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The vast majority of Foley catheter removals go smoothly with only minor queasy feeling at the moment of pulling it out ( a little like a snake being yanked out I would imagine) but nothing too terrible. Only occasionally when there is a nick or abrasion in the urethra during insertion or removal of the Foley is there typically the kniod of temporary burning and discomfort similar to a Urinary trby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Barb, as I noted in the text message , it's very unlikely that any inflammation 'by' or 'around' your esophagus would be a remnant left over from your touch up ablation in June. Also Barb, you wrote the diagnosis at "LA Grad reflux esophagitis". Please note that 'LA Grade' here does not mean or imply "Left Atrial' .. It means 'Losby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yep george, my wife and I just did the 23andMe test two weeks ago and sent it in, and the buffering agent is in a sealed chamber on the underside of the large fold-over initial mixing cap. When you close that cap the liquid buffer seal is broken and dumps the buffer into your saliva sample. You shake it vigorously for 5 seconds then carefully remove the large rectangular mixing cap and screw on tby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Betty and David, thanks for the kind best wishes. Well, it's a big step toward freedom from all the 3DTEEs but not quite yet...I have to return in 4 months which will be just over 6 months from my ADOII plug procedure at Scripps. Dr Price wants me to get another 3DTEE then in early February to make sure everything is well sealed over and the device is basically embedded by that time in myby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Tsco, good to hear you've bern doing so well, with the multi just stop it again and see if it settles down, if so persons try adding in individual nutrients like at most a good b complex in terms of a formula and then use individual nutrients to give a decent coverage of your daily needs to bolster your diet. Add in one at a time and you can then more easily identify the culprit in your cby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
The blanket period David is the general three months after an ablation during which the heart is undergoing the major structural cellular healing from the ablation lesions as the inflammation resolves and firm scars are formed, hopefully all the way through the heart wall thickness (i.e. transmural lesions). During this blanking period, EPs do not count any breakthroughs of AFIB or Flutter as beiby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Having just left La Jolla today to return home after my 3DTEE on Wednesday and a few other follow up meetings and tests after my LAA leak plug repair last July, I just missed Duke coming in this morning for his ablation with Dr Natale. The excellent news is that it was, just as predicted, a very easy straight forward paroxysmal AFIB ablation that Dr Natale completed and all in only one hour.by Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi David, I'm sure you will do splendidly with Dr Ernst. And as I noted previously she remains my top choice in the UK. I also applaud her investigations into non PV triggers and GP ablatiion as its will very likely lead her into more productive and yet targeted extended ablation methods beyond just the PVI to the benefit of her more challenging patients going forward. It's certainlby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi David, I think you'll be good to go on that long s trip by 6 weeks post ablation. I flew from Austin to my long time home in Hawaii hat over a week after my very big first persistent AFIB ablation in 2008 and then about 4 weeks later flew back from Hawaii to Amsterdam where I was living in the midst of a 4 year period at the time and had no problems. By the time I got back to Holland Iby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
You are welcome Mike, I was reluctant to even bring any of this up at first, but decided to share my two cents once it became a topic. My hesitation to try to convey all of the above was because its a subject that is rather complex and requires following a lot of different trails and avenues along the way to appreciate how this kind of split in viewpoints among otherwise very intelligent physiby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Afhound99, I do have to admit to being a bit disappointed in hearing some aspects of her talk at Qatar as noted above. But I dont doubt she is sincere and has a genuine interest in her patients and in learning to do the best for them. She is still an up and coming ablationist building her practice too and discovering what will work for her and I have hopes that her viewpoints will expand wby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
It might be an academic curiosity George to do one more Exatest at a point when you feel fully replete and are at near max intake level for some time to see who that reads on IC levels. No doubt it would be significantly better than on a typical lower oral only dose, but it would be interesting to see how far you have been able to push it and perhaps you might be plenty high and could lower the dby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Its very common for afibbers to test low even after what should be sufficient oral doses of magnesium for a good long while. Mag repletion can take a full 6 months to a year for some people with good absorption and assimilation of the mineral ( which is hard to absorb in the best scenario in any event, but many afibbers ... like myself ... also happen to be magnesium wasters, and also often potasby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds like a good plan Doreen, Dr Schweikert is a good man and would be a fine choice as an ablationist, particularly for someone with your AFIB history. Agree on all the points you said about post ablation and the more relaxed range one has afterward, while also being smart to continue protecting your heart and indeed entire body with a good diet and targeted nutrient supplementation as an oby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Anti AFIB, Sorry for the delay, I did some checking as well and two of my key EP sources said that 1:1 flutter typically manifests in the 200 bpm range and there about, as I experienced that dark day in Holland. Thankfully, it only really kicked into 1:1 flutter once I had gotten to the local ER in Nijmegen even though the high speed flutter my early morning AFIB episode had flipped into thatby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds like you are ready Judianne and have taken the time and effort to make a good choice for your EP to handle your procedure. Best wishes and Im sure you do fine and be very glad to get this behind you. Take care, Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Best wishes Judianne and many thanks for your reply. What steroid cream were you prescribed for that eczema-like rash, was it Clobestsol cream by any chance? Just curious here. Some of those steroid creams are very powerful and its important to take DHEA or other anabolic replacement hormones too with them to help counter the many catabolic effects, at least to some degree and can make takingby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
George in a great model of what can be done with nutritional/electrolyte control and life style/trigger avoidance long term, but he is an unusually proactive, diligent and investigative character as well which has greatly aided him in his successful efforts. Also its not only up to great diligence and fortitude as many of us were similarly dedicated and applied exhaustive heroics, as I did, foby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wow Tom, Thanks for the nice video! Im beginning to understand where your excess inflammation may be coming from :-) Ha! Knock on wood, but if I ever need another cardioversion I'll just give you a quick call and zip on up and strap in on the back of your bike for a repeat thrill ride! Just bring along enough propofol for the two of us in case the whole adventure goes south over oneby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Great to hear Tom! So glad everything has smoothed out for you and best wishes going far into the future! Cheers! Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sabine Ernst is a very well meaning and caring physician and a smart physician and I would have no qualms about recommending her for paroxysmal ablation case, perhaps even foremost among UK EPs I am aware of, but after hearing several of the comments on this video posted above which I saw first several weeks ago, I can no longer offer the same degree of enthusiasm as a persistent or more long staby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've just finished summarizing the key points of this article for the upcoming AFIB Report out in approx Two weeks. Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Anti AFIB, the post hypnotic suggestions sounds good, but how do you verify that you are still not having any sleep apnea, is it only be reports from your spouse on snoring or have you done some sleep study? Look up the WatchPAT Home sleep test which is watch like device that measure Ox saturation. PAT peripheral arterial tone, Oximetry, Actigraphy, Heart Rate, Body Position, Snoring arby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Anti AFIB, What is the name of that ER so we can all be sure to avoid it if we happen to be passing through your town and need one? I suppose it's possible but I have not heard of my a 1:1 flutter at low rate of 100. What did your EP say about all this when you next met with him and reviewed the EKG and your symptoms? Where you taking any beta blocker or calcium channel blocker alongby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Bill and Allan, There have been a couple personnel changes at CPMC over the summer but all were in the works for some time as people often come and go in such offices. Morna got a great job offer from the Goverment that is paying her far more than the CPMC can afford to pay her so everyone will miss her and she them, but she has a great new opportunity and Dr Natale and Salwa wish her theby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Lesley, You are in great hands in Bordeaux, the best in Europe, and regarding your first EP who did the first five, I fully understand your found feelings toward him or her ftom their very caring and nice demeanor and very well-meaning treatment of you. But this too is presents a good opportunity to underscore the point that we can't depend mostly on our EPs demeanor or bedside manby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Its a common issue, obviously, just from those reporting here, Peggy's idea is a very good one about bring in your own records and machine. I've had it when running late to an appointment and having to race down and gallop from the parking lot to the office etc. Also bending over to take off and then put back on my shoes during weight in just before they typically take BP and pulseby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Miranda can help as can Sandy who is the head receptionist and office manager. Salwa Beheiry is director of the whole operation there. Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
A month out frm the ablation an ECV is okay, generally, sometimes when the flip back within a couple days a second zap can buy you a few weeks to a month or a bit more, but rapid failure of the ECV is a sign that you are approaching long term persistent AFIB and may have procrastinated a bit too long. If you are just a couple weeks out from a set ablation date then generally it's better tby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Smackman has one PH, and my friend from Hawaii that Dr Natale ablated how had persistent AFIB in early June has one too and likes it. Both reports some mild soreness for a few weeks at the insertion site and then it faded into obscurity. Best wishes on only NSR here on out! Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM