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Wil - good thought. It might be similar but the heart wall is far more thin than say a hand, arm, leg that would be burned deeply. Certainly the surface would be similar although the 'outside' covering of the body is not the same as what's on the inside of the heart where the lining and muscle are practically one. I've often advised ablatees to be patient and give the heby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Justine - were you able to locate the glycinate form of magnesium? It's specifically formulated not to create bowel intolerance, yet for some, it still does. As Peggy mentions, go slowly starting with small doses until the body acclimates. I also agree with the apple pectin and taurine recommendation to help. If all that fails, then try to get as much magnesium as you can from food. Tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - I am in contact with another afibber who has pericarditis and he has spent a great deal of time investigating the remedy to the situation. He would like to either email or speak with you by phone. If you can email me, I'll put you in contact with him. It should help you significantly to learn what he's learned. Hang in there. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Charlie for your kind words. When you feel the urge to read much more complete information, I encourage you to purchase Hans' books offered below - starting with the first and working up to the last volume. These are invaluable and contain references and studies to which you can direct your doctors should a point of concern arise. We all owe a debt of gratitude to Hans for takiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chris - it's not advisable to combine natto with Coumadin without some medical supervision - and that will be difficult to find. Nattokinase is the enzyme to which you refer - natto is the term used for the food which contains the enzyme and the food also contains a very high amount of vitamin K. It is important to only use a nattokinase product that is labeled as NSK-SD , the patentby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Thomas. I've been toying with something similar to a blog but a bit more like a website that would have to do with healthy aging yet not like many of those already functioning. We all age from birth. I'm investigating what approach might be best and easiest. Afterall, these things can take on a life of their own, it seems. I'd hate to start something and then reaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Justine - I'm not sure what it is that you're wanting to know... Here's a website for the anion gap explanation. Based on your ranges of both potassium and magnesium, I'd say you could benefit from supplementing with both minerals. They will reduce the acidity which is indicated by the comment " low pH" and mild intracellular acidosis. When cells are too acidic,by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - that's really good news and should be encouraging to you that your heart is healing and normalizing. It will be interesting to learn the results of the Holter; probably a mixture of several types of beats including PACs which are very common after ablation. Relax and be patient. Glad to hear your cognition is improving. We are all different, could be the impact of some heart medsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Libby - about three years ago, I corresponded with a man who came to Cleveland for ablation after he had a pacemaker placed. He knew the pacemaker most likely would not have any affect on the afib and it didn't; thus he needed the ablation. If you truly don't need the pacemaker, you should consider ablation with one of the top EPs. Perhaps you need to get a second or third opinionby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'll write him and ask for his comments based on your critique. The side effects of beta blockers are the same whether for hypertension or heart conditions like arrhythmia. Nothing changes the drug ingested. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - I'm not a doctor nor an expert on pericarditis, but it is my opinion based on what I've read that in some cases, it may take a considerable amount of time for it to completely disappear. It can be monitored by echo and CT scan. The EP nurse at Marin General commented that pericarditis needs to be completely eliminated before it becomes chronic and influences the course ofby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Modern Medicine Fails Again This Time Its Beta Blockers Bill Sardi, Health Journalist Read his observations here:by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gregg - I've reviewed much of my taurine files and I still can find no indication that it would be troublesome....in fact, after the review, I'm even more in awe of taurine that when I originally wrote my post. However, it could be that you don't get along with it and perhaps you should either stop or cut back on your dose to half of what you take 3 times a day and see if anythingby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - on the aspirin story.... doctors say that if aspirin were discovered today, it would be regulated as a prescription drug. Happily, it isn't! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - I don't buy it for the trace minerals, I buy it because it's non-processed. I use so little that one of those small bottles of Real Salt lasts about six months or longer. If I use salt in cooking, I use the Celtic salt because the Real Salt has some 'grit' in it. It's pricey but lasts forever in my house. On the craving issue - it varies - I guess it can comby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marian - Thanks so much for locating this. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - the answer to your question is also obvious...it's a type of enzyme or molecule that occurs naturally... they can't patent a natural product... therefore no $$. The bottom line prevails.... horrors that anyone would come up with something that isn't patentable... that would be a supplement and "we know supplements aren't helpful" right? I have no knowledby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Iodine Controversy From Mary Shomon, Your Guide to Thyroid Disease. Too Much vs. Not Enough, and What It Does To Your Thyroid? The New England Journal of Medicine published new research from China that looks at the relationship between iodine intake and thyroid disease. Reporting in the June 29, 2006 issue, the researchers concluded that "more than adequate or excessive iodine intake mayby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob K and all on this topic..... regarding fish vs fish oil..... Couple of things: I just heard an interview with a doctor on mercury issues and he says that the mercury coming from fish that we eat as food is not easily or readily absorbed into the system and thinks the mercury/fish comments are overblown. But on another note, most of the fish offered today in supermarkets or restauranby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gregg - I doubt if you build up a 'immunity' to taurine but would like to know how much you take. I'd also like to know if you only take those two supplements and not any supplemental magnesium. I'm going to look back in my taurine files to see if I can determine anything about long-term use of taurine and if perhaps you need more as time goes on. I doubt that, but needby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - unrefined salt is the one to use IF one is going to add salt to food, but we (afibbers) have to be especially careful in adding much salt because the sodium chloride will displace the potassium in heart cells and we are working hard to keep potassium inside those cells to stabilize rhythm. Unrefined salt contains no other additives or anti-caking products and is thought to be much more beby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex - In some cases, it's good to pause supplements; with nattokinase, I'm not thinking that would be a good idea since you want the effect of breaking down fibrin to be ongoing. Don't forget, it also inhibits PAI-1 which is essential to preventing the formation of clots during the early morning times when strokes are prevalent. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - How unfortunate for you! Take very good care of your health and make sure that the pericarditis is completely gone before considering another ablation. I'd highly recommend Dr. David Callans - mentioned in the other posts and if you have questions, I'm sure Pete (here) would be happy to correspond by email with you. He also had tamponade and a terrible outcome with his fiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dear Charlie - Dr. Larry Chinitz is at NYU - check to see if your plan works there. He has a good track record using the pulmonary vein ablation and you'll be back in action more quickly than the mini-maze. No co-incidence that the V8 and magnesium are helping. Check this thread: Stress depletes magnesium and I'm sure you and your colleagues have plenty of that. If you carby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Babs - one thing to remember about chemo treatment is that it is a poison. This is a huge stress to the body in attempting to detoxify that. Stress depletes magnesium. Diarrhea will deplete all the essential electrolytes fairly quickly including the two you need to maintain normal rhythm. So, as Darla so wisely recommends, attempt to replenish magnesium with whatever means you are able tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Diana - I used to do an arm circuit with 5 pound free weights or dumbells - about 15 - 20 minutes of that was enough to increase my heart rate. Gatorade has artificial colorings and sugar. Not a healthy drink..... but in an emergency, it's better than nothing. Quite some time ago, I posted about using handy little packets of electrolytes called EmerGenC...by Alacer. It fizzes when addedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gunnar - food that metabolizes to an alkaline ash are easy to remember.... most all veggies and fruits are alkaline proteins - meat, fowl, fish, seafood all metabolize to acid ash as do most grains and starches along with sugar. Neutral foods - that being on either side of 4.0 pH are butter fresh, unsalted , cream, milk, oils except olive which is alightly alkaline) whey and plain yogurt.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Julia - Coenzyme B Complex is fine... Is this from Solgar? How much of what B's are in the Complex? If it's Solgar, then it's fine - I know that product. I still think that's too much calcium and not enough magnesium in that formula. But, if you have no afib, then I wouldn't rock the boat and change anything. If anything changes, suspect the calcium. What's iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This possible connection was mentioned in the 4th BB (I believe) and there was considerable discussion about it back then... I think I recall it was a doctor from Arizona who introduced it to the BB and claimed to have cured his afib by getting rid of the chlamydia. Russell Blaylock, MD, indicates that bacteria and viruses cause inflammation by invading blood vessel walls and both chlamydiaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM