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I think you're being too optimistic about O2 sats. The low 90s are not good. You should be in the mid- to upper-90s throughout the night. Being in the 80s is definitely not good, and the 70s is getting into dangerous territory.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
George, I'm skeptical that the BOLT test says much about sleep apnea. Seems to me it's more of a general cardiovascular fitness test. There are all sorts of reasons someone might feel air hunger after less than 60 seconds that have nothing to do with breathing problems. Your last paragraph pretty much says that exact thing. It's a measure of general health and fitness. You can be gby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glad you got to make that trip when you did. Where did he want his ashes spread? But you did note the difference between N-95 and KN-95 masks, right? You can't get N-95s but you can get KN-95s.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib No N95s could be found anywhere. I bought some N95 filter paper - cut it into a triangle and then taped over mouth and nose. KN-95 masks are readily available on Amazon and elsewhere at reasonable prices. KN-95 masks are the same specification as N-95 masks but they carry the European certification so they've kind of flown under the radar of the hoarders. They areby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, we've seen it and discussed it. That thread has since been deleted because it served no useful purpose. Summary: A man got an hysterical call from his daughter reporting an attack on her and her boyfriend. Unfortunately, the information she gave him was inaccurate, but Natale didn't know that yet. He reacted as any father would: worry, concern, and frustration at being unablby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN I would suggest it actually addresses the root cause, whereas things like a CPAP address symptoms. When I observe people's breathing, the healthy ones are breathing through their noses diaphragmatically, gently and quietly. How many of those people did you observe while they were sleeping? Most people with sleep apnea breath perfectly normally while awake.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I recall seeing some discussion about that on another forum. It's basically a poor man's treatment for sleep apnea.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've never heard of Lasix having any sort of lasting effect on urination. I'd be really skeptical that Lasix has anything to do with it. You might want to see a urologist.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, I heard from him via text today and he sent a photo of himself on the balcony of the hotel room where he and his wife are staying overnight. You only read the crowd wrong when you edited it. I told him he had to have a look at the thread about him, and this was his response:by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Awww, why did you edit your post, NLAMA? I'm tempted to fix it. But notice that you can't change the thread title on all the replies.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePompon It's an Italian name. I'm sure Italians don't pronounce it that way. I know how it's pronounced by Italians but my attempt at spelling it phonetically was quite possibly off. How you pronounce the letters I used would likely be different than how an American would pronounce them. I don't know how to spell out a pronunciation that works worldwide.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotegmperf Luckily he got my insurance to cover a Watchman device last year. How did he do that? Did you have bleeding issues or problems tolerating Eliquis? Also, mind if I ask who the insurance company was?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just for the record, it's spelled Natale (and pronounced nuh-TA-lay).by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Had some fun with this post, didn't you?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotekbog Hey, Carey, do you know offhand what the thinking behind this is? (I agree this is what I've observed EPs to say, and I'm just wondering if it's "bad" beyond just losing your fitness if you take a long time to return to normal activity level... ) That's a lesson medicine has learned in general over the last 50+ years. It used to be that the wisdom was beby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Depends on the type of bike. True for the basic cruiser we had as kids. Those things are heavy and clunky and doing 50 miles on one would be exhausting. But road bikes (ie, racing bikes) haven't changed all that much. For example, the bikes used in the first Tour de France in 1903 are essentially the same design as used today. Sure, today's bikes are made of lighter materials, have fancby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The elevated heart rate is normal and expected. It will remain elevated for months, possibly upwards of a year. I don't believe it contributes to ectopics.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I did the 50-mile bike ride and I did it with the explicit blessings of my EP. No one here was ever advised to do the same. But as a general rule if you're in good health other than your AF and your EP hasn't given you limitations, then there's no reason why you shouldn't do a 50-mile bike ride if that's what you feel like doing. EPs in general want you to return to normaby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for that, Joy. The website requires a login to read the article, which is free to sign up for, but for those who don't want to bother with signing up here's a free summary https://electrophysiology.onlinejacc.org/content/early/2020/08/13/j.jacep.2020.06.028by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It doesn't hurt your chances at all. Ectopy, flutter, and afib are all to be expected during the blanking period and you're still very early in it. The fact that it only lasted an hour is a positive sign. Don't worry about it. It's just a bump in the road and there will probably be more.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Uncovering SSS after termination of AFL by ablation is quite a bit different than ablation causing SSS. AF and AFL ablations do not cause SSS. I think you misunderstood what your local EP said.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Why would you expect multiple ablations to lead to needing a pacemaker? That's not what those articles say. I have no doubt there are people here with pacemakers (everyone here knows at least one such person) but to my knowledge none are due to ablations. Needing a pacemaker due to ablation isn't something that happens unless we're talking about AV node ablations, in which case youby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yeah, trust me, friend, I know about hopelessness. You can't imagine how I felt when ablation #5 failed within 3 weeks. I thought my only remaining option was an AV node ablation, which would mean a lifelong dependency on anticoagulants and a pacemaker. And then several kind souls convinced me to do what you did the first time around and give some Italian guy in Austin a shot at what I perceby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Why do you think you're headed for a second ablation? It's way too early to make such a prediction. I don't know of any medical procedure that's fun. The fun comes later when you're rid of the scourge and all the drugs and crap you would have lived with the rest of your life. Trust me, you'll appreciate it more than you can imagine right now.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think this quest is rather futile for two reasons: 1) By definition lurkers don't post and there are hundreds of them here. Most don't even bother creating logins so they can't respond even if they wanted to. I was one of those people for years before I ever created a login. 2) The vast majority of people who have successful ablations don't come to forums like this atby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteWill1789 Though as Afib begets Afib that would mean as long as flec is working I won’t be getting scar tissue or an enlarged Atria right? Which means an ablation would have a higher chance of working on my heart than one that was more scarred up? Yes. Stopping the AF is what counts, not how you stop it. But I wouldn't recommend that you spend years on drugs just to avoid your fear ofby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I just checked and the cash price for an ablation with Natale in Austin is $40K. That's about what insurance companies typically pay, so that makes sense. I also did some quick checking and there are plenty of EPs in New Zealand. I'm sure some are perfectly capable, and we can help you figure out which ones those are. Meanwhile, you need to wrap your head around the idea of ablationby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
St. Davids has a cash price but don't know about Thousand Oaks. Probably they do since almost all hospitals do. Last I heard, which was a couple of years ago, cash price on an ablation with Natale is in the neighborhood of $20,000 USD. Airfare looks to be around $2K-$5K for one adult. Figure another thousand for hotel, meals and incidentals. And I have no idea what NZ requires of citiby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nobody in their 20s (or 30s, 40s, or even 50s) should be taking amiodarone for anything more than a short-term basis until they've exhausted all other options. All the other choices come with their own pros and cons. Given the choice, I would try Multaq first. It has few side effects and it's quite safe. I seriously doubt there are no electrophysiology experts in NZ. Of course thby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib I am going to ride bike again today with goal of seeing hr move around - last ride it was pegged at 123 like I had a pacemaker. Being pegged like that is really just the meds capping your heart rate. It's like putting a governor on a car; no matter how hard you push on the gas it's just not going to go faster. Flec + metoprolol used to cap me at 105. No matby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM