QuoteKwilk I've read a few of your detailed posts in other threads here, but don't remember you mentioning having had an ablation. I'd ask about trends in your atrial cardiomyopathy, but will start a new thread for that. Correct, no ablation. To my knowledge, no cardiomyopathy. I last had an echo 18 years ago with an EF of 54 & I'd been in afib for two months (and wasby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you don't go to Natale and are in S Florida, I'd suggest Dr. Sergio Pinski at CC Weston. He trained with Natale years ago at CC. I referred my cousin and his wife to Pinski around 2009 and they loved him and had successful ablations with him. You also might try calling Dr. Natale's office. I'm sure someone here can give you the run down on connecting with Natale.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKwilk you've probably read this, but in case not: Atrial Fibrillation in Competitive Athletes Aug 16, 2019 I've not read it. QuoteThe position paper from the European Society of Cardiology recommend a total detraining period of up to two months for restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm. However, this is rarely well received by the athlete and may be unacceptablby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKwilk I need an excellent-as-possible heart in order to keep up my very active lifestyle, which is essential to my life goals, not to mention mental health. And it means often being no where near healthcare/cell service/roads/etc. I second everything Carey says. Especially about picking the right EP! On a slightly different tack, you may wish to read this thread on exercise & afibby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Note: EVOO significantly increases absorption of MK7 see:by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBigBoy2020 Wow. That is two months of 800mg/day? I wonder how rapidly the body depletes iodine. I’m starting to wonder if my first ablation was ever effective or if the three months of steady rate I got was just due to the pre and post-op Amiodarone? It is interesting, standard of care says high dose iodine can cause Hashimoto's disease. I've known this for many years. Howby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKwilk If you write a message, then try to quote a previous message, it will erase without asking everything you just wrote. That needs to be fixed. I just wrote a long detailed post, then clicked the quote button in the above post to continue my post with a reply to it. That erased the long detail post i had written and put in the quote in place of it. That needs to be fixed. This is oby GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteBigBoy2020 Thanks. I was literally perfect for three months post ablation and the past two and a half weeks have been worse than before the ablation. I am a week into resuming Amiodorone and have been on 400mg 2x day since Thursday, maybe I’d be worse without it, but at the moment I can’t conclude it is working, I've not had experience with amiodarone, but in doing iodine researchby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteOzRob GeorgeN here on the forum knows of some EP's in Australia, I am hoping he can provide me with his info as well as anyone else on this forum. In this link, Moderator Shannon provides a list from his notes at a conference where top EP Pierre Jais from Bordeaux Fr provided the list. Jais is an elite EP and one of the top in the world, so his list is something to pay attention to.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteOzRob How many years can one go on controlling Afib through breath without the need to consider ablation? That is holding a breath to get back to NSR. Nobody can say. From what you post, it sounds like your afib is pretty frequent. Afib is generally, though not always, progressive. You'd like to have the ablation prior to afib becoming persistent. You've mentioned other aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDina Yaffa Any ideas ? Some with adrenergic afib triggers can use vagal maneuvers to stop episodes (strongly suggest not trying #6 carotid massage as it can be dangerous).by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
See the definitions here. As far a exercise goes, I think of vagal afib triggers as being delayed, as in after you've quit exercising. In my case, when I used to do long duration strenuous races, it might even be a several day delay. I think of adrenergic triggers as occurring during exercise. Like my friend who was hunting and killed a deer. In trying to pack it out, the exertion triby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteQue I'm happy to share that I am no longer taking Eliquis. How long does it take before it's completely out of your system? "There is no established way to reverse the anticoagulant effect of apixaban, which can be expected to persist for about 24 hours after the last dose, i.e., for about two half-lives." "In healthy subjects, administration of activated charcby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebettylou4488 . My diet is now moderately low carb pescatarian, with a lot of whole plant foods. how low carb? we have been having discussions in the house. Husband and I were vegan for a year. It helped a problem he had. I don't think it helped me except I got more plant foods in me (and cholesterol dropped a bit from 230 to 208). . I could not loose weight at all. (I'by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here is the post Karin mentions:by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had a 10 session Rolfing years ago. A friend who is now a DO was a Rolfer before. My wife still gets Rolfed regularly I'm guessing the Rolfer is addressing specific issues, not the 10 session "standard." I'd ask the Rolfer about your concerns. They may know.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Generally my concept agrees with Daisy. Looking at Table 1, my guess is these folks are not vagally mediated (higher BMI, lots of comorbidities). On the other hand, this seems benign enough and the vagus nerve covers a lot of territory, so if it were easy, it might be something I'd try.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteln108 I wonder if anyone has ideas about why Life Extension, the source of the interesting article Jackie refers us to, only provides 100 mCg of K2-7 in its Super K supplement (see below). But it has 45 mg in its Mega K supplement, which is quite expensive. What is a good dosage of K2-7? Is it necessary to take K1 as well? Thanks, Lance Super K: Vitamin K1 (as phytonadione): 15by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDaisy Do you have any tips? Ideally, I’d get a whopping dose in the morning but I haven’t been able to tolerate it. I have low blood volume (calculated by an interventional cardiologist), so I am trying to retain fluids (electrolytes help a lot). Can you salt your food heavily? That might help the stomach issue. A consultant suggested I increase mine (I don't have low blood volumby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I would say it is individual whether NaCl will increase blood pressure. I've had afib for 18 years and I specifically consume about 5.7 grams = 1.5 tsp sea salt (Celtic), about 3.5 g sodium, in 28 oz of water over the day (along with 2 tsp potassium citrate - 4 g potassium). I also consume additional salt in my food. My BP is generally around 110/60. I'm not suggesting others shouldby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
My experience. I was on a whole food plant based diet for 14 years when I had my first afib episode 18 years ago. It was high carb, low fat. I purchased my first glucometer two years later in 2006. While my A1C was OK, at 5.2%, my blood glucose excursions after consuming high quantities of carbs were high and sub optimal. From what I now know, my insulin response was far from perfect. I trieby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
For someone her age, possible Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. "Normally, a structure in your heart called the atrioventricular node regulates how electricity passes from the upper chambers to the lower chambers. If you have WPW, you were born with an extra pathway, in parallel with the atrioventricular node, which allows electrical signals to race back and forth between the upper and loby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotedisco One thing I have noticed with every EP/ Cardiologist I have ever met. None of them believe in supplementation and suggest I would literally be pissing away my money. Yet when I'm in the hospital with AF they are always adjusting my electrolyte balance with infusions and tablets. This is frustrating as I would like some medical guidance on the topic to try it out safely. I driby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom, in Oct 2020 had a infected root canal pulled with no Epi & she put in an implant. I put melatonin powder (with her permission) in my saliva and swished it around after (it is anti-inflammatory). I could feel the injected anesthetic wearing off as I left, but no pain. Then the implant didn't "take" (it was loose), so she removed it in Dec and cleaned out the hole withby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've posted this before. I've donated again and wanted to give this some visibility as a new thread. I wanted to let people know (or remind veterans) that Afibbers.org is a US 501(c)(3) non-profit charity. It is wholly supported through donations. I've just made one. The donation button is located on the upper right hand side of the main, not Phorum page here. This is aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
bettylou, I tried threonate a number of years ago because it is supposed to be good for sleep (as you mentioned) & the brain. I noticed no difference. On a per gram of Mg basis, threonate is very expensive for me, since I need to take so much Mg. However I had no issue combining with other forms & likely would not be an issue for you.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeocappy Why is one of the 1st questions someone ask me is “Did they ablate the LAA?” I did ask and Natale said no because it would be too aggressive and they had nothing except empirical knowledge which would have them do so on 1st ablation. He said we would wait to see if it is needed later. What does all this mean? Basically he did what he thought was necessary. They will see how youby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d I then don’t get it…if it concludes that “ This study suggests that AF is a risk factor for the development of dementia in adults aged <70 years.”…that means it’s more likely not less likely? This is a study of studies. When you look at the underlying studies, the numbers are a bit all over: " In a subsequent study of 6514 dementia-free participants in the prospective popuby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteggheld We're now trying it for outdoor exercise, too, and find its best to use when in areas not highly populated where we don't draw so much attention. I've done nasal breathing while awake for all activity for many years. The only time I open my mouth is during 20:10 Tabatas on my 90's Schwinn Airdyne fan bike. The 20 seconds is absolutely as hard as I can go for 20by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteAfibber20 Interesting the mouth taping can make that much difference, though it seems counterintuitive. Did nasal strip help? I never tried nasal strips. While it won't work for all sleep apnea cases, mouth taping is a simple approach and nasal breathing can make a big difference. I use the snoreless tape from this site: There quite a few other tape options. My 32 year old daughby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM