Shocked again

[Tigers15]

Had a good few months since cardio version last October only very short AF episodes until last night. Full AF even pill in pocket didn't stop it had to be shocked this morning ok now just sore and tired. Got to see cardiologist soon do you think ablation could sort it out.

[pottypete1]

You need to be referred to an EP who is a specialist in arrhythmias.

It is quite possible that an ablation will sort out your AF but we are all different.

Pete

[Rubymurray25]

As Pottypete1 says we are all different which I believe is the most important factor with any potential cure and where we obviously depend totally on the experts, but I can relate to what you are saying. I had a cardioversion and was AF free for 11 months then bang a full episode and my normal flecainide PIP didn't work so I had to have a further cardioversion. When I came round afterwards the registrar consultant who did the cardioversion said that I was fit enough ( 65 and in ok shape and gave up drinking fully 4 years ago when first diagnosed ) to have an ablation as that would be the best route for me and to give me a chance to stop medication and cease the AF episodes. I had been offered one before but declined but this time it felt right so I agreed. I had to done 6 weeks ago and feel optimistic that it was the right decision, I guess time will tell. Keep well.

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As you have been successfully cardioverted you have a good chance that an ablation would work for you.

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If you got dehydrated or ate too much sugar or salt the day you had problems you can possibly stop Afib from happening by doing this:

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After 9 years of trying different foods and logging EVERYTHING I ate, I found sugar (and to a lesser degree, salt – i.e. dehydration) was triggering my Afib. Doctors don't want to hear this - there is no money in telling patients to eat less sugar. Each person has a different sugar threshold - and it changes as you get older, so you need to count every gram of sugar you eat every day (including natural sugars in fruits, etc.). My tolerance level was 190 grams of sugar per day 8 years ago, 85 grams a year and a half ago, and 60 grams today, so AFIB episodes are more frequent and last longer. If you keep your intake of sugar below your threshold level your AFIB will not happen again (easier said than done of course). It's not the food - it's the sugar (or salt - see below) IN the food that's causing your problems. Try it and you will see - should only take you 1 or 2 months of trial-and-error to find your threshold level. And for the record - ALL sugars are treated the same (honey, refined, agave, natural sugars in fruits, etc.). I successfully triggered AFIB by eating a bunch of plums and peaches one day just to test it out. In addition, I have noticed that moderate exercise (7-mile bike ride or 5-mile hike in the park) often puts my Afib heart back in to normal rhythm a couple hours later. Don’t know why – perhaps you burn off the excess sugars in your blood/muscles or sweat out excess salt??

Also, in addition to sugar, if you are dehydrated - this will trigger AFIB as well. It seems (but I have no proof of this) that a little uptick of salt in your blood is being treated the same as an uptick of sugar - both cause AFIB episodes. (I’m not a doctor – it may be the sugar in your muscles/organs and not in your blood, don’t know). In any case you have to keep hydrated, and not eat too much salt. The root problem is that our bodies are not processing sugar/salt properly and no doctor knows why, but the AFIB seems to be a symptom of this and not the primary problem, but medicine is not advanced enough to know the core reason that causes AFIB at this time. You can have a healthy heart and still have Afib – something inside us is triggering it when we eat too much sugar or get (even a little) dehydrated. Find out the core reason for this and you will be a millionaire and make the cover of Time Magazine! Good luck! - Rick Hyer

[songbird74]

I can relate to the sugar and dehydration theory- definitely brings on my Afib in both cases