Smsckman, is it the frequency of nocturnal urination that is the problem and which then, in turn, cases the pain? If so, you may well have low vasopressin hormone as a main driver, not of the cystitis itself, but of the frequent nocturnal urination that causes the flare up in the IC pain. This is very common in men and women, again with aging when most of our endogenous hormones have long sby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peter, That's fine, you can get plenty of help here interpreting the test and you can call Exatest themselves and arrange to speak with Dr Burt Silver who runs the firm and he will review your findings ... He's a very nice and knowledgable man in this area . Usually he can talk in a Friday but you have to set it up in advance. After I had fine six Exatests over several years whenby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb and Jackie, I agree that Nattokinase alone is not going to come close to negatively effecting a recent ablation even during the early scar formation, Im just not as confident when adding in the large doses of other proteolytic enzymes when people take 20 to 30 or more of those pills throughout the day for more intensive anti-inflammatory and fibrosis removal in other parts of the body. Tby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Insurance usually will pay for a good part of the Exatest. You just need to find a functional medicine MD, integrative medicine MD, or Naturopath that is familiar with it or at least will prescribe it. Give Exatest a call and ask for physicians in your area. Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thats Okay Duke, Just continue dosing based on your bowel movement s as described in The Strategy, and at some point do an Exatest epithelial IC mineral test to see what all of your major electrolytes look like in ratios to one another. Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi tsco, Mag Oxide is the worse form, its essentially about as absorbable as a brick Its cheap though and so thats why its still found in many supplements particularly multivitamins. Its basically useless for helping AFIB and as you have found can cause issues for some. Stick with Chelated Magnesium glycinate or malate forms using the patented Albion Labs Chelation process which it will sayby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Peter, I order to get your Magnesium repletion speeded up to have a quicker effect, I highly suggest using a combination of topical Magnesium or what is often called 'magnesium oil' though it is not a true oil but rather Magnesium chloride from briny ocean water. A great form I like is from www.activation products.com called Magnesium Infusion. Get one of two of the 125ml spray boby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Barb, I've gotten conficting information from a number or docs on whether or not too concentrated a therapy with proteolytic enzymes might also impact intended ablation scars or not? On the one hand I doubt they would undo an ablation, but Im not 100% sure they could not negatively impact the situation in the early days right after an ablation while the ablation scars are forming. Aby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds about right researcher but that is based on the reality where >81% of all 93,600 AFIB ablations in the US over a ten year span from 2000 to 2010 were done by greenhorn EPs doing less than 25 procedures a year at centers doing less than 50 a year! Now that is a scary stat when you realize such a large percentage of all AFIB ablations somehow get referred or funneled to so many essentiallby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ive heard many times that they were not effective from more than a few of the best EPs in the world for one, and even from a long time Guidant/Boston Scientific Pacemaker rep and technician telling me those tachy control algorithms are more hassle than they are worth for the most part. Again its been around two years since I kept up with the latest iterations, but I certainly have not heard ofby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Lynda, It wasn't me that recommended a no less than 60 gram carb limit. I go for mostly a paleo-like diet but am not ultra strict. Cheers! Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I agree with George, Smackman, With the various meds you take and quite of few of those known magnesium wasters for sure, its highly likely you are barely scratching the surface with IC magnesium levels yet. Its also hard to absorb oral magnesium in any event, even without all the mag draining competition from all the drugs which seems to be what your body is telling you as well with the constby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Duke, Im not so sure I would count on them being 'better than nothing'. Unless there has been major improvements in the last year or two in tachycardia control pacing then I would not want then activated under any circumstance. Which model number and brand of pacer do you have and when was it installed? You should be able to find some infer on it but be careful buying the wholby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Nancy, Please don't follow your nutritionists advice on this one! Telling you to cut your mag and add in more calcium is almost always very poor advice. Typically I hear that kind of advice from someone who is just trying to follow a formulaic cookie cutter approach to nutritional balancing based on some rule of thumb ratios they read somewhere. Almost all of those published ratios wby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
You'll be fine Barb, its a total piece of cake. At the very worse a very minor tickle in the throat for a few hours afterward but nothing at all to worry about at all. Be sure you ask them for a full copy of the TEE report AND a copy of the TEE CD video clips of the procedure for your records. Take care and relax all is fine. Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi barb, different docs use different terms in different ways, especially if the Cardio who did the TEE isn't especially familiar with ablation evaluation. Just get a copy of your TEE and send it to Dr Natale. We can talk over the phone and will tell you how. No worries though I imagine a lot of what they are referring too is a result of the significant amount of preexisting fibrosis Dr Nby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks again Friends, Am glad you enjoyed the little talk, was grateful for the opportunity to share some of our views with a large group of EPs and cardiologist and get a bit of exposure for our little haven here. Take care all, Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Duke, Unless you have some new atrial pacing algorithm in your pacemaker that I am unaware of, those are typically not recommended and often cause more problems than they are worth. I have a new Boston Scientific dual chamber long battery Model 606 after replacing my first one that lasted 10 years. The atrial pacing is something they tried with great fanfare some year ago, but has largely falby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Duke, You're AFIB is getting quite active even though not yet very long episodes. I would not go with a formal NOAC yet, not at your age and a CHADS2 of 0. If you must use a different brand of Nattokinase other than Cardiokinase which in my research and experience is clearly the best version, then at least make sure you get one that is certified NSK-SD patented and preferably the soby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Nancy, Sorry for the delay, its my first day back from my two weeks in the trenches finishing the latest newsletter. Regarding Jigsaw, yes they always had a few cofactor nutrients but expanded the added cofactors not to long ago I believe. the amount of Methyl- B-12 is only 200mcg, a very small dose and its oral as well which limits its absorption so you need not worry about it having someby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Congrats Aldona, I just now read your good news after being off line for a bit doing finishing the latest AFIB Report, feels good to have that done. It's wonderful to hear things are going so well, you made a great choice upfront in going to Bordeaux and that so often pays off big time as you know! Please stay in touch and help us encourage others new to this lousy condition that theby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome Duke, Apologies for the delay in reply, I'm just coming up for air after finishing the latest AFIB Report newsletter and finally have some a little time to catch up with the board. Your's sounds like a familiar story, a not dissimilar thing happened with me when I got corralled with a pacemaker in 2002 for an apparent Sick Sinus Syndrome that turned out to be drug-induced froby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I prefer the Jigsaw time released Magnesium Di-magnesium malate which uses the patented Albion chelation process. It comes in easy to swallow smaller 125mg elemental magnesium caplets that are sustained release offering a real advantage over other non time released versions as one of the issues with oral Mag is that it goes in and out too quickly in many peoples systems. Each caplet also contaby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
We will look at this issue again in the upcoming AFIB Report that should be out by the weekend or early next week. A separate study from Minnesota published in the April issue of Missouri Medical Journal on Marathon running and CVD as well as a follow up report on overall heart health including AFIB being negatively impacted by excessive endurance exercise just puts another nail in the coffin ofby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Annie, You really should go to see Dr Natale if at all possible, there is nothing to settle such an issue better than hearing it from the horse's mouth directly. Typically, an AV node ablation will only help somewhat with the sensation of palpitations and it will not cure or eliminate your AFIB. If this is deemed urgent, perhaps you can squeeze in to see Dr N earlier and we can discuss tby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Annie, Welcome to our corner or the AFIB universe! I would definitely NOT go for a pacer and AV node ablation without first getting a thorough screening and consult by a top-tier elite AFIB ablationist. Saying you only have a 50% odds with an skilled ablation and still would be back at the same place in a year, is the opinion of an EP who is not among the elite fraternity. The man ableby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi researcher, Sorry to hear you might be joining us on the other side of the fence with AFIB... But hopefully not yet. From what you've described it could just be a garden variety case of palpitations or ectopics, though obviously it will get your attention and bares watching. Since the first happened during sleep and lasted just a few minutes and the next episode was during tennis when yoby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi McHale, Its always nice to see those symmetries. Five years from diagnosis to one year of clear sailing in NSRs a nice bookend! Knock on wood you are almost there and looking good for a long haul here... Cheers! Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
My first introduction to even hearing of AFIB was watching my father get a both blanched and blushed look on his face and gulp down some red liquid at times at the dinner table when I would fly in to him and my step mother at their ranch in west Texas or house in Aspen that they would range between in their retirement through the 70s to mid 80s when my father died at age 69 in 1986 from a massivby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dennis, There isn't a major difference between the two, both are Factor Xa inhibitors with a similar overall profile. Eligius seems to have a slight but notable advantage in overall performance and actually ranked superior to warfarin and not sit non-inferior in a number of metrics. If you take those metrics at face value which isn't always totally warranted. The one minor disadvantaby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM