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Had my first PVI ablation in 2009 after living with intermittant affib for many years without medication. At that time my affib burden had become much worse. I had decided many years before this that if my afib cam to a point to weather or not I needed to go onto meds that ablation would be the way I would go. My thoughts then were that if it progressed to the point that I needed meds, at some poby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you Shannon. Best wishes to to you and yours as well.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey OPERATOR SKILL MATTERS. There’s just no overstating this. In my opinion, RF in the hands of a highly skilled operator will outperform cryo. What he said. Cryo is a reasonable approach if it's your first ablation, you're paroxysmal, and your EP isn't highly experienced. It gives you roughly a 65% chance of success. If it's not your first ablation, if you&by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePompon I've only experienced 3 episodes in November (1, 2 & 4 Nov.), so I'm now afib free for two weeks, but I've still lots of ectopics. Particularly when laying down. I'm used to them, but I know they can turn to afib, which is not reassuring. I should not have written that. Lots of ectopics this night, kicking afib at 7:00 am. I took my flec at 7:05, back toby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Have you considered consulting your doctor, nurse or clinic and having your warfarin dosage adjusted? That's the usual solution. I second this commet. Messing with your INR could have an undesirable outcome.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Was finally able to capture a recording of my odd heartbeats this morning. As usual, it happened when I was really not doing much. I had only been out of bed for about 15 min and was packing my lunch. I just happened to have my phone and KARDIA laying there. I captured several recordings. The first looked to be a run of eptopics with a HR of 154 bpm. The second was sinus rhythm with an elevated Hby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack I would suspect that when you request your local records to be sent to Dr Natale your local EP/Cardiologist will know of the request but should not challenge you as the patient making the request. Unlikely he or she would even know of the request. It'll be handled by front office folks. Also, it'd be illegal for them (or any doctor in this country) to not honor theby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKleinkp Dr. Natale in network and I'm blessed with $1600 max out of pocket annually then covered at 100%. Is there any info/articles that explain his techniques that make him such an allstar. Sure my local EP will understand and if not I'll have to go elsewhere to find local care. Thanks, Kevin Have you mentioned Dr Natle to your EP? When I mentioned that I was persuiby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMissSunshine Rocketritch - so glad that everything is going well! I hear you when you say you can feel every skipped beat. I think we afibbers are hyper sensitive to every beat of our hearts. Carry on and live your best life! I hope to be following you into decades of NSR! I had my second ablation in Austin on June 5th. I had a 20 minute tachycardia episode in mid-September but have beby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Starting week three without the flecanide. I have been feeling the occational little blip in my chest but nothing major. I'm not convinced at tis point that its not just gas or ocational musce spasm. I take the steps at a pretty brisk pace every day at work, and other than the effects I normally feel from the metoprolol, I feel fine. I have always been able to feel any little flutter or mby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey What I was trying to say, and did it poorly, is if my LAA was a source of afib or flutter and was also electrically isolated, does the article say that with the flow numbers I have it is assumed to be reconnected? No, it's not safe to say that. Natale isolates the LAA only to the degree necessary to stop the arrhythmia. So one patient might have more LAA pumping ability afterby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, So sorry to hear this. Gail and I send our condolences to you and your family. We will keep you all in our thoughts and prayers.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
So far so good on both the heart and spinal front. Been doing allot of work around the house and garage making room for the new ride. Had the opporatunity to get out and do a little cycling today between sleeping late getting ready for night shift and physical therapy. Did 6 miles and tried to keep my heart rate below 110 which is practically impossible around hear due to all the hills. The hiby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
There is a Chinese Buffet and a Steak House locally I could never eat at as I would go out of rhythm after eating there.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hope the drugs got you back to rhythm. However, even if they did you really should be on an anticoagulant. I know the drugs stink but you need to keep your hear in rhythm until you decide your approach to being rid of it completely.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I agree with Carey. As he stated you need to wait at least 90 days. It was 6 months between my last 2 ablations (January- July). And its been a little over a month since I had a 2 week run of flutter. I just passed the 3 month mark for my last ablation on the 20th. After the 2 week run of flutter at about the 2 month mark I would never have thought I would be sitting here in NSR drug free butby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Took my last 25mg of Flecanide yesterday morning. Feels really good to be sitting here in NSR without it. Now the waiting game commences. Hopefully it won't be long and I will be off of the Metoprolol.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotejpeters The taper is going well. Down to 50 mg/day from 200mg. Will be off the Flecainide completely this weekend. Low doses of Flecainide don't seem to do much anyway. The taper I did was pretty much what I did following my ablation in 2009. I was on 50mg flecanide twice a day for 6 months post ablation that time. No arrhythmias during the entire period.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
The taper is going well. Down to 50 mg/day from 200mg. Will be off the Flecainide completely this weekend.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I used creatine suppliments years ago for weight lifting and cycling. Noticed significant benefits on both fronts without any side effects.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
3 month anniversary was Saturday. Dr Natale's office contacted me on Thursday and he wants me to stop the flecanide. They said I could just stop it but I'm going to do a short taper and be off it by Friday. I'm down from 200 mg/day to 100 mg/day as of today. There is always a little apprehension when quitting these drugs due to the possibility of things not going as well asby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey My time as an EMT taught me there are some things people fear that they shouldn't, and other things they don't fear that they should. Ladders are very high on the should list. If memory serves me right death from falling from lladder statistics are pretty high.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotejpeters A construction guy I know with afib claims that his fear of heights is a major trigger. Fortunately I have never had an issue in either situation. I suppose the confidence in my rescue team members nulifies any stressers I might normally have.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotejpeters A far more prevalent event is falling off the roof syndrome which, like many other self inflicted injuries, is highly correlated with alcohol consumption. I have 2 friends that have fallen off of ladders several times,stone sober, breaking multiple body parts. I've been pretty fortunate on the not falling from high places front. Mostly as I fear heights, which is odd for a guyby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have been known on occasion to have a beer with dinner when out with the family without any issues. And have shared a pitcher with friends after a long day on the bike with friends without issue following my ablation back in 2009 but as a rule don't drink at all. However, to indulge has always been my ruin so far as the heart goes. Summer 2016, I was installing new gutters on the house.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBillyjeans Saw Iron Maiden from the front row (barrier) last summer, so I got blasted, pushed, squeezed, shoved, you name it. No a-fib. Wow, is this the Gen-X afib thread or what? I saw Iron Maiden with Paul Dianno in 1980. On topic, rumbling bass vibrations used to cause me problems. Same with rumbling motors like in a hot tub or truck. Up the Irons! Metallica threw everythiby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotejpeters I will definitely be tapering it down slowly over a period of a couple of months rather than just stopping it altogether. I think that being as much because I've been taking it for such a long time prior to the ablation rather than just during the blanking period. Like exercise, I think the body will let you know better than any prescribed schedule. Post ablation with Richby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
This Saturday will be 3 months since my ablation with Dr Natale. I was contacted by his office today and they want me to stop the flecainide. It's been over a month since I have had any arrhythmia and they want to see how I'll do without it. I mean that's the whole idea right? So I'll start tapering tomorrow. I'll stay on the metoprolol and elequis for now. If alby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Great write up and glad you had success right out of the shute. Continued good health to you.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey The US has some of the safest public water supply in the world. It's usually safer than bottled water. I'm really tired of reading alarmist crap about it aimed at drumming up sales of useless crap. A friend of mine had a water treatment sales guy come to his house. He has well water and the guy was trying to convince him he needed a system. So my buddy went to the fridge anby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM