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I care less about the cosmetic rainbow of purple to green bruises. It matches my pond’s algae green or “the hulk” skin color. It seems the hematoma gets redder when disturbed. I’m supposed to wear compression stockings and the act of taking them off I feel is causing new bruises. I posted this Eliquis concern because I will be having major surgery on my gallbladder (if I get clearance because ofby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
A heavy chair fell on my foot on January 18. It’s purple green and I believe red in color. It’s not supposed to be broken but it’s painful still. Should one still have new bleeding and new bruises after this length of time?by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well GeorgeN I have been always sensitive. My GP told me all he has to do was breathe on me to get an iatrogenic reaction. I just recently returned from overseas and my PVCs are worst. Perhaps partly because I stopped Multaq but I believe the two EMF are a factor. There are mixed opinions on low level EMF suppressing AF: So many sites:by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
My PVCs average 15.3% burden starting ten days after my ablation but I believe it’s almost full time since I returned from overseas and stopped Multaq. It’s pretty interesting. My living room is approximately 15-18 feet from an electric pole with a bucket like transformer on top. It’s in the side of my property line. I have another one about 200 feet away across the street. I had very littleby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
You are right.,Quitting a business I started and hated was my favorite stress reducer.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kate- this ER is divided into two tiers- one is cuts and such, the other is cardiac and more serious. I speculate they classify AF the higher tier than a broken bone or stitches or getting your eye exam. This higher tier has vacant beds and is less crowded with two doctors, sometimes one. I once got something in my eye and was put with the general tier. Same with multiple times in the past when Iby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Typo “intended” came from nowhere. Relaxed muscles. iPhone typoby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don’t get artifact. I sit and relax my legs - uncrossed, wet my thumbs and area above the knee and place the 6L. Sitting relaxed intended muscles my legs acts like a table and I avoid artifact. Without moisture to your skin you could get artifact or a warning that the Kardia is not contacted to skin. I know it’s gross but I use spit on a thumb, transfer to my other thumb and smear on my skin aby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Stress was and still is my unwanted companion due to the constant illnesses and deaths of my beloved handicapped brother and mom who I took care of. When my brother died and hours after his funeral, I got my first AF, my mom got it the same time and we were one room apart in the ER. I find biofeedback helpful. I had a koi pond installed in my backyard with multi waterfalls powered by a 4400 gaby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz, ER’s cardio converts all the time. I trust them. The only time my cardiovert wasn’t in the ER was during my ablation under the gifted hands of the master Natale. Regarding routine description: Maybe because they know me at the ER by sight or it’s in their computer details, I am greeted by security and I pass through an TSA type X-ray arch and my purse is checked, I’m asked why I am there aby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
The NP was right. AF isn’t bad when compared to a heart attack, heart failure or other cardiac issues seen in the ER. She should had explained AF to you to reduce your anxiety.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I'm all about minimizing time out of rhythm, but the ER trip is my last, not first resort. Exactly. For most people the ER isn't where you want to be during an afib episode. It's very unlikely they'll do anything useful for you and sure as heck unlikely they'll cardiovert you unless you have a super-high heart rate or are in distress. I must have piby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey, 1. I have great insurance. Free after my Medicare and PPO’s low out of pocket is reached. 2. I don’t waste 6+ hours in the ER, it’s more like 2 tops including the hour post c. Conversion. 3. Triage tells me to return upon onset of AF. I listen to their advise. 4. As I mentioned if I had controlled low hr I don’t rush to the ER. It’s the strong urge to faint. I was tested positive foby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
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QuoteElizabeth Susan: You are only in AF for 1 hour when you go to ER? They don't cardiovert you after only 1 hr. in AF do they? Most of us wait our AF episodes out. Sorry about your foot. Liz Yes in the past I would head to the ER upon AF when my HR was high. I was instructed by the ER to come once my AF begins...and the triage would remember me and make a comment to thank me fby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
It seemed to be successful with 50. I never remained in AF longer than an hour (or less) before visiting the ER. Maybe it’s my body that 50 works. Maybe because I don’t wait to be cardio converted after a longer AF -“AF begets AF”. One ER dr insisted on 200 and I couldn’t reason with him, another compromised with 75. A dozen plus maybe with 50. My first cardio conversion they made me wait a day aby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don’t do well with joules higher than 50. I get real weak and dizzy afterwards. My local EP told me before my ablation to always ask for 50. ER prefer 200 to start so they don’t have to cardio converted a second time. I was able to ask for 50 most of the time. I actually asked dr natale during my three month post appointment why he cardio converted me four times-200,200,200,300? He didn’t reby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I get odd reading all the time. Anteroseptal infarct Is the most common. I have quizzed dr natale’s PN and my local EP plus 3-5 cardiologists at Cedar Sinai woman’s heart center within the years. All said to ignore, that the echo was fine and it said Anteroseptal infarct probably from poor lead placement of the 12 leads. Don’t worry. I’m sure they took a cardiac marker lab and it was within raby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey There are no "techniques." The answer is rate control drugs, which are usually beta blockers (eg, metoprolol) or calcium channel blockers (eg, diltiazem). Do you have a prescription for any type of rate control drug? There are also rhythm control drugs that might prevent these episodes entirely. Are you seeing an EP? So interesting...I am taking Natale’s advice for now (Iby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Is Natto soy based? If so soy and flax are not certain cancer friendly foods.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I started a modified keto diet a year ago when I wanted to shed weight—50g max carbs a day...with a cap of 1200 calories a day, sometimes my carb intake was in the 30s. I was AF free for a long before my weight lost (lost a lot of weight) and I started again to get AF and it put me in the path of at least a dozen cardio conversions. The ER doctor said the keto diet was a shock to my heart and cauby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
At my hospital in California the cut off time is 6 hours but one time they stared after 5 hours. There is at least a 20 minute prep time. Pads have to be placed on your vest and back and IV started. Then the staff starts the safety protocol of another checking the leads and pad placement. The paperwork you have to sign, the anesthesiologist is called in. He may ask you a few questions such as difby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Carey. My regular EP ordered all his patients the Kardia 6L so I speculate he maybe able to read a Kardia strip. My typical PVCs have a “dip”. I didn’t see any dips in the tachy stripby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wolfpack: do you know for sure? Are you medically qualified? Natale NP said no, my EP said yes and Carey said no. It’s shouldn’t be rocket science. It’s a 6 lead strip. I would like to know.by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wow. interesting..my ganglia was in the way during my ablation and I was told it was ablated. I too was tested positive for the tilt table test (2004). Thanks for sharing. It’s probably normal after an ablation (or maybe not) but my two symptoms post ablation was ortho static upon standing or bending over and my unwanted PVCs. The dizziness was so bad I was on the couch for two months because ifby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Try this to see if strips open Carey I cannot see a pvc every 4 seconds. But I a not trained or experiencedby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had my ablation on September 18. My son moved to Israel for a job so I took the risk of flying to see my grandkids. I even postponed stopping multag until I returned. I am staying in a remote mountain village without a hospital. There is an urgent care run by former American doctors but I find the place totally useless. I was across the street when I had my possible AF and it would take a threaby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well I didn’t weigh enough (one teens) to take a 300mg dose of Flecainide. I was foolish to not listen to my EP who said I didn’t weigh enough when 200/day was not working. I got a second opinion that put me in the ICU for 3 days. I would never had thought of 300mg if I didn’t read the hundreds of posts from those taking 300mg pill in pocket. That is the reason I posted. If you weigh less than 15by susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM
iMHO one should get two medical opinions before taking 300mg flecainide. I can’t stress it enough from experience of near death foolishness. My trusted EP said no because I didn’t weigh enough for the 300mg dose (what is it? Around 150-160 pounds for 300mg dose?) so I saw another EP who said try it. I had witnesses in consultation room him saying it was ok for my weight (I weigh in one teens) I rby susan.d - AFIBBERS FORUM