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Steve - thanks for the elaboration... and definitely, give your plan time to play out. I totally believe in exhausting all possibilities first. It can take several months or longer for adjustments and added magnesium to make a difference so there's no hurry if you are functional. That was not the case for me... but you are undoubtedly younger than I. Let us know how you are. Besby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - after my first ablation, my heart was mostly calm for the greater portion of 11 years. However, when afib re-surfaced again, it was first a mix ...just afib and then afib that turned to flutter... then always flutter that required ECVs. No matter what I tried, I was unable to prevent the recurrent flutter. The EVC might last a couple weeks and then back in flutter. While I would ratby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Catherine - thanks for the news. Again, so sorry that he has had such a painful and worrisome ordeal. At least that's behind him and hopefully, managing the Afib won't be difficult once the inflammation subsides. Good thoughts and prayers for you both, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Barb - I'm certainly sorry to see your post. If it does turn out to be Diastolic Dysfunction and you decide to try Dr. Sinatra's regimen, I'm sharing this with you because I'm using those nutrients to help maintain heart muscle health as a result of the LAA isolation procedure, although I'm not on any other meds except half-dose Eliquis. However, I still want toby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Shannon for the explanation and clarification. Important information to have here as a reference link. Also, above and beyond the question “to thin or not” relative to ablation procedures and CHADs scores, it’s especially important in terms of overall preventive health guidelines be aware of one’s blood viscosity status. For afibbers and former afibbers not on OACs, it’s obviouslyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - It's worth a try to lower your flecainide dose. I have abundant experience with long episodes of Afib and also extended flutter episodes. When I cut back on the high dose flecainide, it seemed to lessen the flutter tendency... (until it didn't)...which is typical with flutter that tends to be progressive... and nothing I tried made a difference so I was having ECV's fby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Dean... Good to see you posting and that you are still doing well. Great news! I wish you luck in arguing your point about natural methods for maintaining healthy blood viscosity since we all know they can be extremely effective without the cost and other side effects of formal Rx drugs. However, the medico-legal liability issue may be driving the mandates there. Of course, when patiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Steve – Sorry to read you are still plagued by this. As you mention, the Hiatal hernia is undoubtedly contributing. Back in 2003, Steve Rochlitz, PhD wrote a report on Hiatal Hernia and Vagus Nerve involvement and also a book on that topic. In fact, last year, I recommended that source to you in response to your post back then. You can probably find it in Google search… but the followingby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Peggy - Ditto to Gill's comments. Nice to see you posting. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Larry - Since Shannon attends so many conferences on treating arrhythmia, he's the one to respond about why testing either isn't done or not considered necessary because of the way these new anticoags function in the body. I've never been told that I should have a periodic test, either. I'm presuming it's because these work well - consistently, which must have beby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Great summary observation, George. Just as the experts say, "you don't have to be held hostage to your genes" and you are certainly to be commended for getting to the right people for the right tests as there are a lot of unreliable tests and many, still unknown to a lot of doctors. As a result, you've gone well beyond 'the extra mile' and I'm sure you will liby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Clay - yes, metabolic testing is definitely important. My FM MD likes to test a couple times a year or even more frequently when working on a specific issue. Fortunately, Medicare does cover most of the labs... ie, Genova Metabolic Profile testing as one example. The genetic tests such as George has mentioned help tremendously in guiding targeted supplementation for genetic interferences.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
There are reports of many benefits of dark chocolate and cocoa and also the need for awareness as to amounts and quality... such as... * Organic chocolate avoids the pesticides that are typically applied to stored cocoa beans which end up in the chocolate/cocoa product * Consumer Reports mentions that many products are contaminated with high amounts of cadmium — a toxic heavy metal, and somby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glen - great news! I'm sure you are very relieved to finally have a calm heart. Enjoy the rest of your life in blessed NSR. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good review on lectins at this link that also contains a link to a presentation by Dr. Gundry involving lectins and Inflammation...which is always important info for afibbers wanting to avoid the thick, sticky blood consequences of inflammation Excerpt Lectins Are Highly Inflammatory One major concern is that most lectins are proinflammatory, meaning they trigger inflammation and create aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, George, for the additional info. As Clay comments, it is exciting and great that you've been able to connect with Dr. Gundry. Even better that his fees and the lab fees are covered by insurance. My experience locally with functional medicine practitioners is they typically are cash practices...so you are indeed fortunate all around. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm with you. I don't want more exposure either. I’ve thought a lot about the exposure as radiation is cumulative. The good news is that typically ablation procedures are relatively short duration exposure but complicated cases lasting for many hours can certainly contribute to radiation over-exposure. Of course, that’s never the initial intent as most procedures go well and quicklyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mayo Clinic DOAC Dos and Don'ts Gayatri Acharya, MD: Greetings! I'm Dr Gayatri Acharya, cardiology fellow at Mayo Clinic. During today's recording, we'll be discussing the recently released US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug watch list with advisories on the direct-acting oral anticoagulants, or DOACs . I'm joined today by my colleagues, Dr Robert McBane, cardiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Don - No, my main experience is with Eliquis. With that, I had nearly immediate reactions when I started the full dosing three years ago...when my afib revved up as a result of attempting to treat the latent Lyme discovery. After I stopped the Lyme treatment, the Eliquis symptoms continued and were definitely a bit less once I was able to cut back after the 3rd ablation. I blame my reactiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Clay - We're on the same page. Sorry if my response didn't sound that way... but I am totally in agreement that Dr. Gundry is promoting extremely useful tips on underlying causes of ailments that are not typically considered by most physicians. I know about and understand muscle testing and have enjoyed the benefits of that as well. My journey into natural health and healing pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good question. Steve Ryan has a report on this topic .... Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Clay - I didn't provide that link to detract from Dr. Gundry's work, but rather point out that he's reaching out to share important information in a variety of ways. Many people aren't likely to buy a book but will pay attention to videos that provide easy-to-understand information that can be extremely helpful....especially in areas that aren't likely to be routinelyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Clay - I just received a notice about Dr. Gundry's work introduced by this video clip which provides an eye-opening look at what foods may impact your health. Be well, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex - Your dosing of Taurine is certainly within the suggested range. Refer to the old report on Taurine here: What About Taurine? Also, I've sent you a newer report on taurine that you may find useful as well. Jackieby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Thanks, Smackman - I totally agree with you about the cost of these new oral anticoagulants. While I truly enjoy the convenience of not having to test regularly to meet INR numbers as we did when using warfarin/coumadin and I had significant incompatibilities with that also, but back then, it was the only Rx option. You recall my story about switching to Nattokinase along with other naturalby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Don, for this post and your recent additional comment in the other thread -- adding it here as well for convenience. I , too, am extremely grateful to be in NSR, once again at long last! As you point out, the only thing better would be to be totally ‘done’ with the heart procedures and safely off Eliquis. Even the half dose is still causing side effects for me so I share the obviousby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
There is a lot of evidence that the prevalence of Lyme disease is significant and often unsuspected. The presence of active Lyme (Borellia burgdorferi) and other common co-infections causes inflammation... among many other symptoms.... and can definitely influence heart arrhythmias. My experience is that arrhythmia patients are not typically flagged and tested as potential Lyme victims. Tby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
You are correct that diarrhea can quickly imbalance critical electrolytes and, obviously, you also become dehydrated. It's always good in those cases to drink pure water frequently and often, and also adding back in some magnesium, potassium and sodium helps but the tricky part is to add just enough magnesium so that you don't contribute more to a laxation effect. All of these electroby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Important to emphasize that enough sleep regularly is very important to health. My spinal alignment doctor always reminds patients that... "the body heals while sleeping and if you don't get enough sleep, you won't be able to heal or undo all the insults you've sustained during the day."by Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Turmeric or curcumin is the #1 buzz word these days. It's been well-known and very useful herbal treatment for many years. Long ago it was used by herbalists in the root form. Now we have a plethora of varieties available of the supplement powder. It's sad that the young woman died as a result of an infusion when lower doses in capsules are so common and points out once again, itby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM