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Just think: you me and Jay all in Austin within the same few days! And i trust we ll all have a positive outcome. We ll all at a minimum be better!by Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ive decided that since my Watchman is scheduled 2/16 in Austin im going skydiving this afternoon I think that ea of those risks are identical to pre ablationby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb congrats! And all the best in your healing. Which you will! Question: where will you have the 45 day TEE? And if its not Natale then who calls the shots thereafter? I ask as im on the same path 2/16 in Austin but if all goes well would prefer my 45 day TEE here in Charlotte by my EP Dr Holshouser who assures me he’s adept at it Tomby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
My 2 cents: off the top i was encouraged that you looked at ablation. 6 months is fairly far out. Were i you as its not that far id look into going to Bordeaux FR. Elite reputation. My guess is you could be a one and done. The earlier its ablated the better. Most of us get the anxiety! Some here have stories that will raise the hair on your neck. Ive got a few too. The great thing about afib is tby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Anti appreciate. Like afib we re all so different so who know but your observations make sense. Me? Im Ultra weird. AB- 5 PV. Warfarin resistant. Allergic horribly to Levaquin cipro zpak The only confounding thing is that i took it for months with nothing I have no idea wether a test exists?? Anyway thanksby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lol im not counting on that but maybe who knows. Yes Holshouser is watchman experiencedby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
I know. I mean the post Watchman TEE to ck for seal. Leaks etc. isnt that 45 days post watchman??by Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yesterday Dr Natale s scheduler sent me the dates for my upcoming TEE and Watchman Device. Feb 16 and 17. So its a TEE one day then Watchman the next providing i guess?? The TEE shows no clots. My LAA was isolated Aug 6. Since ive had no arrhythmias and remain on eliquis and propananol 20/20 ea day. Hopefully Omicron is past its peak by then. Ill wear a spacesuit if i have to. In the notes alsoby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
And im warfarin resistant! 15 mg in 2012 got me to 1.7. So im Weird. Right im this close so i ll stick with safety. Natale told me 1/2 dose immediately then at 45 days if all is sealed then ill beg to get off But so true. Were it a mechanism for tendonitis then more should have it. I read dr sarno books and just got a new book called the Great Pain Deception. All about emotions and the effectby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Appreciate the response as ive had practically no validation of my claim. I did get a script for Pradaxa. One pill upset my stomach bad. Gave me some pvcs and adrenaline kicked in so i quit it. The good news is : i got my Watchman date with Dr Natale 2/16. So 7 more weeks. Then 45 days at 1/2 dose then??? Maybe longer with aspirin?? Idk But i may have light at the end of the tunnel. So may june.by Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry misread. You were given the option and did 1/2by Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
AB just trying to make clear: you went to 81 aspirin after the 45 days?by Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Its not working out. Ive lifted weights 50 yrs. Im closer to Tazan a than Tom. I did 250 pushups Aug 5. Ablation with N aug 6 Something has changed. Holshouser back in oct suggested Pradaxa. Trent at Dr N said no they didnt like it. So im sticking with eliquis til watchman My therapist even said: its not Eliquis. Idk. I know my body. Im strange. AB- rare. Warfarin resistance 15 mg nothing.by Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
I posted here once on this subject. As i await my Watchman date i remain on Eliquis. Since march ablation then continued after august Natale ablation. Since sept ive gotten much worse. Shoulder pain. Quad muscle pain knee discomfort. Sometimes back pain. Am i the ONLY single person here blaming Eliquis for pain? I read on ask a patient. Med chat. Other sites where people post very similar pain.by Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Awesome news as you did what many of us here wish we had done: gone to a Superstar for ablation no 1 So have you avoided triggers? Maintain a strict diet ? Supplements? Alcohol? Meds? Tby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Len many here fear they “undid” their ablation! I honesty think that’s impossible. You are simply in a still vulnerable position. 3 months is nothing. Like i someone here told me in 2012. Youre playing golf with a stroke handicapp now. The ablation gives u an advantage not a locked up tight forever afib free (i doubt) but with proper nutrition and trigger avoidance yes u should do well. Chill!by Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Len. You sound like me only worse! Your ablation has not failed. Two errors - drinking 3-4 beers while on eliquis!!! No. Drinking 3-4 beers 3 months after an ablation period is high risk trigger imo. 3 months or 3 years. After my 2012 ablation i went to one beer or one drink only as alcohol was always an obvious trigger for me and many! Its gas poured on fire Way too soon to test out the durabilby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
I too have recommended Pinski to a few friends in Fla. im a newly Natale ablation for atypical Flutter. My ep here in Charlotte actually told me to go to him following his failed attempt on 3/29. Natale s was 8/6 in Austin. Perfect nsr since but! My LAA isolated and that presents a new fork in the road. Either anticoagulant or the Watchman. Im waiting for my Watchman date with Dr Natale as thisby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for shedding light Carey as a Watchman vet i value your insight. I too see no cause effect of Watchman impant causing afib. Could be that just the procedure triggered him. I read the study brochure: i found it interesting that they say an anticoagulant & aspirin for 3 months, this is where there seems to be some conflicting debate. 6 weeks a TEE then i thought another 4 months.? Anywayby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think that Dr Natale is wise to wait following LAA isolation before placing Watchman. He wants durable nsr then! Places a watchman and or a reconnection touchup. Thats what he told me. There is no mechanism that a Watchman would create an arrhythmia. Right? Impossible as it simply is a safety net at the LAA opening to catch clots and besides your own tissue grows over it. For me: bring it on! Iby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
Several things i learned here in 2012 prior to my first ablation: 1) ask the ep who puts the catheters in? 2) what is his accident record 3) and that after the ablation its like playing golf with a 6 stroke handicap. Youve been given an advantage 4) that the risks associated with ablation are less than having your appendix out. All were exactly right. Grasping for 100% safety assurance is impossby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
No ! My first 2012 here in Charlotte gave me 9 great yrs. Then atypical flutter arrived. I let same guy have a crack 3/29. Didnt work. To Austin 8/6 nsr since. Two days ago at noon i was Kardia nsr HR 68 BP 117/72. But! Back to Austin soon for a Watchman. Ive in all 3 had zero adverse events. Some peracarditis a few days after 1&2 Like Carey wish id a gone to Natale for no 2. Hindsight is….by Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
I find that a great attitude. We all now live at some level of FEAR. Wether it be arrhythmias or other heart conditions and procedures (ablations cardioversions medications which Dr to use , am i doing the right thing? Devices Etc) add to this we ve all lived 2 yrs of The Virus , masks precautions vaccines boosters variants distancing - reactions to vaccines? Alota choices. Incredibly i dare sayby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
I received a phone call today i didnt recognize. I took it. It was a Watchman representative in Minnesota. Just asking me about my progress and plans : so i told her of my virtual with Dr Natale 11/22 and that he has me planned for a Watchman. I guess i filled out an online questionnaire so they had my info. All said and done i think i had more knowledge than her lol. She didn’t provide me anythiby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
LOL😂. Carey youre too perfect! I was waiting on youby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM
After my first ablation in 2012 i choose to never have more that one drink or one beer even though it might be a 9% craft beer. For 9 yrs i never associated it with an episode but i ended up with atypical flutter that was Dr Natale ablated 8/6 and no arrhythmias since and am now scheduled for a Watchman Dec or Jan. My advice dont temp your good ablation. Alcohol isnt a trigger for each here but iby Poppino - AFIBBERS FORUM