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Susan, your 10 mg/dL is very small compared to the guy in the article. "to convert serum ethanol level to BAC, move the decimal point 3 places to the left. Example, a 100 mg/dL serum ethanol level is equivalent to a 0.10 (g/dL) BAC, or 0.10% (weight/volume)." From this: ). So your 10 mg/dL is = 0.01 g/dL or 0.01% BAC per Carey's point. Legal driving limit is generally 0.08by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePercyfaith The MCH and MCV are more a lead on Lyme or Mold. Not at all sure if they are an Afib factor. Chloride has been high every Afib time. I consider hydration due to simple saline IV has brought him back into rhythm 2 times in Emergency room visits...last time was told to dangerous to give him..??? I do not understand that? But they were about to sell him a Heart Carth duringby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMuntz First Afib in 2006, converted within a few hours. I was taking Diltiazem & Flecainide for a year in 2018 but had too many contradictions so I weaned off Flec and replaced Diltiazem with Metoprolol. My question to you my friends... is there a med that will keep afib away? Is there a med out there that's the most successful on reducing ectopics which really are so worrisome toby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie Also, I have a pdf file of the small booklet by naturopathic physician Michael Murray, N.D. titled Stress, Anxiety and Insomnia… I can send you by email if you send me a PM with your email . Here is an online link to the PDF:by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack I still have an '88 300 ZX with 104,000 miles... How many of those involved pushing? Actually its been very reliable car. Around 2002, Nissan replaced the injectors for free. It is not the turbo model which has the maintenance hog reputation. The timing belt replacement is at 60,000, so did that & clutch actually failed because of age around 100K. Otherwiseby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePoppino My md messaged me today saying they tracked 3 months of A1c?? Glucose in your blood "glycates" or attaches to protein. When they do an A1C test, they test the percentage of hemoglobin that has been glycated. Something like 4.7% is spectacular, >=5.7% & <6.5% is prediabetes and >= 6.5% is diabetic (some entities use slightly different ranges). This can bby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey. Eating a high sugar diet doesn't cause high blood sugar 12 hours after your last meal A high sugar diet can cause insulin dysregulation, depending on the person. The blood sugar you have 12 hours fasted is provided by the liver. If your glucose is high, it can be that your insulin system isn't handling what is being produced. Either because you aren't making enouby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePoppino potassium was 56 I assume you mean 5.6 mmol/L? You might get a glucometer and start testing. I suggest, as a starting point, before, an hour after meals and an hour and a half after. If before is always the same, you can drop that. Then figure out when your max is after meals (and test then) and how different foods impact it. A good meter is this one: It will also test ketby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
It has been discussed for a long time. My initial afib episode was in 2004 and getting tested was one of the avenues I went down (I tested negative) Here is a search on pylori. Here is a thread on the topic. A post by JohnnyS on the topic.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I still have an '88 300 ZX with 104,000 miles. A great wife and an excellent home gym. No Vice clothes...by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
See hwkmn05's post about Ivermectin and his lyme symptoms I passed this on to a friend with lyme.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cardiac massage is an old term for CPR also (from 1961 ). It could easily be how it was translated. One story said the medics had an AED. My wife mentioned she say a clip with him taking a hit, which could have done something. Also, there are latent genetic issues that can occur in athletes that cause ventricular arrhythmias.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotembd I am particularly interested in increasing my Vitamin D levels to help reduce the number of episodes. I am already taking 400mg twice a day of Mg. I had been taking 5000 UI of Vitamin D3 for 4 weeks and a subsequent blood test gave Vitamin D level of 35 ng/mL. Trying to figure out if I should target 65 ng/mL and the daily dosage of D3 to get there. Any guesses as to my Vitamin D leveby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteLaniB Does anyone have experience with Magnesium IV ? Like how often can a 2gram MgSulfate IV can safely be done? I know Shannon has used Mag IV's so here is a search on his IV mag posts. Dr. MyHill, a GP in the UK commented that nebulizing mag can be as effective of IV for asthmatics. Search on her site on nebulising Search of her site on Mg injections: I'veby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Very interesting. Last Oct had middle upper front tooth with an infected 50 year old root canal pulled and a zirconia implant placed. I'm not on any anticoagulation, so that wasn't an issue. I asked for no Epinephrine, which we discussed and the periodontist complied. Then, my bone wasn't really hard enough for the implant, so it had to be removed in December. I did that with nby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJaydee212 I do not usually eat any meal after 7 ish although I take a number of supplements before bed; a couple are a little hard to swallow without yogurt or applesauce, so I may have a few small bites of one of those around 8 ish. I go to bed around 9:30. That may be enough anyway to cause trouble...right? Still, I do not notice this after other meals as a rule...of course, not lyingby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d George- is your breathing holds similar to what my icu RN told me to do?— I was to take in a breath, blow it out and strain push like I was trying to move my bowels. I was trying to get out of tachycardia. We were looking at the monitor and my hr did drop considerably but it returned. I remember once in the Er a doctor asking me to try as well. It didn’t work for me but as you mentioby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteThe Anti-Fib...I am stuck in NSR for a year now. Aside from Anti-Fib's (AF) and Susan's cautions about flec and breath holds, this is something people should pay attention to. See AF's post in Colindo's thread . Colindo mentions Steve Carr's approach (and there are more links in this post). We are all different, but these are ideas to pay attention to. Mby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Does Natalie do convergent ablations? I guess they don't use radiation in the procedure. Anyway I read about this a few years ago and wonder if this procedure is still being done. Liz, My understanding is that a convergent ablation is the combination of a mini-maze (a surgeon goes in through the chest and creates external lines on the heart) and a conventional catheterby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJaydee212 I rarely have an issue in the daytime, but I would guess I just do not notice until I lie down. Wonder how long before you lie down, do you eat?by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Magnesium has been a core (but not sole) part of my afib remission program for nearly 17 years. In my case, any form works, I've successfully taken these: oxide, chloride, malate, glycinate, citrate, bicarbonate, acetate (I make the last two myself from magnesium hydroxide - milk of magnesia). I have a very large bowel tolerance (>4000 mg) and take the mag to near bowel tolerance. Thby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebettylou4488 So.. the flecanide from another country is better? how does one procure that? I have tried it and it never worked. I am currently on dofetilide but I have been toying of going off for a few reasons. I haven an EP appointment next week and going to discuss other meds. (Seems like I have tried a lot of them to no avail...) Bettylou, I thought through my flec history. Myby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteThe Anti-Fib "I also got a J&J vaccine after I tested for no antibodies 6 weeks after my 2nd Pfizer shot." What test was this? My limited research into this indicates unreliability and false positives due to previous non C-19 viral infections (common Cold). Test: It was prescribed as part of a UCSF study I'm in. Interpretation: Negative: Less than 0.80 (<0by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteTim Shannon I am interested to sign up for the PFA , could you assist and provide the contact details of Dr Natalie Click "Call Office" on this page:by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteThe Anti-Fib Backing up, why did you even go into AFIB in the first place? My hypothesis. In January, had a meeting with my doc, Steven Gundry. He'd had us take a food sensitivity panel. Turns out I spiked big time on some foods that I ate a lot of. I think in retooling my diet, some extra calcium got in from non dairy items (I don't eat dairy). Hence my normal very stable aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib I'd love to find a technique that brings up past youth even at the cost of experiencing those traumas again. The techniques that are known for emotional stuff include Stan Grof's Holotropic Breathing as well as what is called Rebirthing. Both involve long periods of hyperventilation and are best done with a coach under supervision. I've not done thiby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib George - just to clarify - are these Valsalva or modified Valsalva maneuvers or something else? Is there a video on YouTube demonstrating the technique? NLAMA, it is not Valsalva, which is holding the breath on an inhale and bearing down. This is a bunch of hyperventilation breaths followed by a breath hold after an EXHALE. No bearing down. This is similar toby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
These two are related in the same episode for me. Since around 2008, I’ve purchased my flecainide from Europe and was initially prescribed Tambocor in the US before that. The flec is from Meda AB, a specialty pharmaceutical company and is branded Apocard or Tambocor, depending on the country they are sold in. The pills are individually wrapped on a blister pack card which keeps them from oxiby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib When he turned 70, I began to reiterate the caution needed to 'not fall'. Bones are fragile, recovery takes a long time and lots of muscle is lost which in turn leads to more falls. # 1 tip IMHO is DON'T FALL. Great advice! Hard to follow for a 65 year old with the frontal lobe of an 18 year old male. Learning how to fall in years of judo class andby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d however if one has no heart disease than one’s age mirrors the general population. Which doesn’t make sense because the first link mentioned afib will lower the numbers. I interpret the statement that your life expectancy is a function of your underlying health conditions. I don't think having a pacer is causative for death. In fact, if you have a condition requiring a paceby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM