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This is true...called circumferential pulmonary vein isolation Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Annie - We will send in the angels for you on Monday and our positive energy and thoughts will be focused your way. You will be fine. Try to meditate and breathe through your heart.... I used a mantra while focusing on my heart...."manifest peace in my heart".... I would say this to myself or out loud...I could zone out immediately when I started it. Start now... say it constantly aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ray - What type of afib does your doctor think you have that is not "run of the mill" as he states? I honor your decision to try to live with afib for a while. While I've just had a successful ablation, it was the last choice on my list of options. When I embarked on my journey to find a "cure," I fully intended to do just that...fix it on my own, but after 8 turbulby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Penny - a mycoplasma profile of four specific species of mycoplasma.... it's a blood draw... drawn locally, sent to this lab..... Jackie Medical Diagnostic Laboratories 133 Gaither Drive Suite C Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Toll Free: 877.269.0090 E-mail: info@mdlab.com Office: 856.608.1696 Fax: 856.608.7634by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom T, Anton and Pete.... Tom - First... great news on your progress. Wonderful. While I'm not pushing for the CT scan.... I don't think that the TEE is a walk in the park, either....and the CT is far less invasive. I think it depends on the skill of the technician introducing the apparatus down the throat. Mine went well with no throat pain afterwards... but I know Lynn hadby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm late in reading my emails and just read Bill Sardi's great announcement in his recent newsletter.... that THE VITAMIN C FANATICS WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG By Bill Sardi Labeled as health fanatics and vitamin whackos, the users of mega-dose vitamin C pills are about to be vindicated. No more hiding their vitamin C pills from their doctors. No more condescending glances from their friends wheby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
You probably all know this...but I just tested it out this week and it is pretty neat.... The little stickers on most produce identify if it is organic, conventionally grown or genetically modified...all by the number on the sticker... Conventional will have a 4 digit number - ie PLU 1022 Organic will have a 5 digit number prefaced by the the number 9... ie PLU 91022 And the one we doby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thomas.... thanks for posting this information..... it is of great interest to me and I've been observing some of the theory myself for a while. It makes alot of sense....but I prefer just reducing caloric intake with my own healthful wholesome meals designed just for my needs rather than follow a generic plan...one size does not fit all. Also, no question that we are on overload when itby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Anton - That's great news. Enjoyed your report. Now.... time to live again. Thanks for reporting in. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Its 8 months since my PVI ablation with Dr. Natale here in Cleveland, Ohio at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation...main campus. Because I had the one breakthrough event at 103 days post ablation which required cardioversion, I requested a 48-hour Holter monitor and they also included an echo - on 6/2. Last Friday, I spoke with Dr. Natale about the results and the good news is that he seesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy funny you should mention that. I just spoke with Dr. Natale and he mentioned he was sending the CT scan to another "reader" of the scan for his opinion..... I kidded him and said...hey, after all this time and I'm not dead, I guess we don't have to worry about a clot. I will be posting shortly a report on my latest review with Dr. Natale about the results of my 6/by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John s II From the Healing Power of Herbs by Michael T. Murray, N.D. comes this comment: "Garlic preprations standardized for alliin content, garlic oil, and both fried and raw garlic have been shown in human studies to increse serum fibrinolytic activity significantly. This increase occurs within the first 6 hours after ingestion and continues for up to 12 hours. Dosage.... A commercby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - some people are in AF when the ablation begins. Others are not. At the CCF, they prefer you not be in AF and in fact, they want your heart to be as calm as possible before an ablation. That's not always possible and I know several people here have posted they arrived for ablation while in AF. As James D says...they look for the impulses via a catheter tip....those are the onesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cilla - Wonderful news. Sorry about your hematoma...I guess it comes with the territory. So glad to learn it went well. Just be calm and take good care of yourself. You will be feeling great very soon. Somewhere in my "foggy" memory, I may have heard the neck site is used for the monitoring equipment.... like the ICE monitor.... I could be mistaken...I also had the neck insertionby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bren - Try this web site.... ACAM 23121 Verdugo Dr., Ste. 204 Laguna Hills, CA 92653 1 800 532 3688 The American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), founded in 1973, is a not-for-profit medical society dedicated to educating physicians and other health care professionals on the latest findings and emerging procedures in preventive/nutritional medicine. ACAM's goals aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle.... the answer is no. Natto works on a different clotting action and is not reflected in the INR evaluation....see this excerpt below from my post a while back on Nattokinase: Experts agree that NK is remarkably safe and virtually non-toxic for use by people who are not already using anticoagulant-type drugs. However, if patients already are using warfarin, heparin or other anti-coagulby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good Job Peggy! Dr. Seelig's book is a must-read. She's spent over 35 years researching magnesium and why we need it in abundance. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bren - Happy birthday early. Congratulations on reaching that number..... I agree with your hesitation to use Coumadin. When I was working as a dental hygienist, and during the review of patient health updates, I saw an alarming number of people in their 70's and 80 on coumadin who were having alot of the bleeding problems that come with that drug. I think it has alot to do with capillaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jeff - congratulations on your success. Thanks for sharing your information. I commend you on your committment to listening to your body. You seem to have found a winning combination for yours. May you have many successful and healthy years free of AF. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Benj - I repeat....you need magnesium supplements for calcium in any form to be effective. I do hope the prescripition you are taking isn't causing your arrhythmia. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
VH - I had 20 sessions by an MD who was also an MD in Oriental Medicine... very well known and regarded...so it was not his expertise....but it did not work for for me. Expensive.... $90 a treatment. Try magnesium glycinate and potassium supplements....go back in the archives and read why. If all else fails...ablation is a cure. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
tom - that's interesting about the outpatient designation. My ablation with Dr. Natale here in Cleveland must have been considered outpatient - based on your description. I went in one morning at 6 am... stayed overnight, and could have walked out by 10 am the next morning, but the paperwork wasn't fully completed until about 1:30 p.m. Phycially, there was no need for me to stay lonby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I should have added that if a person is concerned with bone health...and we all should be...then the best bone builder is weight training....free weights or any weight bearing exercise.... the pulling of the ligament attachments where they insert in bones stimulates the growth of new bone cells. This keeps our bone density right where we want it...usually above average. I increased my bone densby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dean - there is a wide variety of recommendations for supplemental calcium/magnesium ratio...the most popular being 2:1. Holistic doctors seem to prefer 1:1. With afibbers, however, additional supplemental calcium is not recommended because it is excitatory to heart cells. The last thing we need. Most people with a healthy diet of whole foods will get what they need in calcium....unless thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jun 30 (Reuters Health) - A stress-filled life really does seem to raise the odds of heart disease and stroke down the road, according to a large study from Sweden. The researchers found that among more than 13,600 men and women followed since middle-age, those who reported chronic stress at the study's outset faced a somewhat higher risk of fatal or non-fatal heart disease or stroke oby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Benj - if it is the microwave, I don't know about that...could be experimental.... I only meant that the procedure was standard with Medicare...I didn't mean or assume you were old enough to take advantage of it. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
These articles on Dr. Mercola's newsletter this week are worth reading: Modern Health Care System is the Leading Cause of Death, Part I - Is the American medical system the leading cause of death and injury in the United States? According to these authors it is, and they have the evidence to prove it. Dr. Mercola's Comment: One of the most prominent articles on this site is Doctors are the Thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Benj - As I just responded in another query..... it is not experimental. My ablation (PVI) was recognized as an accepted procedure and covered by both Medicare and my secondary health insurance plan. If Medicare covers it.... it's bonafide! They don't like to cover anything out of the realm of conventional. Be persistent...perhaps your doctor isn't providing the proper codes tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi all - I'm sorry to post this long message, but it is good reading and thought you might find it interesting or at least amusing..... Jackie This comes from the Health Sciences Institute online e-alert..... July 6, 2004 ************************************************************** Dear Reader, You have to love synchronicity. Sometimes it provides good theater. Just a few days ago,by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
DAve - it is definitely not experimental....both Medicare and my secondary insurance have honored the claim. Be persistent. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM