Italian.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN Per Carey's response, is your friend a US citizen or resident with US health insurance? If so, his response would not apply. Oops. I see I misread her question.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Don't know of any top EPs in Detroit. To have an ablation with Natale would require a flight to Austin, TX, which is about a 3-hour flight. The much bigger issue would be paying for it. The UK NHS won't pay for it and neither will US Medicare or insurance companies, so she would have to self-pay. As I understand it, St. David's will offer self-insured patients the same rates inby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePavanPharter No - they just seemed to be testing this site. Carey deleted the 3 bots and I haven't seen anything since. It kind of looked to me like it was some group testing their new bot and they chose this forum to use for testing it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's really not a large dose, and many people remain on flecainide at a dosage like that for years. Are you mixing it up with amiodarone? Flecainide doesn't have the toxicity problems amiodarone does.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM