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pretty common probably because of the release of atrial natriuretic peptideby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
I concur Xarelto is a great drug once a day fast acting and rapid offset not yet a full reversal agent but that really don't bother me right now. Better than trying natural methods and having a stroke..........Hmmm that sounds like me! Having a stroke can even be deadlier!by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm 55 soon to be 56 diagnosed at 52 which seems to be the norm here with athletic types? My whole life I was working out or playing sports from a young kid biking long distances to the beach, running long distances races my friends and I created to compete with each other., playing basketball literally 24 hours a day from after school centers, night centers,college, High School, every basby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, I took my mom to her cardiologist for her 3 month checkup shes in afib from severe aortic valve stenosis. Anway that's another story. I asked her about Xarelto and told me while she hasn't prescribed it yet she's heard good things from her colleagues. When I brought up a lack of a reversal agent she told me there is one. I mentioned what PCC she told no something else aby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, What 450 lbs what do you thing I'm am some kind of animal roid head.....it was only 405lbs and I only did that a handful of times with 1 or 2 reps I'll have to see how well I clot on Xarelto when I get cut were all different. I got wacked hard on the head today at work when a large telephone speaker fell on my head from about 8ft when I pulled up a computer room tile. No cutby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Laura, Breaks my heart to hear that you had a breakout. I believe the general consensus is a 7% chance of afib each year out from ablation up to 5 years? I don't know your story and details....who did your ablation, are you a lone affiber, were you permanent or persistent, duration etc......Chad score? Was your episode as bad as your previous history? Maybe you won't get another forby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't understand why more people aren't on > Pradaxa? I've been on it for a year now with no > problems, just so I eat when I take it...Nel Any major cuts or bleeds to report or how bad was that? I just started taking Xarelto with no problems yet but I hevent cut my self yet but I've banged mby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, You got it it's a bitch getting old; 5 years ago I was bench pressing 405 lbs. You think I put a little strain on my pulmonary veins with that macho crap Now I'm afraid of a little cut or getting aggressive with anyone or getting into a fender bender! Damn you might as well put a skirt on me and make me wear high heels! Just wondering if people bleed out differently whetheby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, This is a twice a day pill? What are the advantages over Xarelto? Any reversal agent? Seems like more of the same?by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, I drive an Infinity I believe it has 6 air bags so no need for a crash helmet. My apologies no way did I mean your niece was a greenhorn first year resident. Chief Attending Physician at the largest level 1 trauma center in Houston pretty impressive its obvious the smarts run in the family. Pretty disturbing that they would release these drugs with no reversal agents. My cardiologisby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
llois Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cindy and Shannon, I have the same issues and I > thank you, Shannon, for posting this information. > It has been two years since my ablation by Dr. > Natale at St. David's which included isolation of > the LAA. I also had a TIA on the second day > following the procedure. As a consequence, I am oby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, I appreciate the wonderful insight you have provided it's lots of info to process but I have the uncanny ability to store this information and then propagate at the right time when I need to. My stroke or TIA was so tiny as to be of no consequence and wonder if they put stroke that on the formal diagnosis as to fluff up my stay and to justify that to my insurance. The scary part isby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon great details but now I'm perplexed about something. Can persistent or permanent Afib really be emanating from the LAA and EPs Were targeting areas other than the source? Is remodeling both structural and electrical a Result of substrate changes or from LAA or both? Seems like the top EPs are able to eliminate permanent Afib by ablating LAA? Just thinking out loud don'tby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, Fantastic information good to know we may have a way to avoid blood thinners long term. Question how common is LAA ablation....50%? How important is the LAA to heart function/capacity?by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you've been following my posts lately I had a stroke and survived and my Brain MRI showed two other tiny older strokes. All three were tiny mild ischemias but a stroke nonetheless. I was a Chads 0 and using many of the supplements here thinking I was protected. Supplements are good and you should take them but being that you are a CHADs 4 probably 5 don't mess around. I take Xareltoby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
John, Your Chads score is 4 high risk you should think of maybe being on a blood thinner...........stroke, age 65, and high blood pressure. This is something you may not want to experiment with unprotected due to the fact your getting 8-10 episodes a month. Oh BTW being your carotid arteries have 50% stenosis now you could be playing with fire even though it's not part of the chads scoreby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans, Yep I'm getting weekly episodes and they do last sometimes 24-48 hrs symptomatic in that I know I'm irregular but nothing that prevents me from doing anything. Is it all afib probably not but I know too much probably is. Right now and for the last 2 days my heart is so calm and peaceful I can barely feel my beats it's hard to imagine subjecting it to burns but I know it wby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gill, Thats a great article....but will ablation techniques really change that much in 2 years............?by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans, Actually this shows that success rates are high even high in older affibers! I guess it's even more of a reason to get ablated now don't you think? Even more interesting no blood thinners for those with high chad scores.by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie just to to say Thanks I know you mean well! But taking all the supplements that you advocate here you still formed a clot according to your report. You're just lucky that it didn't dislodge and cause a stroke so you kind of throw water on your own theory here.........? I've been getting too much afib lately especially that weekend and my first day back to work I got so stby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm consulting with Dr Vivek Reddy Oct 31 at Mt Sinai and he's doing those too. Being that I just had a TIA or mini stroke that will require longer than usual coagulation of up to a years after ablation it's something I've been think about. The watchman device does the same thing but if placed wrong would require open heart to remove.by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
We're all lining up like aircraft on a runway...........by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank You Tom for posting this! I did not go to work today emotionally drained trying to figure out what my next step is and who do I see a rock star like Natale or highly skilled EP's like Dr Reddy or Chinitz. You had to tell me about the urine catheter!by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Again this post was not against the benefits of Omega 3 which are great but rather that they are of minimal protection against a stroke. Dice it slice it it all you want but it's a heads up to anybody that should really be on blood thinners.by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Researcher appreciate all you contribute here! My gut says Reddy. I need to set up an appointment. What do you think of Dr Chinitz?by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, I just put this out there because I was supplementing with heavy doses of fish oils and I was naive to believe maybe I was getting real world protection. And you put it in the right light with the following statement when all to much many us here are playing with Russian roulette at times; And like Tom said to buy into this and risk a stroke is foolish like I was. Using supplements areby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dr Reddy seems to the go to guy on most new procedures and technologies and is gaining extensive knowledge. My gut is telling we have one of the best here........by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb, Dy Reddy might be the best of the bunch here having done personally well over 1000 ablations. He is sought out by everybody and writes extensively on ablations and well respected by his cohorts. Watch the video with him too.by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom, Maybe I'll try the 5mg of Crestor as a precaution. My HDL has always been good if not on the higher side. Mt Sinai trauma/ER center is right up the block from me.by McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hey Phyllis, Thank You! I went back to work today even though my bosses told me to take the week off. Too much free time is no good for my complicated psychotic mind..... I believe the new Chads2 guide lines are for people with afib without a successful ablation. The jury is still out on on a successful ablation it is mostly for those having break-thru episodes. I think if you are in steady sby McHale - AFIBBERS FORUM