AFib & heart chamber enlargement

[Vito-Iolo]

Hello everyone, I have posted on this site regarding my enlarged heart chamber and AFib. I have also said that I am 72 and maybe because of this I have been written off by my cardiologist.

I have read some interesting posts but they seem to come from the USA, I was just wondering if I could read posts from the UK that may help.

I have become more breathless in the last 12 months and if my this continues at the rate it’s going I’ll be in a wheelchair this time next year.

Five and a half years ago I had a liver transplant and my new liver is working well it’s just my AFib that’s a big problem now.

Any advice will be appreciated.

[BobD Volunteer]

Since this forum is UK based many of our members ARE from UK Vito. Yes we have a world wide membership from as far a field as Australia and the middle east, China etc .

Maybe you need to be more pro-active and seek a second opinion as there are plenty older than you here receiving treatment.

[doodle68]

Hello Vito-Iolo welcome . What medication do you take for the AF , perhaps a review and change might help with the breathlessness?

[CDreamer]

I don’t think age is an issue - my husband is 84 and was considered for treatment for AF but as he is rarely bothered by it and had a pacemaker inserted in 2014 he chose not to take any medications.

And I would say that the contributions tend to be mostly from U.K. although I have noticed a few more from US recently.