I went to see the EP yesterday because my breathlessness kept getting worse to the point I could not exert myself at all. They did an EKG and to my surprise I'm back in A-Fib. Man, I just feel really sad!
Dr Rasekh sent me home with Flecanide and directions to go back to the office Monday for an EKG and Cardioversion across the way.
He said that people with persistent A-Fib rarely have success with their first ablation.
He is hoping the Flecanide and cardioversion will get me into NSR and keep me there until I can have another ablation (if needed).
I asked why he went in on both sides of my groin for my ablation and he said something about four tubes on one side was too many. I'm still not clear on what that means but it's done.....
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Normal that both sides of the groin are used in an ablation. Read up on it. I have had three ablations. The first and second, I was back in Afib within a week (1), and sixteen days (2), and five days for #3; however, twenty-four or five days later, I was back in NSR and am still there. I credit taking magnesium during this time to ease me back in. Magnesium also smoothed the angry heart beat.
Magnesium glycinate, I think absorbs best. Look up in Afib Magnesium posts. Minimum dosage is 200 mg daily but everybody is different. If I take more than 325 mg daily, my ankles swell.
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76 years old with A F
apixaban and hematuria 
shortness of breath
3% Afib burden and proposed medication
breathlessness 
